10 OCT 01

1 CREATIVITY

10 OCT 01

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NEARLY ALL THE BATTLES WHICH ARE REGARDED AS MASTERPIECES OF THE MILITARY ART, HAVE BEEN BATTLES OF MANOEUVRE IN WHICH VERY OFTEN THE ENEMY HAS FOUND HIMSELF DEFEATED BY SOME NOVEL DEVICE, SOME UNEXPECTED THRUST OR STRATEGY ....WINSTON CHURCHILL

10 OCT 01

4 CREATIVITY

FACTS• ALL HAVE EQUAL CREATIVE POTENTIAL. • DO NOT USE.• CANNOT BE DEVELOPED ; ALREADY THERE.• WHAT IS REQUIRED IS TO REMOVE BLOCKS.• IMAGINATION ---------- GREATEST TOOL.• 90 % CREATIVITY ---------- LOST BY AGE 7.• BY AGE 40 -------- 2% ONLY .

MYTHS• SOME PEOPLE ARE BORN WITH CREATIVITY.• RELATED TO ARTS, SCIENCE, DISCOVERIES,

ETC.

CREATIVITY

10 OCT 01

5 CREATIVITY

JOIN ALL CIRCLES WITH ONLY FOUR LINES WITHOUT LIFTING YOUR PEN

10 OCT 01

6 CREATIVITY

10 OCT 01

7 CREATIVITY

WHAT IS CREATIVE ?

CREATIVENESS REQUIRES NEW & BENEFICIAL

IDEAS PUT INTO ACTION

CREATIVITY IS THE ABILITY TO GENERATE

NEW OR NOVEL IDEAS.

IDEASIDEASIDEAS

10 OCT 01

8 CREATIVITY

CREATIVITYEMPLOYMENT OF A PLAYFULLY EXPLORATORY PROCESS OF PROBLEM SOLVING WITH AN OPEN, CURIOUS AND IMAGINATIVE FRAME OF MIND TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT ARE NOVEL, YET USEFUL.

.... DR PRADIP N KHANDWALA

10 OCT 01

9 CREATIVITY

CREATIVITY & INTELLIGENCE 1. FIND THE WORD THAT DOES NOT FIT :- MBAOBY DNOONL COWSOM ATR

CONVERGENTTHINKING

DIVERGENTTHINKING

IQ1 , 3 , 5

CREATIVITY 2 , 4 , 6

2. GUESS THE WORD GIVEN THESE FOUR CLUES :- LAW CHAIR BANGLE SWORD3. WRITE A 3 LETTER WORD MEANING SAME :- PROHIBIT ( ) DRINKING PLACE.4. COMPLETE FOLLOWING SENTENCE HUMOUROUSLY

‘ON A MOONLIT NIGHT , WHILE STROLLING IN A GARDEN...’5. FIND THE MISSING NO . 2 3 0 8 4 10 5 -4

3 5 2 2 3 14 3 ? 6. GIVE STRIKING ALTERNATE TITLES TO WW II.

10 OCT 01

10 CREATIVITY

MENTAL ABILITIES1. ABSORPTIVE- ABILITY TO

OBSERVE & APPLY ATTENTION.

2. RETENTIVE - ABILITY TO MEMORISE & RECALL.

3. REASONING - ABILITY TO ANALYSE & JUDGE.

4. CREATIVE - ABILITY TO VISUALISE, FORESEE & GENERATE NEW IDEAS.

10 OCT 01

11 CREATIVITY

TWO SORTS OF THINKING

IMAGINATON

MANY POSSIBLE ANSWERS / IDEAS

DIVERGENT

LATERAL

LOGIC

UNIQUE (FEW) ANSWERS

CONVERGENT

VERTICAL

ANALYTICAL CREATIVE

10 OCT 01

12 CREATIVITY

L RLEFT RIGHTHEMISPHERE HEMISPHEREANALYTICAL INTUITIVEFUNCTIONS, FUNCTIONS,SPEECH, PRODUCE &LANGUAGE APPRECIATECOMPREHENSION MUSIC & ART,LOGICAL & RATIONAL CORPUS SPACIALFUNCTIONS CALLOSUM SKILLSSEQUENTIAL SIMULTANEOUS(DETAILS, ( GLOBALFEATURES) PATTERNS)

