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UHS 2122 Creative Thinking: (Pemikiran Kreatif)

This document discusses creative thinking and problem solving. It defines creativity as the ability to imagine something new based on existing resources. Creative methods include evolution, synthesis, revolution, and reapplication. The document also lists common negative attitudes that block creativity, such as thinking "it can't be done" or "I'm not creative." Finally, it outlines the positive attitudes of creative people, including curiosity, a belief in solving problems, and seeing problems as interesting challenges.

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UHS 2122 Creative Thinking: (Pemikiran Kreatif)

This document discusses creative thinking and problem solving. It defines creativity as the ability to imagine something new based on existing resources. Creative methods include evolution, synthesis, revolution, and reapplication. The document also lists common negative attitudes that block creativity, such as thinking "it can't be done" or "I'm not creative." Finally, it outlines the positive attitudes of creative people, including curiosity, a belief in solving problems, and seeing problems as interesting challenges.

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UHS 2122

Creative Thinking
(Pemikiran Kreatif)

Mohd Nasir Masroom,


[email protected]

MENJANA MINDA KREATIF DAN INOVATIF


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What is Creativity?

• …is the ability to imagine or invent


something new.. (based on existence
resources)
• …is also an attitude: the ability to accept
change and newness…
• ...is a process. Creative people work
hard and continually to improve ideas
and solutions.
Creative Methods

• Evolution. This is the method of


incremental improvement.
• For example, look at the history of the
automobile.
• Critical principle: Every problem that
has been solved can be solved again
in a better way.
• Synthesis. -- two or more existing ideas
are combined into a third, new idea.
• For example, combine two events into
one.
• Revolution. Sometimes the best new
idea is a completely different one, an
marked change from the previous ones.
• For example, "How can I make my
lectures better and better?"
• Reapplication. Look at something old
in a new way.
• For example, a paperclip can be used
as a tiny screwdriver.
• Changing Direction. Many creative
breakthroughs occur when attention is
shifted from one angle of a problem to
another.
• (identify the problem, not it’s symptoms)
Negative Attitudes That Block Creativity

• 1. Oh no, a problem! The reaction to a


problem is often a bigger problem than the
problem itself.
• A problem is an opportunity.
• Meeting problems as challenges and
opportunities to improve things.
• Seeking problems aggressively will build
confidence, increase happiness, and give you a
better sense of control over your life.
• Problem could be define;
• (1) seeing the difference between what
you have and what you want.
• (2) Recognizing or believing that there
is something better than the current
situation
• (3) An opportunity for a positive act.
• 2. It can't be done. This attitude is, in
effect, surrendering before the battle.
• And giving up before starting is, of
course, self fulfilling.
• "The difficult we do immediately; the
impossible takes a little longer."
• 3. I can't do it. Or There's nothing I can
do. Some people think, well maybe the
problem can be solved by some expert.
• …because I'm not;
• (a) smart enough,
• (b) an engineer,
• (c) a blank (whether educated, expert, etc.)
• …a good mind with a positive attitude
and some good problem solving skills
will go far in solving any problem.
• Motivation, Interest in and commitment
to the problem are the keys.
• 4. But I'm not creative. Everyone is creative
to some extent.
• Most people are capable of very high levels of
creativity;
• The problem is that this creativity has been
suppressed by education. All you need to do
is let it come back to the surface. You will
soon discover that you are surprisingly
creative.
• 5. That's childish. In our effort to
appear always mature and sophisticated,
we often ridicule the creative, playful
attitudes that marked our younger years.
• Remember that sometimes people laugh
when something is actually funny, but
often they laugh when they lack the
imagination to understand the situation.
• 6. What will people think? There is
strong social pressure to conform and
to be ordinary and not creative.
• People are already talking about you,
saying that your nose is too big or your
shoes are funny or you date weird
people.
• Creative Person: "I like to put water in my orange juice so it's less sweet."
Ordinary Person: "You're weird, you know?"

• Ordinary Person: "What are you doing?"


Creative Person: "We're painting our mailbox."
Ordinary Person: "You're crazy."

• Creative Person: "Why don't we add a little garlic?"


Ordinary Person: "Because the recipe doesn't call for garlic."

• Ordinary Person: "Why are you going this way? It's longer."
Creative Person: "Because I like the drive."
Ordinary Person: "Did anyone ever tell you you're strange?"
• 7. I might fail. Fear of failure is one of
the major obstacles to creativity and
problem solving.
• The cure is to change your attitude
about failure.
• Failing is a sign of action and struggle
and attempt--much better than inaction.
Myths about Creative Thinking and
Problem Solving

• 1. Every problem has only one


solution (or one right answer).
• What is THE solution to putting words
on paper?
• (Fountain pen, ball point, pencil, marker,
typewriter, printer, Xerox machine,
printing press)
• 2. The best answer/solution/method
has already been found.
• What is the solution to human
transportation?
• The ox or horse, the cart, the wagon,
the train, the car, the airplane, the jet..
• 3. Creative answers are complex
technologically.
• Many problems that seem to require a
technological solution can be addressed
in other ways.
Positive Attitudes for Creativity

• 1. Curiosity.
• Creative people want to know things--all
kinds of things-- just to know them.
• Knowledge does not require a reason.
• Knowledge is enjoyable and often
useful in strange and unexpected ways.
• 2. Challenge.
• Curious people like to identify and
challenge the assumptions behind
ideas, proposals, problems, beliefs, and
statements.
• 3. Constructive discontent.
• …the ability to see a need for
improvement and to propose a method
of making that improvement.
• Constructive discontent is a positive,
enthusiastic discontent, reflecting the
thought, "Hey, I know a way to make that
better."
• 4. A belief that most problems can be
solved.
• By faith at first and by experience later
on, the creative thinker believes that
something can always be done to
eliminate or help alleviate almost every
problem.
• 5. The ability to suspend judgment
and criticism.
• It is important for the creative thinker to
be able to suspend judgment when new
ideas are arriving, to have an optimistic
attitude toward ideas in general, and to
avoid condemning them with the typical
kinds of negative responses.
• 6. Seeing the good in the bad.
• Creative thinkers, when faced with poor
solutions, don't cast them away.
• …because there may be something useful
even in the worst ideas.
• And however little that good may be, it
might be turned to good effect or made
greater.
• 7. Problems lead to improvements.
• …but such unexpected and perhaps
unwanted problems are not necessarily
bad, because they often permit
solutions that leave the world better
than before the problem arose.
• 8. A problem can also be a solution.
• A fact that one person describes as a
problem can sometimes be a solution for
someone else.
• For example, soon after the advent of cyanoacrylate
adhesives (super glue), it was noted that if you weren't
careful, you could glue your fingers together with it. This
problem--a permanent skin bond--was soon seen as a
solution, also. Surgeons in Viet Nam began to use super
glue to glue wounds together.
• 9. Problems are interesting and
emotionally acceptable.
• Creative people see problems as
interesting challenges worth tackling.
Characteristics of the Creative Person

• curious
• seeks problems
• enjoys challenge
• optimistic
• able to suspend judgment
• comfortable with imagination
• sees problems as opportunities
• sees problems as interesting
• problems are emotionally acceptable
• challenges assumptions
• doesn't give up easily: perseveres, works hard

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