
The Creative Response Evaluation - Work (CRE-W) assists organisations with selection, development, and building project teams by measuring different kinds of creative thinking in a business context.
Selection, development and coaching
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Creativity has been described as the most important economic resource of the 21st century. Research shows that creativity is one of the characteristics most needed to cope with today's complex business environment, and in response to this, companies are increasingly including a chief innovation officer (CIO) among their senior management.
The CRE-W supports organisations with selection and development by assessing the way candidates respond to situation-based, realistic work problems. It measures the test taker's ability to innovate, and how likely they are to use their creative initiative in the workplace.
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Scoring
The CRE-W presents a series of 12 scenarios and possible responses representing dilemmas typically encountered at work. Each possible response is rated according to how likely the respondent would be to choose it.
On completion, three scores are calculated:
The Creative Initiative score is designed for use in selection for positions where creativity is a job requirement. The New and Different creative thinking style scores may also be used in selection but are specifically applicable to developing project teams. Research shows that teams are most successful when they encompass different styles of creative thinking, and combining individuals with high New and Different creative thinking style scores is an effective way to achieve this. All three scores have applications in individual development and coaching.
Qualification level required:
Test User Occupational: Personality, or equivalent. Please see our Test User Qualifications page for guidance.
Online tests on HTS
Most of our online tests are available through the HTS platform – click here for an overview. To access tests on HTS, you can choose between two options:
To get set up with an HTS account, contact us by email, by phone on +44 (0)1865 797920 or you can purchase the tests directly on our website. We will then set up your account.
Account set up procedure
Once we have received your order, we set up the online HTS account for you, add your test licenses and send you your login details by email. This may take up to one working day.
Test administration process
Once you have received your account login details, you will be able to set up your questionnaires and send them via email to your test takers. Once they complete their test, the report is automatically formulated on the portal, and ready to be downloaded as a pdf.
With your login details, you will receive a user manual for the HTS platform, as well as tutorials explaining the process. Your Hogrefe customer support team is also available to assist you with the process and with any queries you might have.
In 2018 data was collected matching the country census data for both the UK and US working populations. Final sample sizes were N = 855 from the UK and N = 825 from the US. The national census figures were used to match on gender, age, ethnicity, region and educational background.
Validity for personality
The validity of the final CRE-W scales was evaluated in association with the NEO-PI-3 personality questionnaire with a sample in the UK, in order to provide a clearer view of the construct linkages of the CRE-W scale scores to the personality constructs being measured.
The CRE-W takes 15-20 minutes to complete.