BILATERAL BRAIN THEORY

10 OCT 01

15 CREATIVITY

CREATIVITY ?CREATIVITY ? LEFT BRAIN

SPECIALISES IN VERBAL & NUMERICAL INFOPRECISE, OBJECTIVE &LOGICALJUDGEMENTAL &ANALYTICALPROCESSES INFO SEQUENTIALLY,IN LINER FASHION

RIGHT BRAIN

SPECIALISES IN NON- VERBAL ASPECTS – IMAGESHOLISTIC, SUBJECTIVECREATES METAPHORS,ANALOGIES INTUITIVE & EXPTL,PROCESSES INFOSIMULTANEOUSLY

CONVERGENT THINKING

DIVERGENTTHINKING CREATIVITY

10 OCT 01

16 CREATIVITY

BRAIN DOMINANCE INVENTORY

10 OCT 01

17 CREATIVITY

CREATIVECREATIVE ABILITIESABILITIES

IDEATIONAL : RATE OF IDEAS

4. FLUENCY ASSOCIATIONAL (SPEED)

EXPRESSIONAL

6. ORIGINALITY7. ELABORATION : THINK STEP BY STEP8. NON CONVERGENT THINKING

5. FLEXIBILITY (CHANGE OF

FOCUS)

SPONTANEOUS ADAPTIVE

1. SENSITIVITY2. GUESSING

3. PROBLEM RESTRUCTURING

10 OCT 01

19 CREATIVITY

THIRSTY

10 OCT 01

20 CREATIVITY

AH ! WATER !!CAN’T REACH

STONES

PROBLEM RESTRUCTURING

10 OCT 01

21 CREATIVITY

PROBLEM RESTRUCTURING

10 OCT 01

22 CREATIVITY

CREATIVECREATIVE ABILITIESABILITIES

IDEATIONAL : RATE OF IDEAS

4. FLUENCY ASSOCIATIONAL (SPEED)

EXPRESSIONAL

5. FLEXIBILITY (CHANGE OF

FOCUS)

SPONTANEOUS ADAPTIVE

1. SENSITIVITY2. GUESSING

3. PROBLEM RESTRUCTURING

7. ELABORATION : THINK STEP BY STEP8. NON CONVERGENT THINKING

6. ORIGINALITY

10 OCT 01

27 CREATIVITY

CREATIVECREATIVE ABILITIESABILITIES

IDEATIONAL : RATE OF IDEAS

4. FLUENCY ASSOCIATIONAL (SPEED)

EXPRESSIONAL

5. FLEXIBILITY (CHANGE OF FOCUS)

SPONTANEOUS : CAT OF RESPONSESADAPTIVE : DIFFERENT SOLN TO SAME PROBLEM

1. SENSITIVITY2. GUESSING

3. PROBLEM RESTRUCTURING

7. ELABORATION : THINK STEP BY STEP8. NON CONVERGENT THINKING

6. ORIGINALITY

10 OCT 01

28 CREATIVITY

12

3

4

5

67

8

910

10 OCT 01

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1

2

3

4

5

67

8

910

10 OCT 01

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12

3

4

5

67

8

910

10 OCT 01

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10 OCT 01

33 CREATIVITY

THE CREATIVE PROCESS

1. IRRITATION

2. PREPARATION

3. INCUBATION

4. ILLUMINATION

5. VERIFICATION

10 OCT 01

34 CREATIVITY

1. PERCEPTUAL BLOCKS

2. EMOTIONAL BLOCKS

3. CULTURAL BLOCKS

4. OTHER BLOCKS

TYPES OF BLOCKS

10 OCT 01

35 CREATIVITY

PERCEPTUAL BLOCKSPERCEPTUAL BLOCKS

CAUSED BY –

MIND’S TENDENCY TO JUMP TO

CONCLUSION – BASED ON ONE’S

OWN PERCEPTIONS.

