© 2005 destination imagination, inc. creative problem solving tools.ppt the right tool makes the...
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© 2005 Destination ImagiNation, Inc.Creative Problem Solving Tools.ppt
The right tool makes the job easier
The right tool makes the job easier
CREATIVE PROBLEMCREATIVE PROBLEMSOLVING TOOLSSOLVING TOOLS
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GoalsGoals
• To understand that the Creative Problem Solving process consists of both Creative and Critical Thinking
• To understand the Guidelines for Generating and Focusing
• To learn several Generating and Focusing Tools to apply in problem-solving situations
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Goals cont’dGoals cont’d
• To become familiar with The Problem Solver’s Practical Toolbox and how thinking tools are related to the components and roles within Destination ImagiNation®
• To help Appraisers be able to recognize the use of Generating and Focusing Tools by team members in both Team Challenge and Instant Challenge Presentations
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MethodsMethods
• Presentation
• Discussion
• Activities
• Debrief
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Creative ThinkingCreative Thinking
Encountering gaps, paradoxes, opportunities, challenges, or concerns; then searching for meaningful new connections by generating:
• Many possibilities• Varied possibilities • Unusual or original possibilities• Details to expand or enrich possibilities
Source: Treffinger, Isaksen, & Dorval, 2000. Adapted by permission.
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Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking
Examining possibilities carefully, fairly, and constructively; then focusing your thoughts and actions by:
• Organizing and analyzing possibilities• Refining and developing promising
possibilities • Ranking or prioritizing options• Choosing or deciding on certain options
Source: Treffinger, Isaksen, & Dorval, 2000. Adapted by permission.
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Creative Problem Solving V6.1Creative Problem Solving V6.1
UNDERSTANDINGTHE CHALLENGE
ConstructingOpportunities
FramingProblems
ExploringData
PREPARINGFOR ACTION
DevelopingSolutions
BuildingAcceptance
GENERATINGIDEASGenerating
Ideas
DesigningProcess
PLANNINGYOUR APPROACH
Creative Problem Solving—Version 6.1™
AppraisingTasks
© 2003, Center for Creative Learning, Inc. and Creative Problem Solving Group, Inc.
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• Use deferred Judgment
• Seek Quantity
• Freewheel
• Look for Combinations
Guidelines for Using Thinking Tools to Generate OptionsGuidelines for Using Thinking Tools to Generate Options
Reproduced by permission
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• Use Affirmative Judgment
• Be Deliberate
• Stay on Course
• Consider Novelty
Guidelines for Using Thinking Tools to Focus OptionsGuidelines for Using Thinking Tools to Focus Options
Reproduced by permission
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Goals for Generating ToolsGoals for Generating Tools
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Fluency
Flexibility
Originality
Elaboration
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What they say about generating . . .What they say about generating . . .
“The best way to get a good ideais to get a lot of ideas.”
Linus Pauling
“100 ideas per hour indicates a good brainstorming session.”
Tom Kelley
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Generating ActivityGenerating Activity
BrainstormingThe Tube
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Generating ActivityGenerating Activity
Stop and GoBrainstorming
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Generating ActivityGenerating Activity
Brainwriting
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Generating ActivityGenerating Activity
SCAMPER
SubstituteCombineAdaptModify / Magnify / MinifyPut to new useEliminateReverse
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ActivityActivity
Manipulating the News
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Creativity is influenced by …Creativity is influenced by …
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Fluency
Flexibility
Originality
Elaboration
Evaluation
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ALoUALoU
• Advantages
• Limitations and how to overcome them
• Unique features or Potentials
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ActivityActivity
Sequencing: S-M-L• Short• Medium• Long
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ReviewReview
• CPS is a process using both Creative and Critical thinking
• Creative thinking – use Generating Tools
• Critical thinking – use Focusing tools
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AssessmentAssessment
• Identify each tool and when to use it:– Brainstorming– Stop and Go Brainstorming Variation– Brainwriting Variation– SCAMPER– ALoU– Sequencing (S-M-L)
• Questions?
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Final TipsFinal Tips
• Look for opportunities to use the tools but be certain you know why you selected a specific tool
• Use the right tool for the job
• Combine Tools – Generating Tool followed by Focusing Tool
• If the tool isn’t working – try another
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Thank you for coming
Thank you for coming