--- title: What is holding you back from being creative at work? description: Our jobs are showing a demand for new ways of doings things, managing new technology, solving problems in a different light. However, it is common for people to believe that they are not creative. What is holding people back from being creative at work? image: https://blog.pace-od.com/hubfs/1-UeU0jXSyMAzgSZcJya6QPg.jpeg --- [![PACE O.D. Consulting](https://blog.pace-od.com/hubfs/Pace_OD_February2018/images/logo.png)](https://www.pace-od.com/) - Solve Issues - [Leadership Development](https://www.pace-od.com/leadership-development-2) - [Change Management](https://www.pace-od.com/change-management) - [Culture Building](https://www.pace-od.com/culture-building) - [Performance Management](https://www.pace-od.com/performance-management) - [Customer Service](https://www.pace-od.com/customer-service) - Get Certified - [Real Certification Programmes](https://www.pace-od.com/od-certification-programmes) - [OD Diagnosis Instruments](https://www.pace-od.com/od-diagnosis-instruments) - Become Future-Ready - [Learning Culture](https://www.pace-od.com/learning-culture) - [Future-Ready Skills](https://www.pace-od.com/future-ready-skills) - [Realyse™](https://www.pace-od.com/realyse-the-future-of-learning) - [Gain Knowledge](https://www.pace-od.com/od-knowledge-reservoir) - [I'm an Expert](https://www.pace-od.com/od-expert) - [I'm a Professional](https://www.pace-od.com/od-professional) - [I'm a Novice](https://www.pace-od.com/od-novice) - [About](https://www.pace-od.com/about-pace) - [Our People](https://www.pace-od.com/our-people) - [Contact](https://www.pace-od.com/contact) April 27, 2018 # What is holding you back from being creative at work? [Bethany Lee](https://blog.pace-od.com/author/bethany-lee) ## Creativity is ranked as one of the top 3 skills needed in 2020. A report by the World Economic Forum, [The Future of Jobs](https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-future-of-jobs) examined employment, skills and workforce for the near future and found that creativity will become an important skill needed.  > "Creativity is the ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem." Even right now, our jobs are showing a demand for new ways of doings things, managing new technology, solving problems in a different light. However, it is common for people to believe that they are not creative. What is holding people back from being creative at work? In the video below, we explore 8 barriers to thinking creatively.       Realyse equips people with skills such as creativity, coaching and more. Find out more with a free demo with one of our OD consultants.  [![New call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2235271/0ea2a784-7203-4e9e-a889-465fd8c057c6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2235271/0ea2a784-7203-4e9e-a889-465fd8c057c6) Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Newer Post [Raising Your Cultural Intelligence](https://blog.pace-od.com/raising-your-cultural-intelligence) Older Post [Staying Inclusive Amid Tech Changes in Singapore](https://blog.pace-od.com/staying-inclusive-amid-tech-changes-in-singapore) - [Home](https://www.pace-od.com/) - [About PACE](https://www.pace-od.com/about-pace) - [Our People](https://www.pace-od.com/our-people) - [CONTACT](https://www.pace-od.com/contact) **PACE OD Consulting Pte Ltd** 1 Commonwealth Lane #06-14, One Commonwealth Singapore, 149544 Telephone: +65 6278 8289 FAX: +65 6272 8289 E-mail: [connect@pace-od.com](mailto:connect@pace-od.com)