10 OCT 01

36 CREATIVITY

• STEREOTYPING• TUNNEL VISION• FIXATION• INEFFECTIVE USE OF SENSES• DIFFICULTY IN ISOLATING PROBLEM

PERCEPTUAL BLOCKS

10 OCT 01

37 CREATIVITY

1. PERCEPTUAL BLOCKS

TYPES OF BLOCKS

2. EMOTIONAL

BLOCKS

10 OCT 01

38 CREATIVITY

EMOTIONAL BLOCKSEMOTIONAL BLOCKS

ANGERENVYFEARHATE GREEDLOVELUSTHEALTHHABITSPRESSUREWORRY

TRANSIENT

OR

PERMANENT

INSECURITYWORKHOLISM

CAUSED BY

10 OCT 01

39 CREATIVITY

• OBSESSIVE DESIRE FOR SECURITY AND ORDER

• FEAR OF SUPERIORS / SUBORDINATES

• FEAR OF MAKING MISTAKES

• LACK OF PATIENCE• NEGATIVE ATTITUDE• LACK OF

MOTIVATION

EMOTIONAL EMOTIONAL BLOCKSBLOCKS

10 OCT 01

40 CREATIVITY

1. PERCEPTUAL BLOCKS

2. EMOTIONAL BLOCKS

TYPES OF BLOCKS

3. CULTURAL BLOCKS

10 OCT 01

41 CREATIVITY

CULTURAL BLOCKSCULTURAL BLOCKS

CAUSED BY EFFECTS OF SOCIETY, GROUP,

WORK CULTURE, FAMILY

ENVIRONMENT

10 OCT 01

42 CREATIVITY

• LOGIC BETTER THAN INTUITION

• TRADITION BETTER THAN CHANGE

• RELUCTANCE TO IMPLEMENT NEW IDEAS

• TABOOS

• LACK OF GROUP SPIRIT

CULTURAL BLOCKSCULTURAL BLOCKS

10 OCT 01

43 CREATIVITY

1. PERCEPTUAL BLOCKS

TYPES OF BLOCKS

2. EMOTIONAL BLOCKS

3. CULTURAL BLOCKS

4. OTHER BLOCKS

10 OCT 01

44 CREATIVITY

COMMON BLOCKSCOMMON BLOCKS1. ALLERGY TO AMBIGUITY

2. CONFORMITY

3. FEAR OF FAILURE

4. TOUCHINESS

5. RESOURCE MYOPIA

6. RIGIDITY

7. STARVED SENSIBILITIES

10 OCT 01

45 CREATIVITY

MENTAL BLOCKS TO CREATIVITY

YOUR TEMPERAMENT

10 OCT 01

46 CREATIVITY

TECHNIQUES TOTECHNIQUES TOENHANCE CREATIVITYENHANCE CREATIVITY

1. BRAIN STORMING 2. NOMINAL GROUP

TECHNIQUE (NGT)3. SYNECTICS4. FORCED

RELATIONSHIPS5. ANALOGIES6. MORPHOLOGICAL

ANALYSIS7. ATTRIBUTE LISTING8. CHECK LIST

TECHNIQUE

10 OCT 01

47 CREATIVITY

TO PRACTICE A CONFERENCE

TECHNIQUE BY WHICH A

GROUP ATTEMPTS TO FIND A

SOLUTION FOR A SPECIFIC

PROBLEM BY AMASSING ALL THE

IDEAS SPONTANEOUSLY

DISTRIBUTED BY ITS MEMBERS

BRAIN STORMINGBRAIN STORMINGDEFINITIONDEFINITION

10 OCT 01

48 CREATIVITY

GROUND RULES OFGROUND RULES OFBRAINBRAIN STORMINGSTORMING

1. JUDICIAL THINKING MUST BE WITH HELD

2. “FREE WHEELING” IS WELCOME

3. QUANTITY IS WANTED (QUANTITY BREEDS QUALITY)

4. COMBINATION AND IMPROVEMENT ARE SOUGHT

10 OCT 01

49 CREATIVITY

1. NOT TOO MANY EXPERTS 2. GP SIZE 6 TO 103. IN CERTAIN PROBLEMS –

GENDER MIX4. MORNING TIME MOST

EFFECTIVE5. AVERAGE TIME 1.25 TO 2

HOURS6. PROBLEM – QUITE SPECIFIC &

