creativity

what is componential theory of creativity

it was created by amabele in the 80s. she said that creativity is determined by 3 component

1. creative-thinking skills: methods people use to solve problems, this can be learned

2. expertise: being good on the domain you are working on, knowledge, skill, talent

3. motivation: willingness to engage in the activity passion

What are the 5 elelements of creativity according to Jefrrey Stengberg

1. creative thinking ability

2. intrinsic motivation

3. expertise

4. creative environment

5. venturesome personality

What is the definition of creativity according to Jefrrey Stengberg

ability to generate ideas and solutions that are original, novel and useful

What is the VIPS model

Bernstein said that when evaluation creative work there are 4 things to consider

visibility: is it recognizible?

identity: is it unique and authentic?

promise: does it have potential

simplicity: is it easy to understand?

what are the leadership and management practises that foster creativity?

Teresa amabile identified 6 leadership and management practises that foster creativity

1. intelectual challenge (instrinsic motivation)

2. freedom to choose method (always with clear goals)

3. supply the right resources (time and money)

4. Effective group design (diversity)

5. supervisory support (evaluate and support quickly)

6. organizational support (avoid highly political corporate environment)

what is the CPS model

A model created by Osborn-parnes (the inventor of braninstorming) It’s a method for approaching a problem/challeng in a creative an innovative way. the solution is created or “found” rather than learned with assitance. he identified 6 steps in order to find the requested

1. Mess finding: what’s the issue?

2. facts founding: gather facts

3. problem finding: define the problem

4. idea finding: brainstorming

5. solution finding: choose best solution

6. acceptance finding: get buy-in and implement

What are the tools for creative thinking

1. 6 thinking hats (edward de bono)

2. SCAMPER (eberle)

3. mind mapping (tony buzan)

4. Fishbone diagram (ishikawa)

what is the 6 thinking hats?

it’s a method used in groups to look at a problem from different angles. created by edward de bono

1. green: creativity and ideas

2. yellow: benefits

3. red: feelings

4. black: cautios

5. white: facts and data

6. blue: process

What is the SCAMPER model?

it gives us 7 strategies for generating ideas. Created by Eberle.

1. substitute

2. combine

3. adapt

4. modify

5. put to another use

6. eliminate

7. reverse

What is mind mapping?

created by Tony Buzzan. It’s a visual thinking method. It imitated the. way the brain thinks

1. central image

2. branches

3. keyworkds

4. colors and images

5. hierarchy

what are the different thinking types?

1. divergent thinking: intuitive, generate many unique ideas.

2. convergent thinking. logical and structured, narrows down to the best idea

3. vertical vs lateral thinking

• vertical: logical and structure, don’t skip steps, go deeper into the problem, often used in science and math

• lateral: creative and non-linear. instead of step by step you look at the problem from a different angle, jump between ideas. good for innovation and brainstorming

what are the 3 creative process models (CPS)

1. Osborn-parnes: CPS creative problem solving. using brainstorming, solution not learned but found

2. Grahan wallas model: PIIV. preparation, incubation, ilumination, verification

what is the graham wallas model?

it’s a creative thinking model with 4 steps

1. preparation: gather facts

2. incubation: let it sit uncounciosly

3. ilumination: the Aha moment

4. verification: evaluate and implement