The document discusses the concepts of creativity and innovation, highlighting that creativity involves producing original ideas, while innovation pertains to implementing new inventions. It identifies key components of individual creativity—expertise, creative skills, and intrinsic motivation—and addresses various blocks to creativity influenced by mindset and organizational structures. It also provides strategies to boost creativity, such as adopting a beginner's mindset, exercising the brain, becoming an expert in a field, and embracing different approaches to problem-solving.

3. Creativity is the bringing into
being of something which did
not exist before, either as a
product, a process or a
thought.
Thus Creativity is the
capability or act of conceiving
something original or unusual.

4. The scientists have proved that the capacity
of human brain is immense but we are using
only 3% of our brain; this means even Einstein
used just close to 6% of his capacity.

5. Innovation is the Implementation of
something New
Invention is the Creation of
something that has NEVER been Made
Before and is Recognized as the Product of
some Unique Insight.
What is Innovation

6. Creativity is a term that is often
used in literature.
Innovation is the term often
used in management.
Your innovative ideas may lead
to a finding of a new product or
a concept in the business of a
firm.
It is important to note that a
creative idea sometimes turns
into innovation.
What is Difference Between
Creativity & Innovative?

7. Clarify
Pinpoint the
problem to
solve
Ideate
Come up
with new
ideas
Develop
Refine ideas
into strong
solutions
Implement
Put the plan
into action
4-Power Innovation
Diagnostic
Thinking
Visionary
Thinking
Evaluative
Thinking
Tactical
Thinking

8. Creative thinking is the process
which we use when we come
up with a new idea. It is the
merging of ideas which have
not been merged before.
What is Creative Thinking?
Brainstorming is one form of creative thinking: it works by
merging someone else's ideas with your own to create a new
one.
You are using the ideas of others as a stimulus for your own.

9. Creativity is What Separates Competence
from Excellence.
Creativity is the Spark that propels
projects forward and that captures
peoples' attention.
Creativity is the ingredient that pulls the
different pieces together into a cohesive
whole, adding zest and appeal in the
process.

10.  The Creative Person
 The Creative Product
 The Creative Process
3 Creative Perspectives

11. Creativity
Skills
Intrinsic
Motivation
Expertise
C
3 Components of Individual Creativity

12.  Expertise:
In-depth knowledge about a field
 Creative Skills:
Problem-solving skills, creative Process skills
 Intrinsic Motivation
Love of the work, the process involved,
not extrinsic reward.
3 Components of Individual Creativity

13.  Mindset
 Personal
 Organizational
Blocks To Creativity

14. Mindset is a condition in which an
individual becomes over-sensitized to
some part of the information
available at the expense of other
parts.
It is characterized by one-right-
answer thinking, looking for reasons
why something will not work, and
misplaced emphasis on logical
thinking.
Blocks To Creativity
Mindset

15.  Strategic – inflexible
thinking
 Value – rigid personal values
 Perceptual – narrow focus
 Self-image – fear of failure
Blocks To Creativity
Personal

16.  Emphasis on managerial control
 Short range thinking
 Analysis paralysis
 Rigid hierarchical structures
 Expected payoffs
 Market versus technology orientation
 Pressure to achieve more with less
Blocks To Creativity
Organizational

18. Everyone has the ability to be creative – including
you! Once you learn how to unleash your inner
creativity, you will be able to tap into it, no
matter what else is going on in your life. You
might even be amazed at what you are really
capable of! Your mindset towards creative
endeavors can doom you to failure or set you up
for success.
The following tips help you to improve both your
creativity and innovation skills in order to be
become a more successful person in all your
actions.
Boost YOUR Creativity

19. Adopt the mindset of a beginner; Be
Willing to Learn, Be Wrong, Ask
Questions and Experiment.
Regardless of what you have already
done, if you consider yourself the
"Expert" you put pressure on yourself,
and Pressure and Stress Stifle
Creativity.
Boost YOUR Creativity
Beginner’s Mind

20. Become more curious about the
world. Ask yourself an interesting
question each day. How do animals
communicate? Why do people feel
anger? Why are cherry red?
Boost YOUR Creativity
Open Your Curiosity

21. Brains, like Bodies, need exercise to
keep fit. If you do not exercise your
brain, it will get flabby and useless.
Boost YOUR Creativity
Exercise Your Brain

22. Brainstorming is a common technique
in both academic and professional
settings, but it can also be a powerful
tool for developing your creativity.
Boost YOUR Creativity
Brainstorm to Inspire New Ideas

23. One of the best ways to develop
creativity is to become an expert in
that area. By having a rich
understanding of the topic, you will
be better able to think of novel or
innovative solutions to problems.
Boost YOUR Creativity
Become an Expert

24. This is a process of writing down
ideas in a way that helps you see new
relationships and possibilities. By
mapping out your ideas, you get a
new kind of insight into your own
thoughts.
Next, link related terms or ideas
around the central word. While
similar to brainstorming, this
technique allows for branching ideas
and offers a very visual way of seeing
how these ideas are linked.
Boost YOUR Creativity
Idea-mapping

25. Once you have developed some basic
creative skills, it is important to
continually challenge yourself in order to
further advance your abilities.
Look for more difficult approaches, try
out new things and avoid always using
the same solutions you have used in the
past.
Boost YOUR Creativity
Do Something Different

26.  Fluency-
ability to produce many ideas
 Flexibility-
ability to produce a varied mix of ideas
 Elaboration-
ability to add detail, depth, mixtures of
viewpoints or perspectives
 Originality-
uniqueness, novelty, newness
Acquiring Creative Skills

27. There is a Germ of Creative ability
in Everyone. Once it is Discovered,
a Person Lives a Richer Life!

28. The Future awaits;
What are YOU Going to Do?