LIMITED IN RANGE

OTHER OTHER RULES RULES OFOFBRAINBRAIN STORMINGSTORMING

10 OCT 01

50 CREATIVITY

STRENGTHS1. EASY TO LEARN2. APPLICABLE TO MANY ORG PROBLEMS3. DEVELOPMENT OF BETTER INTER

PERSONAL RELATIONS

BRAIN STORMINGBRAIN STORMINGSTRENGTHS & WEAKNESSESSTRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES

WEAKNESSES1. INAPPROPRIATE PROBLEMS &

PROBLEM FORMULATION2. OVER-AMBITIOUS EXPECTATIONS3. DIFFICULTY OF OVERCOMING

PERSONAL INHIBITIONS

10 OCT 01

51 CREATIVITY

BRAIN BRAIN STORMINGSTORMING

COMMON ERRORSCOMMON ERRORS1. EVALUATION 2. LEAVING OUT OF IDEAS BY

NOTE TAKER3. WANDERING AWAY FROM THE

PROBLEM4. INCORRECT DEFINITION OF THE

PROBLEM5. DOMINATION BY THE

CHAIRMAN6. NOT LISTENING TO OTHERS’

IDEAS

10 OCT 01

52 CREATIVITY

TECHNIQUES TOTECHNIQUES TOENHANCE CREATIVITYENHANCE CREATIVITY

1. BRAIN STORMING2. NOMINAL

GROUP TECHNIQUE (NGT)

10 OCT 01

53 CREATIVITY

NOMINAL GROUP TECHNIQUENOMINAL GROUP TECHNIQUE((NGTNGT))

1. SILENT IDEA GENERATION IN WRITING

2. CIRCULATION OF IDEAS AMONGST PARTICIPANTS

3. SERIAL DISCUSSION OF IDEAS

4. SELECTION BY VOTING

10 OCT 01

54 CREATIVITY

TECHNIQUES TOTECHNIQUES TOENHANCE CREATIVITYENHANCE CREATIVITY

1. BRAIN STORMING

2. NOMINAL GROUP TECHNIQUE (NGT)

3. SYNECTICS

10 OCT 01

55 CREATIVITY

SYNECTICSSYNECTICS

• GOAL WISHING

• EXCURSION

• FORCE -FITTING

• EVALUATION

10 OCT 01

56 CREATIVITY

TECHNIQUES TOTECHNIQUES TOENHANCE CREATIVITYENHANCE CREATIVITY

1. BRAIN STORMING

2. NOMINAL GROUP TECHNIQUE (NGT)

3. SYNECTICS4. FORCED RELATIONSHIPS

10 OCT 01

57 CREATIVITY

NILGIRI, YOU ARE MY

AIR INDIA

OF TEA

10 OCT 01

58 CREATIVITY

TECHNIQUES TOTECHNIQUES TOENHANCE CREATIVITYENHANCE CREATIVITY

1. BRAIN STORMING 2. NOMINAL GROUP

TECHNIQUE (NGT)3. SYNECTICS4. FORCED

RELATIONSHIPS5. ANALOGIES• DIRECT• PERSONAL• FANTASY• SYMBOLIC

10 OCT 01

59 CREATIVITY

TECHNIQUES TOTECHNIQUES TOENHANCE CREATIVITYENHANCE CREATIVITY

1. BRAIN STORMING 2. NOMINAL GROUP

TECHNIQUE (NGT)3. SYNECTICS4. FORCED

RELATIONSHIPS5. ANALOGIES6. MORPHOLOGICAL

ANALYSIS

10 OCT 01

60 CREATIVITY

MORPHOLOGICAL BOX-ELEMENTS OFMORPHOLOGICAL BOX-ELEMENTS OFCOMN IN AN ORGCOMN IN AN ORG

INTRA-MGTIN PLANT OPERATION SALES

SUPPLIERSCUSTOMERS

FINANCIALCOMPETITORS

AREA OF COMNAREA OF COMN

COMNCOMN PURPOSES PURPOSES

FUNCTIONS OF MGTFUNCTIONS OF MGTLEADERSHIP

PROBLEMSOLVING

DM

CONTROLAUTHORITY

RESPONSIBILITY (PROFIT)

