The document discusses key takeaways from a creativity course. It defines creativity as the ability to generate novel and useful ideas and solutions. Creative thought involves two types of reasoning: divergent thinking to generate many original ideas, and convergent thinking to logically evaluate and choose the best idea. Both are needed for creative output. The document also examines different ways creativity can be measured, including personality traits, biographical data, and direct tests of creative ability. Finally, it notes that while all people have creative potential, those recognized as creative have a certain awareness and explore relating unrelated ideas in novel ways.
3. Before
The concept of creativity is an illusive one.
How can one hope to enhance creativity if it is
not first defined and measured?
After
“Creativity is the ability to generate novel and useful ideas and solutions to
everyday problems and challenges”
Creative thought can be divided into two types of reasoning:
Divergent thinking: the intellectual ability to think of many
original, diverse, and elaborate ideas.
Convergent thinking: the intellectual ability to logically evaluate, critique and
choose the best idea from a selection of ideas.
Both abilities are required for creative output. Divergent thinking is essential to
the novelty of creative products whereas convergent thinking is fundamental
to the appropriateness.
Imagination Knowledge Attitude
4. Before
Personality Measures Biographical Inventories Creative Ability
After
Looking at certain The use of biographical The direct
personality traits or data. For example, measurement of
characteristics linking family and creativeness by
associated with a educational history to testing an individual
creative mind, e.g. determine the potential with various
intelligence, confidence, sources of an individual's established tests.
wit, originality, creativity, personal
informality and interests or hobbies that
tolerance to ambiguity. may indicate a creative
mind, or even personal
relationships .
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Culture
5. Focus on the Start of idea
All people have the potential to be creative but those
who are recognised as being creative have an certain
awareness.
6. The concept of creativity may be delineated into
three dimensions; the person, the product and the
process
7. exploring the ways unrelated objects or ideas may be
related to come up with novel solutions