Creative thinking in_problem_solving
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Creative problem solving uses tools and methods like brainstorming, thinking outside the box, and the five Ws to find novel solutions. Brainstorming involves generating ideas without criticism, building on others' ideas, and using lead questions to stimulate creativity. Thinking outside the box means approaching problems from new perspectives, like solving the nine dots puzzle by drawing lines outside the implied boundary. The five Ws framework gets a complete story by answering who, what, when, where, and why questions.
Creative thinking in_problem_solving
- 1. Creative thinking in problem solving Creative problem solving, a type of problem solving, is the mental process of searching for a new and novel creative solution to a problem, a solution which is original and not obvious.
- 2. ● Tools and methodologies to support creativity: – Brainstorming – Think outside the box – Five Ws – SWOT analysis – Method Herrmann - right brain / left brain – TRIZ method
- 3. Brainstorming Rules: 1. There are no dumb ideas. 2. Don’t criticize other people’s ideas. 3. Build on other people’s ideas. 4. Reverse the thought of “quality over quantity.” Create a List of Lead Questions During the brainstorm session, creativity may decrease. At this moment, the chairperson should stimulate creativity by suggesting a lead question to answer, such as “Can we combine these ideas?” or “How about a look from another perspective?” It is advised to prepare a list of such leads before the session begins. Variations on Classic Brainstorming: Group Passing Technique
- 4. Think outside the box ● Thinking outside the box is a metaphor that means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective. The "nine dots" puzzle. The goal of the puzzle is to link all 9 dots using four straight lines or fewer, without lifting the pen and without tracing the same line more than once. Challenge: http://creativethinking.net/DE16_NineFaces.htm?Entry=Good
- 5. ● Solution: The puzzle proposed an intellectual challenge—to connect the dots by drawing four straight, continuous lines that pass through each of the nine dots, and never lifting the pencil from the paper. The conundrum is easily resolved, but only by drawing the lines outside the confines of the square area defined by the nine dots themselves. The puzzle only seems difficult because people commonly imagine a boundary around the edge of the dot array.
- 6. Five Ws ● The Five Ws, Five Ws and one H, or the Six Ws are questions whose answers are considered basic in information-gathering. ● They constitute a formula for getting the complete story on a subject. ● According to the principle of the Five Ws, a report can only be considered complete if it answers these questions starting with an interrogative word: - Who is it about? - What happened? - When did it take place? - Where did it take place? - Why did it happen?
- 7. Five Ws ● The Five Ws, Five Ws and one H, or the Six Ws are questions whose answers are considered basic in information-gathering. ● They constitute a formula for getting the complete story on a subject. ● According to the principle of the Five Ws, a report can only be considered complete if it answers these questions starting with an interrogative word: - Who is it about? - What happened? - When did it take place? - Where did it take place? - Why did it happen?