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Creativity in Business
Gnanamani Institutions 16 August 2010
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It is not the strongest of the species
that survives, nor the most intelligent,
but the one most responsive to change.”
A thought to start with...
Charles Darwin, ‘The Origin of the Species’
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Today’s Agenda….
• Understanding Creativity
• Creativity and the business?
• Tools
• Discussions
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Divide the yellow part
into two equal similar looking parts
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Divide the green part into three equal similar looking parts
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Divide the maroon part into four equal similar looking parts
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Lessons…
• Complex versus simple
• 360 Degree outlook
• Don’t ASS-U-ME
• Perceptions
• Prejudices
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Creativity Defined…
Creativity …………....................
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Creativity Defined…
Creativity is the ability to see the
same things as everyone else
but think something different
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Wikipedia says…
• Creativity is a mental and social process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts.
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Why the fuss???
• Change
• Technology
• Competition
• SURVIVAL
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Starting from any point, draw four continuous lines (without lifting the pen) so that each of the nine dots has at least one line running through
it.
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Most of us knew this from earlier trainers…
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The Connect…
Connect all dots using one single line!!!
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Hard questions
• Why are we not able to
think creatively?
• What are the stumbling
blocks
• Effects in the classroom
of not being creative
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Some prominent reasons
• Time
• Why change?
• Habit
• Education
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"Describe how to determine the height of
a skyscraper with a barometer."
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MENTAL BLOCK # 5
Playing is not important!!!
“When do you get your best ideas?”
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MENTAL BLOCK # 6
That’s not my area.
• Syllabus• University rules
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MENTAL BLOCK # 7
Don’t be foolish.
How many times have you laughed at a student who
has given a presumably
wrong answer?
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MENTAL BLOCK # 8
You should not make mistakes
• Punishment for making mistakes?
• Good decisions come from Experience, and experience comes from Bad decisions!!!
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Have a look at the picture below. It shows a person holding a block of wood. Now, what will happen to the
piece of wood when the person lets go of it?
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Closing notes…• “When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a
microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative
and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the
hell, leap.”
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Thank god its over!!!!
I am ready for
Questions
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