LOADDISTRIBUTION

INSTRUCTIONACQUISITION OF

KNOWLEDGE DEVELOP UNDERSTANDING

HELP MGT DO ITS JOB

HUMANIZING MGTCOORD

DEVELOP CONFIDENCE

10 OCT 01

61 CREATIVITY

TECHNIQUES TOTECHNIQUES TOENHANCE CREATIVITYENHANCE CREATIVITY

1. BRAIN STORMING 2. NOMINAL GROUP

TECHNIQUE (NGT)3. SYNECTICS4. FORCED

RELATIONSHIPS5. ANALOGIES6. MORPHOLOGICAL

ANALYSIS7. ATTRIBUTE LISTING8. CHECK LIST TECHNIQUE

10 OCT 01

62 CREATIVITY

CHECK LIST TECHNIQUECHECK LIST TECHNIQUE1. WHAT CAN WE ADD TO OBJECT TO IMPROVE

IT?2. SUBTRACT FROM IT WITHOUT DAMAGING?3. WHAT CAN WE ALTER IN IT?4. CAN WE RE-ARRANGE ITS COMPONENTS?5. ADAPT FOR OTHER USES?6. MAGNIFY THE OBJECT GREATLY? 7. MINIATURISE THE OBJECT?8. WHAT OBJECT COULD HAVE OPPOSITE

PROPERTIES?9. OTHER USES OF OBJ?10. NEW WAYS OF UTILISING THE OBJECT?11. ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF PRODUCING

OBJECT?

10 OCT 01

63 CREATIVITY

1. BREAKING AWAY FROM RESTRICTIONS - IDENTIFY YOUR ‘BLOCKS’ - RE-EXAMINE YOUR BOUNDARIES &

ASSUMPTIONS - REJECT THE EITHER OR ALTERNATIVES2. GENERATING NEW IDEAS - LOOK AT SITUATIONS DIFFERENTLY – OTHER

ANGLES - SEEK MANY ALTS (DO NOT SEE ‘ONE BEST WAY’) - ARRANGE DISCONTINUITY (FREE THINKING,

SWITCHING PROBLEMS, CROSS-FERTILISING IDEAS, USING ANALOGIES TO SPARK NEW IDEAS)

3. DELAYING JUDGEMENT. DON’T KILL NEW IDEAS BY SAYING

- IT WON’T WORK - WE ARE ALREADY DOING IT - IT’S TRIED BEFORE, ITS NOT PRACTICAL - IT WON’T SOLVE THE PROBLEM,-TOO RISKY - TOO THEORETICAL …………………..

DEVELOP YOUR ABILITY TO DEVELOP YOUR ABILITY TO THINK CREATIVELYTHINK CREATIVELY

10 OCT 01

65 CREATIVITY

12 STEPS ON STAIR CASE12 STEPS ON STAIR CASEOF CREATIVITYOF CREATIVITY

1. SOURCE FOR MOTIVATION OR INSPIRATION

2. WIDE READING/SCANNING & EXPLORING WIDE AREAS

3. SELECT SUITABLE AREA OR PLATFORM OF WK, WITH RICH POTENTIAL FOR CREATIVITY

4. PRACTISE FOCUSSING ENERGY ON A CHOSEN ISSUE OF INTEREST

5. LEARN TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN LOOKING, SEEING & OBSERVING

6. MAINTAIN DETAILED & METICULOUS RECORD OF ALL OBSNS ...CONTD

10 OCT 01

66 CREATIVITY

12 STEPS ON STAIR CASE12 STEPS ON STAIR CASEOF CREATIVITYOF CREATIVITY

7. CHALLENGE OLD ASSUMPTIONS & MAINTAIN FREEDOM OF MIND

8. HAVE A PHASE OF REFLECTION, INTERACTION OR BRAINSTORMING TO ANALYSE NEW THOUGHTS

9. CONTINUOUSLY & CAREFULLY ELIMINATE CHAFF FROM GRAIN

10.HAVE BRIEF BREAK OF SOLITUDE FOR DISENGAGING MIND

11.SELECT PEAK MOMENTS TO MAXIMISE EFFICIENCY OR EVEN IMAGINATION

12.BE READY TO CATCH THE FLASH OF THAT CHANCE “EUREKA EXPERIENCE”

10 OCT 01

68 CREATIVITY

10 OCT 01

69 CREATIVITY

A SOLDIER SHOULD NOT BE

AFRAID OF ANY THING – NOT

EVEN A NEW IDEA .... SUN TZU