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Can sarcasm lead to creativity?

Created by : Gargi Sinha, Senior Consultant, Hewitt Associates  | 08 03 2011 09:49:42 +0000
Industry : Human Resources (HR) ConsultingFunctional Area : Talent Management(People Management)
Keywords : boss creativity anger angry boss how to be creative sarcasm jerk boss
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I read this quite recently. I wonder what others thikn about the subject. We are suppose to accomlish many tasks and we would not d them just because pur boss is yelling at us. Definitely we wil not be doing any creative thing if we are scold because anger kills creativity. Then whats the answer. As I said I just read that the answer is sarcasm. Do you agree?

  
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Sarcasm does not show anger. It can be taken on lighter note. It refreshes the mind and thus cretivity can find its path.
By Gargi Sinha, Senior Consultant, Hewitt Associates  08 03 2011 09:49:42 +0000
 
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Everyone in this world is sarcastic so, sarcasm should be encouraged...
By konkan SINGHA, Head- Talent Acquisition (IT), OptedJobs  | 09 02 2011 09:19:50 +0000
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good point gargi
By puneet , Manager Admin  | 08 23 2011 10:35:58 +0000
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Actually, i dont have any reason to say yes or no so definetly i go positively.
By Anand Sharma, Monitoring the research funded by DIT, Department of Information Technology  | 08 11 2011 04:04:52 +0000
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it's a yes and a no, if as you say it refreshes the mind, the same it clouds the mind also, depends on how an individual is brought up and whether he accepts it as refreshment or clouding of the mind
By Atul Joshi, Assistant General Manager-Business Development, Flexican Bellows and Hoses Pvt.Ltd.  | 08 07 2011 05:43:05 +0000
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While auditing the accounts of a shipping company (1977) I found a mistake of 10 paise. My senior commented "Great! 10 paisa mistake for a Rs.1000 Cr turnover company" sarcastically. I have learnt my lesson and we became friends.
By MS_Pi , Top Management, Confidential  | 08 05 2011 06:39:14 +0000
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Negative sarcasm will create positivity.Provoking sarcasm will create hatred. Sarcasm in lighter veins create relationship building.serious sarcasm to put some one down will create negativity.
By Rajendran Mariagnanam Mariagnanam, Founder and managing partner, Braintrain consultancy services LLP  | 08 04 2011 06:27:38 +0000
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Yes, sarcasm is creativity
By neha singh, Content Editor, Avestia Corp  | 08 03 2011 15:34:31 +0000
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Sarcastic comments need to be actively made sense of, as they stand at odds with the true situation, such as giving high praise to mediocrity. Parsing such paradoxes by looking at them in different ways might kick us into a mental gear ready for complex thinking. Bearing the brunt of someone's anger can focus the mind wonderfully. This can help us to knuckle down on well-defined tasks, but can hinder activities that depend on open, lateral thinking. (Source: Journal of Applied Psychology).
By S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner  | 08 03 2011 14:05:52 +0000
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Yes if can be done smiling it will bear positive results .
By Vidhu Dar, CEO/MD/Director, Shiva's Retreat  | 08 03 2011 12:26:48 +0000
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Thanks,Gargi for referral.In Indian context,it may not lead to creativity.As the saying goes "Man's sense of humor seems to be in inverse proportion to the gravity of his profession" (Mary Roberts Rinehart). I posted favouring your argument of sarcasm to lead 'CREAVITY' .
By Mohammad Bakhsh, Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Freelancer  | 08 03 2011 11:24:04 +0000
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off course,creativaity deffinately leads to creativity.
By Joginder Thakur, CFA, Spice Retail LTD.  | 08 03 2011 11:07:25 +0000
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It is more of a personal affront, so how can it lead to creativity. In fact it snuffs out the creativity if delivered in front of your subordinates and peers !
By Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group  | 09 01 2011 17:08:24 +0000
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The word "sarcasm" reeks of negativity. As the Oxford Dictionary defines sarcasm, "it is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt", both word that carry negativity. 

It is used normally to show who's boss rather than trying to convey any kind of message that could lead to creativity. 

I do not, however, understand Mr Mariagnanam who speaks of "negative sarcasm". How can there be something like :negative sarcasm' and that too leading to positivity. This is akin to saying that minus and minus equals plus... Sarcasm itself has a negative connotation.
By Inderpal Singh, Director - Academics and Admissions, MILE - Management Institute for Leadership and Excellence  | 08 05 2011 10:52:53 +0000
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If sarcasm is replaced with CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM... the ball game would be totally different. Its really a matter of putting the words in the context that the target person understands the meaning without misinterpreting the references!! Am I being constructively critical of this discussion? Yes. I would have liked someone here to mention this term called CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM!! And Gargi you would have meaningful debates if the words used are correct! Pardon me for being so honest, but thats how this term works! :)
By Makrand Bhave, Marketing & MICE, WIZCRAFT International  | 08 05 2011 09:05:43 +0000
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Sarcasm creates a negative impression on the receiving party towards the giving party. Few of the receivers ever try to rewind and understand the real motive of the giver (if in positive context). Therefore below the superficial behavior (for job/ relationship sake) the underlying negative feeling remains and may surface whenever an opportunity comes by. It is better to be straightforward or remain silent.
By Koushik Chakroborty, ...., Actively searching for job openings in HR  | 08 05 2011 08:44:55 +0000
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A little bit of everything is good. But those who advocate sarcasm as a continuous positive are either sadistic, masochistic or both!!! Constant srcasm is debilitating, frustrating and exhaustingly defeating. The only creative outlet would be a sanatorium!! Cheerful encouragement is the best antidote.
By Capt. V.S. Kartik, CEO/MD  | 08 04 2011 15:48:47 +0000
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hello Gargi,i can't say that sarcasm will lead to creativity but to some extent it will ignite some different thing or feeling in ones inner mind which bring changes in looking at things.
By jairaj shyam prasad, Production Manager, BOSCH Ltd  | 08 03 2011 14:54:38 +0000
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I want to say No. Thanks for referral, Gargi.
By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 08 03 2011 11:20:23 +0000
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I dont think it creates creativity. The definition of sarcasm "it is a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual". How this can stimulate creativity? I doubt. Instead it may down the personality on the otherside.
By Srinivas suravajhala, Asst. Manager.  | 08 03 2011 10:17:16 +0000
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Sarcasm means to launch a scathing or a cutting attack on a person for a remark or quote made by the person! It is meant to cut the person and downgrade the attempt. Now, the difference lies in the temperament of the people involved during this time frame. The effect of such a launch will only be determined by this mindset that they carry. It cannot be defined as leading to creativity!
By Makrand Bhave, Marketing & MICE, WIZCRAFT International  | 08 03 2011 09:58:05 +0000
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