Session 6 slides

Creativity:

Creativity

Creativity:

Creativity “Creative thinking is the ability to think about something in novel and unusual ways and to come up with unique solutions to problems.” (Santrock)

Reflect:

Reflect What are some examples of creative strategies you’ve experienced in the classroom? Close your eyes and think of a recent “creative moment” Where did you feel it in your body? What does it feel like when you are in the middle of a creative act? According to your Becoming a Teacher text: What instructional approaches are most likely to promote creative thinking? What personality attributes do creative people seem to share?

Creativity and Perspective Shifting:

Creativity and Perspective Shifting Edward de Bono has written extensively about the process of lateral thinking -- the generation of novel solutions to problems. The point of lateral thinking is that many problems require a different perspective to solve successfully.

Lateral Thinking:

Lateral Thinking De Bono identifies four critical factors associated with lateral thinking. Lateral thinking involves low-probability ideas that are unlikely to occur in the normal course of events: Recognize dominant ideas that polarize perception of a problem Search for different ways of looking at things Relax rigid control of thinking Use of chance to encourage other ideas

Six Thinking Hats – promoting comprehensive & creative thinking:

Six Thinking Hats – promoting comprehensive & creative thinking Edward de Bono invented the Six Thinking Hats method of encouraging comprehensive thought. The method is a model for thinking, including parallel thinking, full-spectrum thinking, and lateral thinking as well as a means of separating a person’s ego from performance. This method is fully explained in de Bono’s book Six Thinking Hats (1985)

The theory in a nutshell…:

The theory in a nutshell… There are six metaphorical hats in this theory. Each hat represents a mode of thinking or a direction of thought . They are not used to analyze a person’s thinking. Rather, they are a way to change perspectives as one considers a problem or issue.

The theory in a nutshell…:

The theory in a nutshell… A thinker can put on or take off each hat to show the kind of thinking he/she is using. When a group is problem solving, everybody wears the same hat at the same time.

The theory in a nutshell…:

The theory in a nutshell… The hats must never be used to categorize individuals; they only apply to the conscious choice a person makes about the direction of his/her thoughts.

The hats…:

The hats… White hat thinking: Just the facts, figures, information needs, and gaps in essential knowledge Red hat thinking: Intuition, feelings, and emotions. Ability to put out a genuine feeling without having to justify it with logic. Black hat thinking: Judgment and caution. Always logical. Used to point out why a suggestion does not fit the facts, the available experience, the system in use, or the policy that is being followed. Yellow hat thinking: Logical, positive thinking. Why a suggestion will work and why it will offer benefits. Can be used to think ahead or to reflect on past action. Green hat thinking: Creative thinking. Interesting alternatives, proposals, provocations and changes. Blue hat thinking: Overview, process, or systems thinking. Meta-cognition. Doesn’t look at the topic itself, but at the thinking about the topic. “Putting on my blue hat, I feel we should do some more green hat thinking at this point.”

Applying 6 hat thinking…(try this with a friend):

Applying 6 hat thinking…(try this with a friend) Using each of the hats and taking one color at a time, consider the following question: “ Upon reaching adulthood (finishing high school or turning 21, whichever comes first), every United States citizen should be required to serve the nation for one year in a capacity that contributes to the greater good of American society.”

White Hat thinking:

White Hat thinking Just the facts, figures, information needs, and gaps in essential knowledge “Upon reaching adulthood (finishing high school or turning 21, whichever comes first), every United States citizen should be required to serve the nation for one year in a capacity that contributes to the greater good of American society.”

Red Hat thinking:

Red Hat thinking Intuition, feelings, and emotions. Ability to put out a genuine feeling without having to justify it with logic. “Upon reaching adulthood (finishing high school or turning 21, whichever comes first), every United States citizen should be required to serve the nation for one year in a capacity that contributes to the greater good of American society.”

Black Hat thinking:

Black Hat thinking Judgment and caution. Always logical. Used to point out why a suggestion does not fit the facts, the available experience, the system in use, or the policy that is being followed. “Upon reaching adulthood (finishing high school or turning 21, whichever comes first), every United States citizen should be required to serve the nation for one year in a capacity that contributes to the greater good of American society.”

Yellow Hat thinking:

Yellow Hat thinking Logical, positive thinking. Why a suggestion will work and why it will offer benefits. Can be used to think ahead or to reflect on past action. “Upon reaching adulthood (finishing high school or turning 21, whichever comes first), every United States citizen should be required to serve the nation for one year in a capacity that contributes to the greater good of American society.”

Green Hat thinking:

Green Hat thinking Creative thinking. Interesting alternatives, proposals, provocations and changes. “Upon reaching adulthood (finishing high school or turning 21, whichever comes first), every United States citizen should be required to serve the nation for one year in a capacity that contributes to the greater good of American society.”

Blue Hat thinking:

Blue Hat thinking Overview, process, or systems thinking. Meta-cognition. Doesn’t look at the topic itself, but at the thinking about the topic. “Putting on my blue hat, I feel we should do some more green hat thinking at this point.” “Upon reaching adulthood (finishing high school or turning 21, whichever comes first), every United States citizen should be required to serve the nation for one year in a capacity that contributes to the greater good of American society.”

Think about it…:

Think about it… Were you able to consider the question more efficiently and thoroughly using this model? Did one hat’s thinking contribute more to their understanding of this particular problem or did they all contribute?