2. The Story Of Creativity
E. Paul Torrance was a pioneer in
creativity research and education for
more than 50 years.
3. • Torrance struggled as a teacher
working with difficult or failing
students.
• He observed that many of the least
successful students went on to
become highly successful in
business, the arts, science, education,
politics, and more.
4. His tests supported ground-breaking
concepts that:
• creative thinking was a significant
aspect of success
• creative levels could be measured
• creative thinking skills could be
increased through practice.
5. Learning Objectives
• What are Creative Thinking Skills
• Importance of Creative thinking Skills
• What blocks Creative thinking ?
• Ways to Spark Creativity Thinking
• Are you a Creative Thinker ?
6. Creative Thinking Skills
• A way of looking at problems or
situations from a fresh perspective
that suggests unorthodox
solutions.
• They allow a person to think
outside of the box, which results
in innovative or different
approaches to a particular task.
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9. Importance of Creative Thinking Skills
• Creative thinking is the key that opens
doors to a whole new realm of
opportunities.
• Focuses on exploring Ideas
• Generates Possibilities
• Looks for many right answers rather
than just one
10. Important Benefits
• Evolution -Every problem can solved
can be solved again in a better way’
• Synthesis- Two or more ideas are
combined to make a new one
• Revolution – A completely new idea .. Is
the best one
• Reapplication – Sometimes an old idea
helps to create a new one
11. Attitudes that Block Creative Thinking
• I am not Creative
• It Cant Be done
• What will People Think ?
• What if I fail?
12. Ways to Spark Creativity Thinking
• Brainstorming : The best way to have a good
idea is to have lots of ideas.
Rules include:
• Everyone has a say
• All ideas are equally valued
• No criticism of other people's ideas is allowed
13. Ways to Spark Creativity Thinking
• Engaging your Right Brain : Right
Brain is more focused on the more
creative and innovative aspects.
• Simple way to do this is by drawing or
creating something in an individual or
group activity
• Example :Mind mapping
14. Ways to Spark Creativity Thinking
• Role-Play Situations- It is a technique
which allows a group to explore the
interrelationships within it by the use of
actors or group members to represent
particular individuals
• Pretending to be someone else and
channelling someone else’s emotions can
lead to hugely creative thinking.
18. ‘An open mind is the most important
prerequisite for creative thinking.’
Editor's Notes
Torrance invented the “Torrance Tests for Creative Thinking.” These tests shattered the theory that IQ tests alone were the gauge of intelligence or predictors of success.
Activity:
Creating Mind Maps by using words connected with arrows or lines. It’s a good way of representing a large amount of interconnecting information in a fairly compact way.
