The Network of Enterprise as a System of Goals

THE NETWORK OF ENTERPRISE AS A SYSTEM OF GOALS Introduction  In the study of creative individuals and their processes, understanding how goals are maintained and managed is crucial.  The network of enterprise serves as a system of goals, offering insights into how creators navigate their creative endeavors.  This system includes initial sketches, problem-solving, contextual frames, and values, all of which contribute to the creative process. Initial Sketches: Balancing Exploration and Regulation  Creators often begin their projects with initial sketches, which can take various forms such as proposals, rough sketches, or even dreams.  These sketches serve both exploratory and regulatory functions: 1. Exploratory: They help creators explore their ideas and concepts, allowing for flexibility and innovation. 2. Regulatory: They provide a roadmap for the creative process, helping creators stay on course.  Picasso's statement, "the first vision remains almost intact in spite of appearances," highlights the persistence of the initial idea, even as the work evolves.  Initial sketches play a crucial role in striking a balance between maintaining the essence of the original idea and allowing it to evolve during the creative process.  The dynamic tension between preserving the core vision and embracing change is integral to creativity. Positive Feedback in Creativity  Most homeostatic systems rely on negative feedback to correct deviations from desired values. In contrast, creative systems require positive feedback.  Positive feedback in creativity involves noticing, labeling, and amplifying interesting deviations from norms.  Seizing upon and elaborating novelties is a central problem in the study of creativity, and it's essential to understand how creators embrace and develop new ideas. Facet 1: Problem Solving  Problem-solving is a fundamental facet of creativity, but it has received varying degrees of attention in the study of creative processes.  Laboratory studies of problem-solving provide insights, but they don't always capture the nuances of creativity.  As investigators, it's important to understand how creators set themselves problems not just for solving but for thinking. It's about developing new perspectives.  Charles Darwin's approach, characterized by developing a new point of view and reexamining problems from that perspective, exemplifies this facet. Facet 2: Contextual Frames  Creativity doesn't happen in isolation; it occurs within various contextual frames.  Five key contextual frames to consider: 1. Relevant Enterprises: Enterprises directly connected to the subject's work. 2. Oeuvre and Overall Purposes: The subject's body of work and overarching goals. 3. Professional Milieu: The subject's professional network, including teachers, colleagues, and critics. 4. Families: The role of the family of origin and the current family in supporting the subject's creative life. 5. Sociohistorical Milieu: The broader historical and social context that may influence the subject's work.  These contextual frames are dynamic and mutually influencing, shaping both the creator and their creative work. Facet 3: Values  Values encompass affect, aesthetic experience, and morality within the creative process.  The cognitive and developmental approach in the study of creativity has sometimes led to the neglect of moral concerns and ethical dimensions.  The relationship between creativity and morality deserves more attention, particularly in cases where creators advance innovative ideas with moral implications.  The creative dilemma in today's world involves balancing spiritual and material nourishment in a market-driven culture.  Students of creativity should explore ways to incorporate moral and ethical considerations into their work as these issues become increasingly relevant. Conclusion  The network of enterprise functions as a system of goals in creative work, encompassing initial sketches, positive feedback, problem-solving, contextual frames, and values.  Balancing exploration and regulation, embracing positive feedback, and considering the broader contexts and moral dimensions of creativity are essential for a comprehensive understanding of the creative process.