creative thinking for medical student

1. Saeed Esmailian
IMSA Kerman
Creative Thinking
in Problem Solving

3. • Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new
and in some way valuable is created
• (such as an idea, a joke, a literary work, painting or
musical composition, a solution, an invention etc)

4. Creative thinking

5. Creative thinking
• Is a way of looking at problems or situations from a
fresh perspective that suggests unorthodox
solutions!!!

7. Creative vs Critical

11. Which one is better?

15. Exercise # 1
Just 5 MIN!!!!

33. Exercise # 2
Write your
scenario with
your Key Words!!!
10 min!!!

34. Exercise # 2
Tell your scenario
10 min!!!

35. Creative Thinking Techniques

36. The techniques are grouped by:
• Diverging & Converging techniques
• Open & Closed challenges / problems
• Products & Services situations
• Individual & Group techniques

68. • Focus Groups
• Attribute Analysis
• Synectics
• Checklist of questions
• Brainstorming
• 6 hats!

70. • group of people all think about same thing at
same time

71. A. Rules of Brainstorming
B. Methods of Brainstorming
C. Types of Brainstorming

72. 1. Focus on quantity: This rule is a means of
enhancing divergent production, aiming to
facilitate problem solving through the
maxim- quantity breeds quality.
2. Withhold criticism
3. Welcome unusual ideas
4. Combine and improve ideas

73. 1. Set the problem
2. Create a
3. Select participants
4. Create a list of lead questions
5. Session conduct

75. • Webbing
• Venn Diagram

79. Most useful Software

80. Exercise # 3
Write possible
ways to grouping
this class!!!
5 min!!!

81. Exercise # 3
Choose Best!!
10 min!!!

82. Brain storming
What’s your experiments?

83. Why, oh, why ...
• How come no one realize what a genial idea I
propose?
• How come my team does not except my great
idea, even though I am explaining it in most
logical way and using every argument I can
think of?
• Is there any better way then argument?
• How could we avoid conflicts in a team?
• How to lead colleagues to use their capacity as
much as possible?

85. White Hat Thinking- Facts
• Information and data
• Neutral and objective
• What do I know?
• What do I need to find out?
• How will I get the information I need?

86. Green Hat Thinking-Creativity
• Ideas, alternative, possibilities
• Provocation - "PO"
• Solutions to black hat problems

87. Yellow Hat Thinking- Benefits
• Positives, plus points
• Logical reasons are given.
• Why an idea is useful

88. Black Hat Thinking - Cautions
• Difficulties, weaknesses, dangers
• Logical reasons are given.
• Spotting the risks

89. Red Hat Thinking - Feelings
• Intuition, hunches, gut instinct
• My feelings right now.
• Feelings can change.
• No reasons are given

90. Blue Hat Thinking- Process
• Thinking about thinking
• What thinking is needed?
• Organizing the thinking
• Planning for action

93. Exercise # 4
Divided to your
groups!
Working on your
Scenario

94. Exercise # 4
Choose Best!!
45 min!!!

95. More Information
• E-book
• E-book
• Article
• Lateral Thinking Quiz
• Farsi Website (image & exercies)

97. Questions?

98. Contact me
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