product r d session 7 - practical creativity - feb 2013

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Product Research & DevelopmentSession 7The Competency : Practical Creativity

Department of Chemical Engineering

2nd

Semester 2012-2013

V. M. Naik


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Practical Creativity :

Warming Up Exercise

You Have 10 Minutes to Complete

the Creativity-Exercise 1

(a) List as Many Potential Uses asPossible, of a Chalk Stick

(b) List as Many Potential Uses asPossible, of a Ball Point Pen
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Examples

Democracy Doubly Entry Accounting

System

..

Printing Press

Electricity Generator, Electric

Battery, Electric Motor

Anaesthetics

Plumbing and Sewer System Contraceptive Pill

..

The Context 1

Science and Technology Have Been the Most Potent Agents of

Transformation in the History of Human Civilization


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The Context 2

Science and Technology Have Been the MostPotent Agents of Transformation in the History

of Human Civilization

Creative Synthesis of Ideas Is the Source and

Quality-Differentiator of Breakthroughs in

Science & Technology


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The Context 2

Science and Technology Have Been the MostPotent Agents of Transformation in the History

of Human Civilization

Creative Synthesis of Ideas Is the Source and

Quality-Differentiator of Breakthroughs in

Science & Technology

Yet We Do not Prepare Us Adequately for

Taking up Creative Challenges in Academic orIndustrial Research


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The Context 2

Science and Technology Have Been the Most Potent

Agents of Transformation in the History of HumanCivilization

Creative Synthesis of Ideas Is the Source and Quality-

Differentiator of Breakthroughs in Science &

Technology

Yet We Do not Prepare Us Adequately for Taking up

Creative Challenges in Academic or Industrial

Research

We are quite used to exercising our physical body our

muscles, tendons, joints. We do not ask, What is

good of pushups ? You have not lifted anything !

How many approach thinking in the same way?

..Isaac Asimov


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How Do We Define Creativity?

How Do We Measure Creativity ?

Can We Train Ourselves to Become

Creative?


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Let Us Begin with a Simple Case Study


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Case Study of Creativity I.1

The Story of Picnic to a Remote Village, Dabguli


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Stranded Car :

No Mechanic Available in

the Village

No Detectable Fault


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Strange Observation:Two Loose RubberTube Ends


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A Guess (Hypothesis):A Missing MetallicTube (Distance-piece)

Connecting the TwoRubber Tubes, Was theCulprit


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Candidate Hypothesis :Missing MetallicDistance-Piece BetweenRubber Tubes Was theCulprit

An Engineers Solution:Get Metal Tube of an OldRefrigerator, or Motor

Cycle, or Water SupplyLine


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No Metal Tube Could Be Found in the Remote Village

Candidate Hypothesis :Missing MetallicDistance-Piece BetweenRubber Tubes Was theCulprit

An Engineers Solution:Get Metal Tube of an OldRefrigerator, or Motor

Cycle, or Water SupplyLine


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Temporary Solution Offered by

a School Boy


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Temporary Solution Offered by

a School Boy

The Source:Castor Plant The Inventor:Manjunath


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Case Study of Creativity Contd.

What Adjectives Can We Apply to theSuggestion by the School Boy ?

The Suggestion Was ..

.


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The Suggestion Was :

Perceptive of the Real Need

Out of the Box, Unconventional, Ingenious

Surprising, Unbelievable, Unexpected,

Awesome, Electrifying Feasible, Pragmatic, Practical

Useful, Effective, Valuable

Simple but Thought-through

Brave

Eye-opening


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What Can We Say about the School Boy ?

The School Boy Was ..

.


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The School Boy Was :

Able to see Real Need, Person with Broad Outlook,Insightful

Composed, Focused

Knowledgeable about Surroundings

Full of Curiosity, Inquisitive, Observant

Optimistic, Enthusiastic, Energetic, One with lets goattitude

Open-Minded, Risk-taker, Bold, Brave

Imaginative, Genius, Resourceful

Practical, Jugado

Entrepreneurial, Determined, Passionate Helpful


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What Must Have Been the Thought Process ofthe School Boy ?


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Some Generic Facets of Technological

Creativity

Creativity Involves(A) Abstracting the Essence of a Problem


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Creativity

Creativity Involves(A) Abstracting the Essence of the Problem(B) Seeing Invisible Relationships


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Creativity

Creativity Involves(A) Abstracting the Essence of a Problem(B) Seeing Invisible Relationships, and(C) Synthesising a Hither to Nonexistent Idea orArtifactor Hypothesis


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Creativity

(i) Relevant, Practical, Satisfies

Reality Checks, Useful

Creativity Involves(A) Abstracting the Essence of a Problem(B) Seeing Invisible Relationships, and(C) Synthesising a Hither to Nonexistent Idea orArtifact, Which Is :


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Creativity


Reality Checks, Useful(ii) Novel



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Creativity


Reality Checks, Useful(ii) Novel

(iii) Original, Nonobvious



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Creativity


Reality Checks, Useful

(ii) Novel

(iii) Original, Nonobvious


Very often a Catastrophic Event


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How Shall We Rate Creativity ?

Fluency of Ideas Is a Necessary Condition for

Creativity

Nothing Is More Dangerous Than an Idea,

Emile Chartier


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How Shall We Rate Creativity ?

Fluency of Ideas Is a Necessary Condition

Nothing Is More Dangerous Than an Idea,

.if It Is the Only One That You Have

Emile Chartier

How Do We Rate Quality of an Idea?

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