Creative Thinking – How to get outside the box and generate Ideas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEusrD8g-dM
Some tasks may be easy for some and hard for others
Singing is not everybody’s Cup of Tea.
Boss asking for an innovative idea is difficult.
4 Essentials for thinking Out-of-The-Box1. Practice2. Know how to get out of the box3. Know where to go4. Know how to get back inside
BECAUSE
Common shared information =
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What’s in the box ?1. Genetic Heritage2. External Environment3. Direct & Indirect Experience
Divergent Thinking first and then a conscious shift to Convergent Thinking
We need to value Long Thinking as soon as we want to go back inside the box.
When you think creatively, there is no single correct answer. There are many possibilities.
Don’t kill NEW IDEAS. Serendipity happens all the time.
Allow the existence of divergent thinking and challenge yourself in environments where mistakes are allowed.
RECAP Some tasks may be easy for some
and difficult for others. 4 Essentials -Practice, how to get
out of the box, where to go, how to get back inside
Why – Safe inside the box Divergent Thinking first Value Long Thinking No single correct answer.. Don’t kill NEW IDEAS. Allow the existence of divergent
thinking
These slides were created by Rahul Gupta, IIM Lucknow, as part of a MBA course "Personal Branding" (www.MBASkills.IN) taught by Prof. Sameer Mathur.