Creative thinking and problem solving require challenging assumptions and looking at problems from new perspectives. Some tools for creative thinking include random input, where ideas are generated from random words, and SCAMPER, which involves substituting, combining, adapting, modifying, finding new purposes, eliminating, or reversing elements of a problem. Brainstorming is a technique where a group generates many ideas without criticism to solve a problem, with the goal of quantity over quality. Effective brainstorming requires clearly defining the challenge and using criteria to evaluate ideas after the session. These creative thinking tools can help generate new solutions to issues like employee lateness or low satisfaction.

1. Creative
Thinking
Presented by /
Seena Zarie

2. The important question
is…..
What is the
source of creative
thinking?

3. What made those
people think
creatively?

4. Something inside the
person
Knowing the
importance of a thing

5. What is an IDEA?
A thought or collection of thoughts
that are generated in the mind.
An opinion or belief

6. Change Improvements
(Self &
Organizations)
Importance of IDEAS
Problem Solving Creativity

7. Sources of IDEAS

8. Challenge assumptions
Do you think that
Challenging Assumptions
will generate ideas?
Examples

9. Connect the Unconnected
Some of the best ideas seems to
occur just by a chance.
Always write these unexpected ideas.
Try to connect these ideas to
what you are thinking on.

10. Creativity &
Creative Thinking
What is
Creativity?
What is Creative
Thinking?

11. What is Creativity?
Process which
provide new
things
Creativity is a process not an
incident.

12. What is Creative Thinking?
A way of looking at
problems or
situations from a
fresh perspective
that suggests
unusual solutions

13. Tools for Creative
Thinking
Random Input
Choose any
random word and
start building on it

14. Example
Subject: Employees are late in the
morning.
Suggest ideas using
Random Input tool
to solve this problem
Wall, Board, Pen, PC, glass, pictures…

15. Tools for Creative
Thinking
SCAMPER
S= Substitute – components,
materials, people…
C= Combine – Combine with
other services, integrate.
A=Adapt- change function, use
part of another element.
M= Modify – increase or reduce
in scale, change shape…
P= Purpose – Put another use
E= Eliminate – remove element,
simplify…
R= Reverse – turn inside out or
upside down or use reversal.

16. Example
Subject: Late response to Memos.
Generate on idea
then use
SCAMPER tool
to solve this
problem
Idea: Set a dept target for reply.

17. Tools for Creative
Thinking
Reverse
Brainstorming

18. Example
Subject: Employee satisfaction is low.
Suggest ideas using
Reverse Brainstorming tool
to solve this problem

19. What is Brainstorming?
Brainstorming is a group creativity
technique by which a group tries to
find a solution for a specific problem
by gathering a list of ideas.
Brainstorming has become a popular
group technique.

20. Welcome unusual
ideas No criticism
Combine &
Improve ideas Quantity Wanted

21. Step by Step for brainstorming:
1) Define your problem or issue as a
creative challenge.
A badly designed challenge could
lead to lots of ideas which fail to
solve your problem. A well
designed creative challenge
generates the best ideas to solve
your problem

22. 2) Give yourselves
a time limit.
3) Once the
brainstorming starts,
participants shall give
solutions to the problem
while the facilitator
writes them down.

23. 4) There must be
absolutely no
criticizing of ideas. No
matter, how
impossible or how silly
an idea is, it must be
written down.
Laughing is to be
encouraged.
DO NOT evaluate ideas until the session moves to the
evaluation phase.

24. 5) Once your time is
up, select a number
ideas based on
number of criteria.
The criteria shall be agreed by all .

25. 6) Give each idea a score of 0 to 5
points depending on how well it meets
each criterion. Once all of the ideas
have been scored for each criterion,
add up the scores.
7) The idea with the higher
scores will best solve your
problem. But you should
keep a record of all of your
best ideas and their scores
in case your best idea turns
out not to be workable.

26. Workshop
(Creative ways in dealing
with SND activities)

27. Thank You