The Tortuous Path New Creation Doing ng again ain
Preparation Collecting and sorting relevant information Analyzing the problem thoroughly Exploring possible solution
Incubation Mental work Analyzing, synthesizing, imagining and valuing Continues in subconscious mind The parts of the problem separate and new combinations occur
Pattern Recognition/Creation Ability to recognize an emerging pattern Identifying opportunity while it is taking shape A process that is not logical, linear and additive but intuitive Linking or cross – association of two or more in – depth “chunks” of experience, know – how and contacts Ability to fit together seemingly unrelated elements
Insight A new idea emerges, either gradually or suddenly – Eureka moment Often when you are in a relaxed frame of mind and Are not thinking about the problem Incorrectly perceived as the only component of creativity
Recognizing Relationships Many inventions and innovations are a result of the Inventor’s seeing new and different relationships among Objects, process, materials, technologies and people To improve creativity, it helps for different or unorthodox relationships among the elements and people around you Perceiving in a relational mode-viewing things and people as existing in a complementary or appositional relationship Creative people are intuitively aware of this phenomenon and develop a functional perspective towards things and people
Validation Thorough testing of a new idea, insight, intuition, hunch or solution Most difficult step
Executing the Innovation Process I 1 IV Preparation Validation Problem 8 2 finding Action ‘fuzzy’ situation Acceptance Fact finding ‘sell’ idea 7 Problem 3 definition Plan Idea Evaluate finding 6 & select 4 III II 5 Insight Incubation
Asking Questions to Establish Facts What do you know, or think you know, about these fuzzy situations? What do you not know about this fuzzy situation (but you’d like to know)? Why is this a problem for you? What have you already thought of or tried? If this problem were to be resolved, what would you have that you don’t have now? What might you be assuming that you don’t have to assume?
Encourage the Cross Pollination of Ideas Capture knowledge and experience available to everyone Periodically reassign technical specialists to different work teams Arrange periodic supplier/ customer site visits Benchmark with best practices in other industries Keep track of developments in academic disciplines
Turning Idea into Opportunity Do you really understand the situation? A creative idea can fail because it does not address the situation at hand Does your idea address the situation in a way that solves a problem or makes an improvement? What are the advantages of the present situation over your idea? What will it take to implement you idea? Cost and Time Is your idea the best action that can be taken?
Approach to Directed Creativity Pa Pause and n notice Focus s in a a fe few a areas as Defi fine topics broadly Tr Try f for o original ideas by no novel associations Pr Practise attention, es escape and m movement Examine i ideas that m make y you l laugh Re Remember, th there i is s no i inherent r righ ght o or wr wrong Implement a f few ideas
Practising Attention, Escape & Movement Pay ay a attentio ion to th thin ings in in n new wa ways ys Ele lements in in t the c current real alit ity Feat atures, at , attrib ibutes an and d cat ategorie ies Assumpt ptio ions, p , pat atterns an and d pa parad adig igms Metap aphors an and d an anal alogie ies What at w works an and d what at d does n not wo work Anything you normally don’t pay attention to
Practising Attention, Escape & Movement Escape your current mental patterns associated with the topic Time and place Early judgment Barriers and rules Your past experiences Keep moving in your thinking to avoid premature judgment and satisficing In time or place To another point of view Free association Building of new ideas
How Do You Approach Things? Through Analysis? Or Synthesis? Analysis Synthesis Sequential Visual Processes Random information Processes linearly information in Responds to varied order logic Impulsive Plans ahead Prefers frequent Prefers formal mobility while study design studying
Recognizing Patterns and Establishing Relationships
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Triangle Ratios Find the ratio of the areas of two equilateral triangles within and outside the circle
Triangle Ratios Turning the triangle on its head gives us the answer 1:4
Cross out six letters from below, so that the remaining letters, without altering their sequence, spell a common English word. NSAIFSPARSELAEL
Cross out six letters from below, so that the remaining letters, without altering their sequence, spell a common English word. SAIFSPARSELAEL AIFPARELAEL IFPRELEL FPRELEL FRELEL FREE
Nine Dots Your task is to join the nine dots below, using no more than four straight lines and without lifting your pen and pencil from the paper
Words beginning and ending with same letters-at least 5 letters long
Words beginning and ending with same letters-at least 5 letters long CIVIC SUCCESS DIAMOND TREAT EXAMPLE WINDOW FLUFF XEROX LABEL YUMMY MAXIMUM DREAD RUMOUR SLASH
Heads and Tails Arrange three coins in such a way that there are two heads on one side and two tails on other side.
Drinking Glasses There are six glasses in a row. First three are full of water while next three are empty. By handling and moving, only one glass, arrange the six glasses so that no full glass stands next to other full glass and no empty glass stands next to other empty glass.
Drinking Glasses Pick, Pour and
Drinking Glasses Put Back!
Closing the Links Cost t of opening a l a link Rs 2/- Cost t of closing a l a link R Rs 3 3/- Connect al t all th the 1 12 links into to a s a single c chai ain Cost t should not e t exceed R Rs 1 15/-
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