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| the production of novel and useful ideas in any domain. |
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| the successful implementation of creative ideas within an organization |
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| “Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.” |
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| “All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” |
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| key mental locks and blocks |
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1. Looking foolish and making mistakes
2. Negativity in general “I can’t do that” “That’s
impossible.”
3. Believing that there is one right answer, making
assumptions
4. Follow the rules, conformity “That’s not the way
we do things”
5. Narrow focus – “It’s not my area” “Our product
isn’t like that”
6. Poor environment including appearance, comfort,
communications and stress level of work-place
7. No time to reflect “We’re on a deadline here - we
don’t have time to think about this more.”
8. No time for games “Work is work, there’s no room
for fun.”
9. Intolerance of ambiguity
10. “I’m not creative” |
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| “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” |
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| “One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.” |
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| “ The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.” |
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Vertical – Analytical - Practical - Precise - Sequential - Straight-line - Logical
ex: taking tests, making decisions, getting things done, evaluating ideas |
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Lateral - Ambiguous – Playful - General - Metaphorical - Unstructured
ex: Making connections, Imaginative, Ideation Process |
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| some techniques to get to soft thinking |
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similarities and differences: look for commonalities between two very different things. ex: cat and refrigerator
Wordstorming, Playing with the senses, collage |
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Without THINKING, start a chain of words as quickly as you can write.
Look for breaks in the logical chain. When there are breaks in the logical flow of words that come NATURALLY, then you are closing in on soft thinking. |
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| playing with the 5 senses |
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Imagine things using a sense that “doesn’t seem logical”
a. What do you TASTE when you think of a printer? b. What do you SMELL thinking of a briefcase?
c. What do you HEAR when you think of color copies? |
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| creating something new from other things |
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| using technologies for creativity and innovation |
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