Middle ground approach to paradox: Within- and between-culture examination of the creative benefits of paradoxical frames

• Main Authors: LEUNG, Angela K. Y., LIOU, Shyhnan, MICRON-SPEKTOR, Ella, KOH, Brandon, CHAN, David, EISENBERG, Roni, SCHNEIDER, Iris K.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Creativity; Culture; Integrative complex thinking; Middle ground; Paradox; Personality and Social Contexts; Psychology; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2359; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3616/viewcontent/Middle_ground_approach_to_paradox.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Thriving in increasingly complex and ambiguous environments requires creativity andthe capability to reconcile conflicting demands. Recent evidence with Western samplessuggested that paradoxical frames, or mental templates that encourage individuals torecognize and embrace contradictions, could prod...