New creativity and innovativeness inventory Creatixo (CIQ-CXO) - its formation and pilot verification New creativity and innovativeness inventory Creatixo (CIQ-CXO) - its formation and pilot verification New creativity and innovativeness inventory Creatixo (CIQ-CXO) - its formation and pilot verification New creativity and innovativeness inventory Creatixo (CIQ-CXO) - its formation and pilot verification
Abstract
Objectives. In this study we try to verify the reliability and validity of a new questionnaire (precisely speaking inventory) of creativity and innovativeness, based on review of existing research, tests and literature on creativity.
Method. Review identified 80 skills and personality attitudes related to a complex creativity construct according to Urban's (2002) definition.
We preliminarily grouped them into 9 areas: 1. courage, 2. endurance, 3. openness, 4. imagination, 5. empathy, 6. enthusiasm, 7. assertiveness, 8. analytical and systematic thinking and 9. ability of self-development. Data collection was done on a public server with 90 respondents of a wide age, educational and professional range and further on with 35 members of company teams.
Results. 3 items were excluded by correlation analysis. The split-half method verified the reliability of the questionnaire (0.90) and its internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha of 0.91).
Validisation studies have just begun, only validating the results by respondents themselves and their surroundings have been done till now and exploratory factor analysis. Conclusions.
The questionnaire proved itself to be reliable, but now it needs adjustment of some of its items according to the factor analysis, collection of new data from a representative sample, confirmatory factor analysis and a proper validation. Limits.
Testing of creativity and innovativeness just by a questionnaire. Proper validity assessment has not yet been done.
We plan reduction and readjustment of items based on exploratory factor analysis that propose just 6 factors, collecting new data from a representative sample, confirmatory factor analysis and contrast validation with individuals who are known for their high creativity and innovativeness.