Term3 topic 1 Flashcards
What is Creative thinking
- means to think in original ways
- is often used as a tool to solve problems.
What is problem solving
-means to find solutions for difficult situations.
What does Sustainable business practice mean
- to run a business in such a way that it can exist for a long time.
- is also about using natural resources carefully so that these natural resources are available for future generations
Businesses are confronted with problems regularly. What are some of those problems
-are very serious and could even lead to a business’s downfall if not solved.
What two roles does creative thinking play
- Creative thinking plays two roles:
- Creative thinking is used to find solutions to a business’s problems
What is the aim of creative thinking in the business environment
- Solve problems.
- Open up new business opportunities.
- Invent new products.
- Invent better work methods.
What will happen if you put creative thinking in a business
- more customers will be attracted and profitability will increase
- more customers will be attracted and profitability will increase
Problem solving: research skill
-Problem solving: research skill
What does gathering info require
- Know what information you are looking for.
- Know where information can be found.
- Compare information from different sources.
- Synthesize information.
Whats the difference between Problem solving and decision making
- not the same thing
- PS-is aimed at finding solutions to problems,In problem solving, possible solutions are usually not obvious
- DM-is aimed at making a choice between alternatives,In decision making, the alternatives are usually obvious
What are the Problem-solving techniques
- Force-field analysis
- Chair technique
- Empty char technique
- Delphi technique
- Nominal group technique
- Brainstorming
- Forced combinations
- SCAMPER
What is Substitute:
-People, Products, Processes
What is Combine:
-What processes, material, products, people can be combined?
What is Adapt
-How can processes, material, products be changed to solve a problem?
What is Modify
-How can the existing proces, products, and material be modified?
What is Put to other use
What else can these product(s) or material(s) be used for?
What is Eliminate
-What happens if a part of the product or process is eliminated?
What is Reverse of rearrange:
-What happens if the product or process is rearranged or reversed?
What is Indigenous knowledge
- is local knowledge that is passed on from one generation to the next.
- is local knowledge that is passed on from one generation to the next.
Why was an Indigenous Knowledge Systems Policy implemented
-to protect indigenous knowledge systems.
