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CREATIVE THINKING
51 Understand the creativity and innovation process
2 Understand key elements of creating new and innovative ideas
3 Use tools that enhance creativity and innovation
4 Learn how to select the best ideas for implementation
5 Apply methods to train other teachers on the methods learnt
41 Understand the creativity and innovation process
2 Understand key elements of creating new and innovative ideas
3 Use tools that enhance creativity and innovation
4 Learn how to select the best ideas for implementation
WHAT IS CREATIVITY?
CREATIVITY DEFINEDThe ability to create.
Creativity is a mental process involving the discovery of new ideas or concepts, or new
associations of the existing ideas or concepts, fueled by the process of either conscious or
unconscious insight. The capacity to produce something which is both
unique and useful.
….wikipedia
WHAT IS INNOVATION?
INNOVATION DEFINEDInnovation is a new way of doing something or "new stuff
that is made useful". It may refer to incremental and emergent or radical and revolutionary changes in thinking,
products, processes, or organizations.
Innovation may be defined as exploiting new ideas leading to the creation of a new product, process or service. It is
not just the invention of a new idea that is important, but it is actually “bringing it to market”, putting into practice and
exploiting it in a manner that leads to new products, services or systems that add value or improve quality.
….wikipedia
KAMU NI APA SEBENARNYA?
WHAT ARE YOU?
KUASA BUNYI
• Sound vibrates
32 to 38,000 vibration per second
POWER OF SOUND
KUASA HABA• Heat
Vibrates1.5 millionvibrationper second
POWER OF HEAT
KUASA CAHAYA
• Light vibrates1.5 million
to 3 million vibrations per second
POWER OF LIGHT
KUASA NUKLEAR KOSMIK
• Cosmic Nuclear power vibrates 1052
vibrations per second
COSMIC NUCLEAR POWER
KUASA PEMIKIRAN• Thought Vibrates more than cosmic nuclear
power where the power is unknown.
POWER OF THOUGHT
Left Or Right
The Mind is a Creature of Habit
COWS DRINK
THE PORTRAIT
• DRAW THE FOLLOWING– CLOUDS– MOUNTAIN– HOUSE– A CAR– BIRDS– A DOG
What do you see?
What do you see?
Biology of Thinking
Dr. Edward De BonoEdward De Bono is a world-known expert in creative thinking. The 6 Thinking Hats is one such technique.
Yellow Hat Activity
What are the benefits staying in the house below?
Black Hat Activity
In small groups of 3:Look at this house. What you think might be wrong with the design. Identify the weaknesses in this kind of house.
Red Hat Activity
Look at this picture. Write down what is your feeling when you see this picture.
White Hat Activity
Why can’t this white van move?
Green Hat Activity
List out as many as you can the usage of a paper clip. (5 minutes)
Blue Hat Activity
Aside from what already exist, what are the next 3 industries operating in space and why?
A) What are the hats involved in this discussion?B) What are the sequence involved?
THE GOLDEN RULE
5 SILVER BULLETS
Simplicity
• Creating Ideas• Clear Distractions• Remove Complications• Be in the Moment
It must be SIMPLE• What can you dry your hair with, cut the grass with and lift a car with?
• (sometimes solutions are obvious, don’t make it harder than it actually is)
• Creates mental instability• Should be bold, wild and crazy• Breaking existing patterns of thinking
P r o i o n
Change
Copy is Right • Familiarize your ideas• Adapt and make it yours• 80:20 Rule• Leverage
The Power of Questions
QuestionsInformationDecisionsActions
RESULTS
4 Square QuestionsB A
DC
Look carefully to the diagram Now I will ask you 4 questions about this square.
Are you ready?
Q 1B A
DC
Q 1Divide the white area in square A into two equal pieces.
Easy!!
Isn`t it?
4 Square Questions
Q 1B A
DC
Q 1
Here is the answer!
4 Square Questions
Divide the white area in square A into two equal pieces.
Q 1B A
DC
Q 1
Of course you solved it!:)
4 Square Questions
Divide the white area in square A into two equal pieces.
Q 2B A
DC
Q2
Come on it is not soo difficult!
4 Square Questions
Divide the white area in square B into three equal pieces.
Q 2B A
DC
Q 2
Here is the answer!
4 Square Questions
Divide the white area in square B into three equal pieces.
Q 2B A
DC
Q 2
You knew the answer anyways or??:))
4 Square Questions
Divide the white area in square B into three equal pieces.
B A
DC
OK!!!
4 Square Questions
Q 3B A
DC
Q 3
Very difficult??
That`s right!
4 Square Questions
Divide the white area in square C into four equal pieces.
Q 3B A
DC
Q 3
You haven´t found it yet???
4 Square Questions
Divide the white area in square C into four equal pieces.
