Creative_Problem_Solving.ppt

Creative Problem Solving Creative Creative is the thought process which goes beyond existing structures, patterns, ideas and realities and results in the production of ideas that are new and challenging and inevitably disruptive to the pre-eminence of existing ideas. Professor Judith Robinson Valdez The Study and Development of Creative Thinking 1987 Key Mechanisms Opening up Divergent thinking Closing down Convergent thinking Focus Challenge Search Harvest Evaluate Solution for Front Alternatives Runners Patterning The system pushes us we must break the patterns The right answer - The second and the third right answer That’s not logical - it doesn’t have to be Follow the rules - Challenge the rules Be practical - be a magician Avoid ambiguity - use ambiguity as a development tool To err is wrong - failure creates opportunities Play is frivolous - play is essential That’s not my area - what can I learn by analogy Don’t be foolish - challenge group think I’m not creative - I’m creative if I think I am Where do People Find Most of Their Ideas Sitting on toilet Showering or shaving Traveling to work During a boring meeting During leisure reading While exercising On waking in middle of night While in church While performing manual labor Type of Solution “Previous Problems” Moving The Window of Our Experience “Previous Problems” Types of Problems Opportunity: A chance to do think better or differently. You Know where you want to be. it is now a question of working out how to get there. An opportunity is also called a clear brief. Difficulty: You know what needs to be done but the execution is demanding, exacting or intricate. Usually involves the chance of upsetting people, including yourself. Dilemma: You seem to have to choose either one way or another, neither of which is likely to get you to where you really want to be Mess: A series of interconnected problems that you don’t fully understand. There are pr