Creative Thinking Flashcards
What is creative thinking
The process of coming up with innovative solutions that are unconventional
What is an example of creative thinking in business
New product designs, solving or resolving conflict
What is critical thinking
Coming up with practical and realistic solutions
What are the requirements for successful creativity (8)
- Never be afraid to make mistakes
- keep an open mind
- have an environment that is conducive to creative thinking
- ensure that all required resources are available
- motivation: monetary and non-monetary
- ensure you have the required skill available
- processes to decide what, who, when and where
- diversity allows for the combination of many different types of ideas
What are barriers to creativity (4)
- being told no
- criticism
- resistance to change
- lack of resources
What are creativity methods
- mind maps
- brainstorming
- forced connections
- scamper technique
How do you use a mind map
Identify your main topics
Use colour to link common topics
Use only keywords and symbols
How to brainstorm
- Creative an environment comfortable for speaking
- write down all ideas
- do not judge or criticise
- do not stop when ideas start slowing down
- once all ideas are listed, sort them, prioritise them and discuss
How to apply forced combinations
Look for answers by looking at unlikely links between products
What does SCAMPER stand for
Substitute
Combine
Adapt
Modify, Magnify, Minify
Put to another use
Eliminate
Rearrange, Reverse
What does substitute mean in scamper
Replace a thing or concept with something else
What does combine mean in scamper
Unite! What? Who? Ideas? Materials?
What does adapt stand for in scamper
Adjust to a new purpose, perhaps reshape?
What does modify stand for in scamper
Change the colour, sound, motion, form, size. Make it larger, stronger, thicker. Make it smaller, lighter
What does put to another use mean in scamper
Change when, where, how to use it
