-FIG 6. 4 Solution to Creativity Problem The ability to solve the problem is based upon the ability to go ()utside t J1e obvious boundaries in reaching the solution. During the group discussion, let Lhe members describe and analyze how they tried to connect the dots. De,·ive insights from their experiences on this exen:ise, hy helping them sec how rigid adherence to original viewpoints, beliefs, fr,une of reference, assumptions, and p. ist experiences can retard the group. members capability lo reach ag Teed-upon gm1l und objectives. Going outside the obvious boundarie s is nnnlogou s tr, going beyond the boundari es of rigidity and explore new ways of looking at situation/s or data to resolve conflicts, which on close examination can be considered as by products of thinking traditions. 4. Helping Members Analyze the Here-and-Now EA-pcricnce. The third intervention to keep the group analy7. e, negotiate, and resolve conflicts is to focus on tbe feelings and experience s of the members in the present moment, in the here-and-now. During experiences of conflicts, tension and anxiety c,in affect group process to a degree that indiddual members feel the need to do something about the situation they are in. Members can learn to assume the responsihility for sustaining the vitality of the g"oup and to gain control over tension-laden experiences by helping them reflect back on the reasons why tl1ese experiences or events happened. Essentia. Lly, this intervention helps members recog1ilie, examine, and underst and the "bow" and "why" of interactions or behavior soon after they are ex-perienced by tl1e group members. Through a focus on the here-and-now, the blocks or barriers to group progress are pinned down an<l analyzed for possible alternatives, re-direction or behavior change. Sample communication techniques that shall help the facilitator initiate/utilize the here-and-now -process illumina tion include: a. "Is there an_ything you can feel/say about how we are going through this group e J\.-periencc? b. "Can we describe what's happening to our group for the last few minutes"? c. "What do you thin J< are the reasons why we feel we are on a dead-end since a few minutes ago"? d. "How have we been discussing theissue/s? What are the feelings generated in us by this gl'oup experience? Why do we feel this way"? 143 