ABSTRACT
Feedback is often used as a motivational strategy and behaviour modification tool in organizations, but little is known of its effect on creativity, especially regarding doctoral education. Hence, this chapter introduces the SISA matrix that enables more than just text-based feedback. The SISA matrix is founded in research on creativity and feedback in general, as well as in the previous work on developing doctoral creativity. The matrix consists of four interrelated fields of reflective practice that aim at supporting doctoral students' creative development: self-examination of the supervisor's own expectations; identifying creativity together; strengthening the students' authority; and alternating between steering and freedom. At the heart of the SISA feedback matrix, the balance between steering and freedom is the most critical aspect of nurturing doctoral students' creativity. Creativity thrives when individuals are allowed to break boundaries and choose their own path.
