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CREATIVE THINKING

• How Einstein and Picasso did it

• Analyses the definition,• Are there any rules?• Look for other definition• Do not accept other people

definition they may be wrong

The process of having original ideas that have value. It is to think differently,

unconventionally or from a new perspective.

Story: The Girl and the Pebble

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.

-Albert Einstein

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A SIMPLE EXAMPLE: ASSOCIATE THUMB

• Why did the associate damage his thumb?

-Because his thumb get caught in the conveyor.

• Why his thumb did get caught in the conveyor?

-Because he was chasing his bag, which was on the running conveyor.

• Why did he chase the bag?

-Because he placed his bag on the conveyor, but then it turn on unexpectedly.

• Why was his bag on the conveyor?

-Because he use conveyor as a table

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AFTERMATH• Now we have multiple design opportunities

• Cover up pinch points in the conveyor

• Improve safety policy/procedures.

• Change the control system so that the conveyor will not turn unexpectedly

• Add a warning indicator

• The facility needs more table

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LIMITATIONS: WE DO NOT SEE THE WORLD AS IT IS, WE SEE IT AS WE ARE :

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A Duck or a Rabbit ?

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HOW TO CHANGE• Talk to peoples in different fields

• Step sideways and see other angles

• Try something new

• Take risk

• Accept failures

• Questions Assumptions

• Day dream

• Give ideas time to grow

• Consider all possibilities

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Connect all nine dots using only four straight lines, without lifting your pencil and without retracing any lines.

Assumptions

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. . .Outside the box puzzle.

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ASSUMPTIONS

• What other assumptions have you made about the puzzle?

• I cannot fold the piece of paper

• I can only use a pencil.(How about a thick paintbrush)

• The only way to connect dots is to draw lines

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LATERAL THINKING

• Term by Edward de Bono, a physician and inventor in 1967 to describe a kind of out-of-the-box reasoning and critical analysis of scenarios that call for more than just typical step-by-step logic to solve.

• Lateral thinking is related to creative problem solving and critical thinking, all valuable skills to have, and applicable to more than just creative or scientific endeavors.

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LATERAL THINKING QUESTIONS• Someone falls out of a thirty story building, but lives. With luck and their

landing pad not being factors, how could they have survived the fall?

• What weighs more – 100 pounds of feathers, or 100 pounds of quarters?

• If you were alone in a dark cabin, with only one match and a lamp, a fireplace, and a candle to choose from, which would you light first?

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Examples• Interviewer ordered a cup of coffee for the candidate. Coffee arrived kept before

the candidate, and then he was asked,

..What is before you?

He replied “T”

• The interviewer asks to the candidate” this is your last question of the interview. Please tell the exact position of the center of the table where he kept your files”.

• Thinking outside the box need not to be for an interview, it could be just you, it reveals emotional intelligence more than anything.

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THE BOX• That much talked about, habit forming, mind crunching, option

limiting, six sided, culturally repressive that keep the genius within you imprisoned.

• Why all that fuss about a box? Boxes are not bad are they?” Chocolates come in boxes, so do birthday gifts and scrabble and diamond rings. Boxes : Protect Boxes : Contain Boxes : Convey

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BOXES ALSO..o Boxes : Confine

o Boxes : Constrain

o Boxes : Separateo Boxes : Limit

Especially when what’s contained within them does not want to be there

• What is so called box is actually made of?

• Opinions vary of course, but it is made of something, and so to get the conversation rolling we will suggest 6 things it is made of – four for the side and one for the top and bottom..

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WHAT THE BOX IS MADE UP OF ?1. Limiting Assumption

• False Conclusions

• Questionable Hypotheses

• Misinterpretation of data

• Artificial lines drawn in the sand

2. Addiction to the Status Quo• Fear of change

• Conventionality

• Playing it safe

• Defaulting to “the way it’s always been”

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3. Hyper- Rational• Over-dependence on left brain• Analysis paralysis• Excessive use of logic and linearity• Premature evaluation

4. Tunnel Vision• Narrow mindedness• Inability to see new connections• Mental isolations• Silo – it is• Tunnel vision means you are so focused on one object/goal/mindset that

you do not see the other possibilities.

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5. Intolerance for Ambiguity

• Setting for the first right idea

• Excessive need for certainty

• Impatience with process

• Discomfort with transition and chaos

6. No Intrinsic Motivation

• Out of touch from your own fascinations

• Lack of inspiration

• Inertia and lethargy

• Good soldier

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Of course, no matter how you describe the box, the challenge remain: getting out and so to you going, choose the one side that bugs you the most and commit top one thing you will do to go beyond it.

• Limiting Assumption

• Addiction to the status Quo

• Hyper rationality

• Tunnel vision

• Intolerance for ambiguity

• No intrinsic Motivation

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HOW TO IMPROVE CREATIVITY

1. Change your space. It's important to get away from all the typical routines in order to foster creativity. The idea of changing it up is a common one amongst successful and creative thinkers. This means that you either create a specific ritual around creativity, or that you simply find a way to take a break.

• Take a shower

• Go for a walk

• Distance yourself from normal routine

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2. Brainstorm Throwing out tons of different ideas, especially ideas that might seem slightly off-the-wall can be a great idea to pick out a few really good ideas.

Brainstorming helps to open up your thinking so that you aren't stuck in the same old thought patterns.

• The brainstorming stage isn't about what is or isn't feasible.• Avoid limiting yourself when you're brainstorming. • This is the time when all ideas are welcome, no matter how silly or unworkable

they sound. • If you start limiting yourself during this stage of the thinking game, you aren't

going to progress very far.

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3. Re-conceptualize the Problem I. Part of finding creative solutions and ideas stems from looking at the problem

or project in a new way. Looking at something in a ‘new way’ allows you to look at new possible solutions that you might not otherwise have considered.

II. Fortunately, there are some concrete aids to re-conceptualizing that you can drawn on.

Turn the Problem Upside Down. This can be done literally or figuratively; turning a picture upside down can actually make it easier to draw.

Work Backwards. Sometimes what you need is to focus on the solution first, and build backwards from that solution.

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4. Daydream Daydreaming helps you to make connections and form patterns and recall information.

• This is key when you're thinking outside the box, because daydreaming can help you make connections that you might not otherwise have considered.

• So often your best ideas seem to come out of nowhere while you're daydreaming.

Give yourself time to daydream. Turn off electronics

You can daydream while on that walk, or in the shower (this is one reason taking time to go for a walk or shower can be so conducive to creative thinking). Daydream in the morning before you have to get up, or at night before you fall asleep.

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6. Consider the Worst Case Scenario

Fear is what holds back creativity.

Fear is what makes you stick the paths that you know the best.

When you consider the worst case scenario not only can you plan for it, but you can also convince yourself that the worst case scenario isn't bad enough that you shouldn't try.

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5. Set Parameters • Sometimes if you're having difficulty thinking outside the box, it's time

to give yourself some basic parameters. • This may seem like it would hinder creativity, but if you set the right

parameters you'll find that it can actually open things up for you.

Starting too broad can put too much pressure on you. You're still asking open questions and still considering a wide variety of options, but you're anchoring your ideas to a specific question or task. This will help you come up with more

specific ideas.

Or you could tell yourself that you have to rewrite a scene in your story only now the character doesn't have access to their magic. How are they going to

get out of the situation?

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AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GIRL…

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