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According to the Great Eight Competencies, a person who conceptualizes and creates works well in situations requiring openness to new ideas and experiences, seeks learning opportunities, handles situations and problems with innovation and creativity, thinks broadly and strategically, and supports and drives organizational change.
From the Big Five Personality Traits (OCEAN) lens, psychologist David Bartram states that conceptualizing and creating competency corresponds most closely to openness to new experiences and general mental ability.
Creating and Conceptualizing in the Workplace
Someone skilled at conceptualizing and creating is an innovative thinker who can build a mental framework and turn the concept into a tangible reality. They can reconcile the abstract with the physical and see the project through each stage — from the intangible and vague initial idea to its completion and delegate accordingly.
Conceptual thinkers are far-sighted and manage moving parts, seeing the bigger picture and breaking it down into communicable tasks they can delegate to their teams. Conceptual thinkers often fit leadership roles as they delegate work based on the short-term and long-term vision of their company to achieve a company's overarching goals. Therefore, employees must understand how their daily efforts are helping them work toward these goals.
Some people need help to adequately anticipate how much effort, time, resources, and brainpower are necessary to execute their vision, or they may lack the creativity, patience, motivation, or foresight to apply their ideas. But, someone strong in conceptualizing and creating can organize and process information, cutting through the noise, avoiding confusion, and moving their projects and teams forward. These people are highly sought after by employers.
Is Creating and Conceptualizing a Learnable Trait?
New ideas and experiences can expand one’s horizons and present opportunities to leverage this knowledge creatively in the workplace. Additionally, individuals can learn to successfully create and conceptualize by indulging intellectual curiosity and perspectives through reading, making more observations, researching case studies, or collaborating with departments with which one might not otherwise interact is a good starting point.
Conceptualizing an idea in the abstract and executing it by bridging the gap between a vision and a tangible reality may present some challenges. Still, writing down thoughts and mapping them out, both on a broad level and on a granular level, may help with focus and organization by keeping oneself on track.
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