Creative Thinking [5] *G10

Question 1

What is creative thinking

Answer 1

*the ability to consider something in a new way
*looking at situations and suggesting unique solutions

Question 2

What’s the 3p creativity model

Answer 2

Person + Process + Product

Question 3

Is creativity a skill that can be taught?

Answer 3

Yes, via expertise, motivation and creative thinking skills

Question 4

Explain: expertise
Characteristic of creative person

Answer 4

Ones knowledge, skills and experience that can be applied to a certain situation

Question 5

How is knowledge, skills and experience gained

Answer 5

*Training
*Tasks performed in previous situations
*Interactions with people

Question 6

Explain: motivation
Characteristic of creative person

Answer 6

A catalyst that encourages one to be creative.
*Wanting to work towards a problem until it’s solved

Question 7

Explain: creative thinking skills
Characteristic of creative person

Answer 7

Ability to analyze situations in particular ways and different ideas to solves a problem

Question 8

What are the creativity steps

Answer 8

1. Identify idea
2. Ensure idea is understood
3. Turn idea into good/service that can be sold for profit
4. Ensuring effort isn’t stolen (protection)

Question 9

What’s the importance of creativity in the business

Answer 9

• Goods/services must be crated to satisfy needs and wants of customers
• To avoid competitors having competitive advantage
• To increase productivity
• The business can only take control of the future if it innovates

Question 10

Name the three main problem solving techniques

Answer 10

• 5W and H
• Association
• Problem reversal

Question 11

Name the ways to come up with a product

Answer 11

• finding a better way of producing a product or service
• developing a completely new product
• incremental changes to and existing product
• fundamental changes to an existing product
• changes in tech

Question 12

What are patents

Answer 12

The protection of new goods and services that didn’t previously exist

Question 13

Licensing

Answer 13

Know how that can be licensed to others in return for payment

Question 14

Trademark

Answer 14

A logo or name associated with a particular business.
Registration = the sole right to use a particular logo or name

Question 15

Unlawful competition

Answer 15

A law that prevents a bs form conducting itself in a manner that confused customers into believing its the original bs

Question 16

Copyright

Answer 16

Intellectual property that gives owner the right to distribute specified work
It prevents people form copying work without permission

Question 17

Indigenous thinking is what

Answer 17

Ways of seeing, knowing and producing things that’s been passed down for generations

Question 18

How can indigenous thinking creat3 a comepitive advantage

Answer 18

Solve problems in unique ways others bss don’t know so it has an advantage since it’s the only one that conducts bs in that manner

Question 19

What’s the three Ps function

Answer 19

A simplistic way of explaining creativity from an entrepreneuroural point of view

Question 20

Explain 5W and H technique

Answer 20

Asking questions when faced with a problem
Who, what, where, when, why, how

Question 21

Explain Association technique

Answer 21

Identifying links between related or unrelated concepts to solve a problem
E.g green > peace

Question 22

Explain problem reversal technique

Answer 22

Looking at the idea/problem in reverse from
1.reversing form
2.asses what otherd are doing
3.use 5W and H technique
4.change direction of perspective
5.assess results

Question 23

Patentable ideas are

Answer 23

Patentable:
-new service
-new product
-new production method

Question 24

Non patentable ideas are

Answer 24

-mathematical methods
-fashion designs
-architectural designs
-investment and insurance schemes
-business methods (credit, stock control)