Flow

Sonnenburg, Stephan; Primus, Dirk J.

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“…This research contributes both theoretically and methodologically to the literature on cocreative settings in general and LSP specifically (Abuhamdeh, 2021; Baumann, 2021; Moirano et al , 2020; Sonnenburg and Primus, 2020; Wengel et al , 2019; Wöhler and Reinhardt, 2021). Cocreative settings are important elements for overall creativity and innovation processes in organizations (Bissola et al , 2014; Brem, 2019; Markham and Lee, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This research contributes both theoretically and methodologically to the literature on cocreative settings in general and LSP specifically (Abuhamdeh, 2021;Baumann, 2021;Moirano et al, 2020;Sonnenburg and Primus, 2020;Wengel et al, 2019;W€ ohler and Reinhardt, 2021) innovation processes in organizations (Bissola et al, 2014;Brem, 2019;Markham and Lee, 2013). According to Van den Hout et al (2018), specifically team flow should be studied more extensively and from a wider perspective, especially in the business world, to increase creative performance and output.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…In a state of flow, people experience total engagement in an activity and feel simultaneously efficient, motivated and happy (Moneta and Csíkszentmihályi, 1996). Being in a flow state represents a duality of performing and feeling at a peak level (Sonnenburg and Primus, 2020), whereby the reward is directly connected with the activity itself. From the beginning, flow and creativity have been closely intertwined as exemplified in a study by Nakamura and Csíkszentmihályi (2014) in which they analyzed several cases of highly creative individuals.…”

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“…Nevertheless, LSP as an example of a specialized material-mediated and process-oriented cocreative workshop setting is still an underresearched topic requiring additional empirical studies to better understand the main underlying mechanisms that benefit cocreative activities and output. All positive effects of LSP on participants' experience and their collaboration reported in this literature relate directly to the concept of flow, which Csíkszentmihályi (2009) vividly described in his seminal work “Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience.” Briefly, flow is an experience of total engagement in an activity (Sonnenburg and Primus, 2020) and can have an impact on creative output (Cseh, 2016; Maqbool et al , 2019). Although flow and its components are often mentioned in practitioner and scientific LSP literature (Beltrami, 2017; Dann, 2018; McCusker and Swan, 2018; Wengel et al , 2019), very few studies have been conducted to empirically compare the impact of LSP on participants' experiences with traditional meetings.…”

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Alone but together: flow experience and its impact on creative output in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®

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Sonnenburg

2021

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PurposeDo LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (LSP) workshops result in improved experience of flow components as well as higher levels of creative output than traditional meetings (MEET)? This research studies the extent to which LSP, as a specialized material-mediated and process-oriented cocreative workshop setting, differs from MEET, a traditional workshop setting. Hypotheses for differences in individual flow components (autotelic behavior, happiness, balance), group flow components (equal participation, continuous communication) and creative output were developed and tested in a quasi-experimental comparison between LSP and MEET.Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted with 39 practitioners in six teams from various industries. In total, 164 observations were collected during two workshops using the Experience Sampling Method. The creative output was assessed by peer evaluations of all participants, followed by structural analysis and quantitative group comparisons.FindingsThe results show that two components of individual flow experience (autotelic behavior, happiness) were significantly higher in LSP, and one of the components of group flow experience (continuous communication) was, as expected, significantly lower. Regarding creative output, the LSP teams outperformed the MEET teams. The study suggests that a process-oriented setting that includes time for individuals to independently explore their ideas using a different kind of material in the presence of other participants has a significant influence on the team result.Practical implicationsLSP can improve the components of participants' flow experience to have an impact on the creative output of teams. In cocreative settings like LSP, teams benefit from a combination of alone time and high-quality collaborative activities using boundary objects and a clear process to share their ideas.Originality/valueThis is the first quasi-experimental study with management practitioners as participants to compare LSP with a traditional and widespread workshop approach in the context of flow experience and creative output.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This research contributes both theoretically and methodologically to the literature on cocreative settings in general and LSP specifically (Abuhamdeh, 2021;Baumann, 2021;Moirano et al, 2020;Sonnenburg and Primus, 2020;Wengel et al, 2019;W€ ohler and Reinhardt, 2021) innovation processes in organizations (Bissola et al, 2014;Brem, 2019;Markham and Lee, 2013). According to Van den Hout et al (2018), specifically team flow should be studied more extensively and from a wider perspective, especially in the business world, to increase creative performance and output.…”

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“…Also, brain changes measured with techniques that can capture dynamic changes, for example, electroencephalography or near‐infrared spectroscopy. Other measures can be the Verbal Fusion Scale and measures of perceived emotional synchrony (Zumeta et al., 2016) To add, interactional synchrony can probably even be recognized from persons outside of the group (Sonnenburg & Primus, 2019). Third‐person observations of situations of group flow and identification of necessary elements to consider (from outside) a group as flowing.…”

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Towards a re‐conceptualization of flow in social contexts

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The antecedents and outcomes of individual-level flow are well documented in a large body of literature. However, flow does not only occur in isolation -quite to the contrary, recent evidence suggests that social interaction can facilitate the experience of flow. Therefore, we propose a taxonomy, which distinguishes five different flow states according to two global factors: interactional synchrony and self-other overlap. Solitary flow bears all characteristics developed by Csikszentmihalyi. Co-active flow is facilitated or hampered by the presence of other people.Private interactive flow emerges on the grounds of a minimal unidirectional interaction with more passive others; only the active subject is in flow. In shared interactive flow, a fully synchronized activity between group members takes place and all group members are in flow. In group flow, all members reach a level of complete self-other overlap with the group, which leads to a collective experience of flow on the group-level. In addition to differences and commonalities of the different types of flow, suggestions for how to induce and study social flow are discussed.

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Inside Job: Exploring Meaningful Work Through Creative-Spiritual Agency

King

2023

The Palgrave Handbook of Fulfillment, Wellness, and Personal Growth at Work

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Flow

Cited by 5 publications

References 9 publications

Alone but together: flow experience and its impact on creative output in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®

Alone but together: flow experience and its impact on creative output in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®

Towards a re‐conceptualization of flow in social contexts

Inside Job: Exploring Meaningful Work Through Creative-Spiritual Agency

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