Connected Creativity: Exploring Dyadic Dynamics Across Settings

Abstract

Remote work has increased in prevalence since the emergence of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This study examined how creative outcomes are impacted in remote work settings in the context of a broader project on creative outcomes in teams. Participants completed individual and collaborative Guilford’s Consequences tasks over the course of three meetings to assess creativity. Participants included 38 undergraduate and graduate Middle Tennessee State University students (Mage=22.42, SDage=3.75), with 9 dyads communicating through videoconferencing software and 10 dyads communicating in person. Additional data was collected on participants' demographics, personality, cognitive, and psychoaffective variables to identify potential covariates. The 2x3 factorial ANOVA found that the work setting was not significant; however, the meeting frequency was statistically significant. An ANCOVA found that personality traits can impact creativity scores over time. These findings suggest that group creativity outcomes will increase regardless of work setting and that personality factors impact group creativity.