Slide 1:CREATIVITY


MODEL OF CREATIVE PERSONALITY :MODEL OF CREATIVE PERSONALITY Acquire/Strengthen the traits of creativity + Strengthen the motivation to create, grow and contribute _ Fears and disabilities that impede creativity


ORIGINALITY TECHNIQUE :ORIGINALITY TECHNIQUE What basic principles govern the problem phenomenon? What are some other application of these basic principles? Is there a comparable situation from another field? What are the basic mechanisms governing this analogous situation? Do the principles that govern the analogous situation trigger some novel approaches vis-a vis the problem situation?


Slide 4:ballisticity (Logan & Cowan, 1984) - a feature of a process to run to completion once started, without the need of conscious monitoring - is common to all automatic processes,


Eight Themes of Decision Making :Eight Themes of Decision Making Establishing the Decision Context Identifying Values Understanding Uncertainty Structuring Consequences Using Information Creating Alternatives Making Tradeoffs 8. Negotiating


decision context :decision context It sets the boundaries for the thinking you will do about the decision. The context determines the set of alternatives that you will consider. This in turn implicitly defines which of your values you need to think about and exactly what sorts of contingencies you need to consider. If we define our decision contexts too narrowly — and many of us do, much of the time— then we may miss our best decision opportunities.


Slide 7:Decision trees provide an intuitive graphical tool for representing the elements of a decision.


TYPES OF DECISIONS :TYPES OF DECISIONS Risk less versus risky options. Information-gathering decisions. Trade-offs One-time versus repeated decisions. Sequential decisions. Individual versus group decisions.


Decision trees :Decision trees Decision trees are for insight. It is important to realize that the purpose of using a decision tree is to get some insight and clarity regarding what may be a difficult decision situation. The point is not to “get an answer,” but rather to gain understanding of the available alternatives.


THE CALORIE PROBLEM :THE CALORIE PROBLEM Drug to digest more food Drug to extract more calories from food External artificial intake of calories Technology to generate energy through blood flow– sort of a chain of hydroelectric stations in the arteries Yoga, for better oxidizing the blood


THE GUILTY MAN :THE GUILTY MAN ARUN- Rajeev did it. RAJEEV- Tony did it. BHARAT- I did not do it. TONY- Rajeev lied when he said I did it


BRAINSTORMING TOPICS :BRAINSTORMING TOPICS Name the improvements you would like to see in a paint brush What innovations would you like to see in the (a) voting system in our country (b)college classroom (c) newspapers What could be done to cut down crime in cities How could the growth rate our economy be increased


REDESIGN CUPBOARD :REDESIGN CUPBOARD ADD- mirror,fan, wallpaper, castors, magnets, bookshelves Subtract- shelves, rear-board, handle, doors


THINKING :THINKING Learning thinking is a bit like learning jogging. The knowledge will do you no good unless you get on the jogging track. It is not a spectator sport Creativity is more of a dull glow than a divine spark. The more you fan it, the more it glows.