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- Creative Thinking Encouraging the use of characteristics such
as hunches, insights, intuition, and fantasy to promote creativity
Divergent thinking Ideas should vary Convergent thinking Ideas must
come together Encouraging the use of characteristics such as
hunches, insights, intuition, and fantasy to promote creativity
Divergent thinking Ideas should vary Convergent thinking Ideas must
come together
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- Enhancing Group Creativity Brainstorming Process of tapping
creativity by generating as many ideas as possible without
evaluation Guidelines for Brainstorming Preview brainstorming rules
in group Preview brainstorming rules in group Focus on problem
Focus on problem Come up with as many solutions as possible Come up
with as many solutions as possible No evaluation or judgment No
evaluation or judgment Keep on generating ideas Keep on generating
ideas Record ideas Record ideas Evaluate ideas LATER Evaluate ideas
LATER Brainstorming Process of tapping creativity by generating as
many ideas as possible without evaluation Guidelines for
Brainstorming Preview brainstorming rules in group Preview
brainstorming rules in group Focus on problem Focus on problem Come
up with as many solutions as possible Come up with as many
solutions as possible No evaluation or judgment No evaluation or
judgment Keep on generating ideas Keep on generating ideas Record
ideas Record ideas Evaluate ideas LATER Evaluate ideas LATER
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- Synectics Process of stimulating creativity through metaphor
and looking for similarities in different things Examples of
Synectics Learning is like cooking. Certain ingredients come
together to make one whole dish. Each ingredient comes from a
different place, coming together to form a whole. Teaching is like
a roller coaster sometimes you are thrown for a loop, but the ride
is always fun. The Velcro example!Synectics Process of stimulating
creativity through metaphor and looking for similarities in
different things Examples of Synectics Learning is like cooking.
Certain ingredients come together to make one whole dish. Each
ingredient comes from a different place, coming together to form a
whole. Teaching is like a roller coaster sometimes you are thrown
for a loop, but the ride is always fun. The Velcro example!
Enhancing Group Creativity, 2
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- Mind Mapping Process of using free-association to move away
from linear thinking How Mind Mapping Works subject The center of
the mind map is the subject ; often represented by a picture or
symbol major characteristics or associations List the subjects
major characteristics or associations, connected to the subject by
lines So.lets see what a Mind Map looks like Mind Mapping Process
of using free-association to move away from linear thinking How
Mind Mapping Works subject The center of the mind map is the
subject ; often represented by a picture or symbol major
characteristics or associations List the subjects major
characteristics or associations, connected to the subject by lines
So.lets see what a Mind Map looks like Enhancing Group Creativity,
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- A Mind Map Enhancing Group Creativity, 2
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- Critical Thinking Using evidence, reasoning, and logic to reach
a conclusion or solve a problem Evidence: Evidence: facts, data,
qualified opinions, and other information to back a claim or
conclusion Arguments: Arguments: claims supported by evidence and
reasoning Using evidence, reasoning, and logic to reach a
conclusion or solve a problem Evidence: Evidence: facts, data,
qualified opinions, and other information to back a claim or
conclusion Arguments: Arguments: claims supported by evidence and
reasoning
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- Enhancing Critical Thinking HAVE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE * Be
open-minded (willing to consider new information or ideas) * Be
skeptical (question assumptions, ask for proof) GATHER INFORMATION
direct observation books, articles the Web (incl. databases, etc.)
interviews HAVE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE * Be open-minded (willing to
consider new information or ideas) * Be skeptical (question
assumptions, ask for proof) GATHER INFORMATION direct observation
books, articles the Web (incl. databases, etc.) interviews
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- Enhancing Critical Thinking, 2 EVALUATE THE INFORMATION * Facts
(verifiable by independent observation) * Opinions (inferences that
are probable) * Ambiguities (something with more than one possible
meaning) * Credibility (evaluate bias, expertise, other expert
opinion) EVALUATE THE INFORMATION * Facts (verifiable by
independent observation) * Opinions (inferences that are probable)
* Ambiguities (something with more than one possible meaning) *
Credibility (evaluate bias, expertise, other expert opinion)
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- Enhancing Critical Thinking, 2 LOOK FOR REASONING ERRORS
Fallacies (mistakes in reasoning) Overgeneralizations (jumping to
conclusions) Attacking the Person Rather Than the Argument
Confusing Causal Relationships Either-or Thinking (black-and-white
thinking) Faulty or Incomplete Comparisons LOOK FOR REASONING
ERRORS Fallacies (mistakes in reasoning) Overgeneralizations
(jumping to conclusions) Attacking the Person Rather Than the
Argument Confusing Causal Relationships Either-or Thinking
(black-and-white thinking) Faulty or Incomplete Comparisons
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- Enhancing Critical Thinking, 2 AVOID GROUPTHINK (excessively
high group cohesiveness where disagreement is seen as disloyalty)
Symptoms Group overestimates its power & righteousness Group
becomes closed-minded Pressure to conform Prevention Encourage
discussion Establish group norm to evaluate all information Devils
advocate Prevent leaders from expressing premature opinion Keep
group from being isolated from external opinion and information
AVOID GROUPTHINK (excessively high group cohesiveness where
disagreement is seen as disloyalty) Symptoms Group overestimates
its power & righteousness Group becomes closed-minded Pressure
to conform Prevention Encourage discussion Establish group norm to
evaluate all information Devils advocate Prevent leaders from
expressing premature opinion Keep group from being isolated from
external opinion and information