Q 3B A
DC
Q 3
Come on! You can do it!!
4 Square Questions
Divide the white area in square C into four equal pieces.
Q 3B A
DC
Q 3
Take your time.
Click If you want to see the solution!
4 Square Questions
Divide the white area in square C into four equal pieces.
Q 3B A
DC
Q 3
Here is the solution!
4 Square Questions
Divide the white area in square C into four equal pieces.
Could you solve it?:)))
Q 3B A
DC
Q 3
4 Square Questions
Divide the white area in square C into four equal pieces.
B A
DC
Be ready here comes the last Question!
4 Square Questions
Q 4B A
DC
Q 4
World record is 7 seconds!!
4 Square Questions
Divide the area D into seven equal pieces.
Q 4B A
DC
Q 4
World record is 7 seconds!!
4 Square Questions
Divide the area D into seven equal pieces.
Q 4B A
DC
Q4
Time is up!
4 Square Questions
Divide the area D into seven equal pieces.
Q 4B A
DC
Q 4
Any idea??
4 Square Questions
Divide the area D into seven equal pieces.
Q 4B A
DC
Q 4
I can wait!!Click when you are bored!
4 Square Questions
Divide the area D into seven equal pieces.
Q 4B A
DC
Q 4
Here is the answer!
4 Square Questions
Divide the area D into seven equal pieces.
Q 4B A
DC
Q 4
Was it really that difficult?
4 Square Questions
Divide the area D into seven equal pieces.
Q 4B A
DC
Q 4
It was just to see how our minds can be conditioned!:))))
4 Square Questions
Divide the area D into seven equal pieces.
73
Join all the 9 dots together with only 4 straight lines
74
ITY
75
The Creative Brain Power
‘MATCH’
76
Rearrange 3 matches to make the ‘fish’ face the right
77
78
Move 2 matches to get the dot outside the ‘glass’
79
80
Remove 1 match and move 2 so that nothing is left
81
82
Move 4 matches to form 3 equilateral triangles
83
84
Remove 2 matches to create 10 triangles
85
86
Turn 3 matches into 6 without breaking or splitting them
87
88
Add 5 matches to 6 and make 9
89
90
Move 3 matches to leave only 4 squares
91
LETS WARM YOUR BRAIN UP!
Rules of successful brainstorming
• Evaluation is prohibited• Wild ideas are encouraged• Quantity of ideas is emphasized• Build on the ideas of others.
Now we know more about the conceptual basis of brainstorming, see if we can handle the
situation differently
How will this work…….???1.Solar powered torch light2.Underwater hair dryer3.Inflatable dart board4.Concrete life raft5.Waterproof tea bag
How do you accurately weigh a small puppy with just a standard household step-on weigh scale if the puppy is extremely lively and will not keep still?
Many hundreds of years ago a thief was charged with treasonagainst the KING and sentenced to death. The King, feeling slightly merciful, asked the man how he would like to die.Which way would you choose to die if you found yourself in thesame situation?
Group Brainstorming Exercise
The Glass Factory…….
A glass factory uses packers to pack glasses into cardboard cartons. The packers use newspaper to ensure that the glass will not break and is safe for delivery.
The problem: The packers tend to stop and waste time reading interesting articles. This costs time and money. Delivery becomes slow and efficiency is affected. How do we solve this???
The subway problem• A large city in the United States had a problem
with thefts of lightbulbs from its subway system.
• Thieves would unscrew the lightbulbs, leading to cost and security issues.
• The engineer who was given this challenge could not alter the location of the light bulbs, and he had a very small budget to work with, but he came up with a very lateral solution. What was it?
• (illustrates the need for innovation)
Shoe shop shuffle.
• In a small town, there are four shoe shops of about the In a small town, there are four shoe shops of about the same size, and each carries a similar line of shoes. same size, and each carries a similar line of shoes.
• Yet one shop loses three times as many shoes to Yet one shop loses three times as many shoes to theft. As each of the other shops. theft. As each of the other shops.
• Why and how did they fix the problem?Why and how did they fix the problem?
• (more innovation)
The school inspection
• A schoolteacher knew that the school superintendent would visit A schoolteacher knew that the school superintendent would visit the next day. the next day.
• The superintendent would ask questions such as spellings or The superintendent would ask questions such as spellings or mental arithmetic of the class, and the teacher would choose a mental arithmetic of the class, and the teacher would choose a pupil to answer. pupil to answer.
• The teacher wanted to give the best impression of the school. The teacher wanted to give the best impression of the school.
• What instructions did she give the children, in order to create the What instructions did she give the children, in order to create the best impression and maximise the chances that the right answer best impression and maximise the chances that the right answer was given to each question?was given to each question?
Lateral Thinking
PUZZLES
The coconut millionaire
• A man buys a coconut at RM5 a dozen and sells them a RM3 a dozen.
• Because of this, he becomes a millionaire. How?
• (challenge your assumptions)
• The marketing department of a major bank prepared a direct mail campaign to launch a new product.
• They printed over 2 million brochures, but were horrified to find a mistake in the brochure - it had a wrong digit in the telephone number.
• Callers would get a deadline, instead of the call centre.
• What should they do first – fire the marketing manager, reprint all the brochures?
• (don’t forget to ask other questions – what, why, when, how, where, who)
Wrong number
104
pattern
breaki
ng
TOOLS
105
Association Trigger
106
Problem Trigger ConceptImprove an automatic STONEdishwasher
Improve a TOY Store HAIR
Improve a Library CANDY
Improve a TOILET LEG
Improve a Handphone SEWINGMACHINE
Improve a Computer BANANA
107
LATERAL
THINKING
108
LATERAL THINKING
Tackling PROBLEMNormal Pattern Of Thought
PROVOCATION
Movement Value
NEW IDEA
109
3 STEPS
1) Selection Of Focus Area
2) Develop Provocation
3) Generate Sensible Ideas
110
STEP 1
SelectionOf
FOCUSArea
111
STEP 2 Develop provocations
112
STEP 3
GenerateSensible
ideas
Lets See How Creative You Are?
BALL PROCESS
SUBSTITUTE
ELIMINATE
ADOPT/ADAPT/ADJUSTMODIFYPUT TO USE
COMBINE
REARRANGE/REVERSE
Substitute
Substitute
DESKBLACK BOARDTEXT BOOKS
TEACHERSCHOOL BUS
Combine
Combine
WATCHRESTAURANT
DESKSTATIONERY
CANTINE
Adopt/Adapt/Adjust
Adopt/Adapt/Adjust
ASSEMBLYTOILETFIELD
FLAG POLEEXAMS
Modify
Modify
CAMERAAIR-CONDITION
LAPTOPKITCHEN
PUNISHMENT
Put To Use
Put To Use
EMPTY CANSCARDBOARD
TYREUSED MINERAL BOTTLES
CLOTHES HANGER
Eliminate
Eliminate
TOLLSIC
TRAFFIC LIGHTSUPSR/PMR
SUMMONES
Rearrange/Reverse
Rearrange/Reverse
SCHOOL TIME TABLESCHOOL
EXERCISE BOOKTEACHING
REGISTRATION
Idea Box
• Step 1: Select your challenge• Step 2: Identify the parameters of your challenge
You decide the number of parameters.“Would the challenge still exist without the parameter I am considering
adding to the box?”
• Step 3: List possible variations• Step 4: Try different combinations
Idea Box
New Business Extension For Car Washes
Method Products Washed Equipment Products Sold
1 Full Cars Sprays Related Products
2 Self Trucks Conveyors Novelties
3 Hand Houses Stalls Discount books
4 Mobile Clothes Dryers Edible Goods
5 Combination Cats Brushes Cigarettes
Caricature Idea Box
Idea evaluation tools
Sample evaluating questions to ask:• Will the idea work• Are the cost acceptable• Will others support the idea• Will the idea cause problems• Can you follow through and make it work• Is the idea specific enough to get a “yes” or
“no” decision
EXAMPLE:• A windsurfing enthusiast is about to replace his car. He needs one that not
only carries a board and sails, but also that will be good for business travel. He has always loved open-topped sports cars. No car he can find is good for all three things.
• His options are: An SUV/4x4, hard topped vehicle. A comfortable 'family car'. A station wagon/estate car. A convertible sports car.
• Criteria that he wants to consider are: – Cost. – Ability to carry a sail board safely. – Ability to store sails and equipment securely. – Comfort over long distances. – Fun! – Nice look and build quality to car.
Decision Making Matrix
Factors Cost Board Storage Comfort Fun Look Total
Weight
Sports Car
1 0 0 1 3 3
SUV/4x4
0 3 2 2 1 1
Family Car
2 2 1 3 0 0
Station Wagon
2 3 3 3 0 1
Firstly he draws up the table shown in Figure 1, and scores each option by how well it satisfies each factor:
1=Low 2=Moderate 3=High
Figure 1
Factors Cost Board Storage Comfort Fun Look TotalWeight 4 5 1 2 3 4Sports
Car4 0 0 2 9 12 27
SUV/4x4
0 15 2 4 3 4 28
Family Car
8 10 1 6 0 0 25
Station Wagon
8 15 3 6 0 4 36
Figure 2
Next he decides the relative weights for each of the factors. He multiplies these by the scores already entered, and totals them. This is shown in Figure 2: 1=Poor, 2=Fair, 3=Good, 4=Very Good, 5=Excellent
Sample Decision Making Matrix
Now it’s your turn…..
Come up with your own Decision Making Matrix