Creative thinking the personal web site of evangelos ergen. However, serious creativity is a more elaborated study of lateral thinking in its broadest and most practical dimensions. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. The journal for quality and participation, 18, 1218. They have since become the most widely used school materials for the direct teaching of thinking as a basic skill worldwide. Mastering creativity, 1st edition this guide is free and you are welcome to share it with others. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read serious creativity. In that book i described how the nerve networks in the brain. Today it is understood as a skill that we can all learn, develop and apply. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. For most of my life, i didnt consider myself to be particularly creative. As many of you know, i developed an enhanced method of group creativity think brainstorming called infinite ideas for more information, visit ach.
Serious creativity will seem a contradiction in terms for many people. I was especialy impressed with his explanations of the creative pause, focus, and how to come up with alternatives. This environment is an extension of online discussion room, and extended to assign hat to each learner, facilitate to think based on his hat,and visualize which hat is on. He has held appointments at the universities of oxford, london, cambridge and harvard.
Creative thinking cheat sheet from serious creativity edward debono six thinking hats structured brainstorming strategy only allow one kind of thinking at any time to. He also holds a phd from cambridge and an md from the university of malta. He originated the concept of lateral thinking and developed formal techniques for deliberate. I didnt play a musical instrument or even know how to read music. How to be creative under pressure and turn ideas into action. I would say that over 95 percent of academics worldwide still hold this view. Creative thinking cheat sheet from serious creativity.
He shows how creativity is a learnable skill one that everyone can use to improve their performance. I was especialy impressed with his explanations of the creative. Exploring creative information literacy practices via divergent. He is the inventor of the phrase lateral thinking which is now in the oxford english dictionary. Several of these are addressed throughout this book, and may. Using the power of lateral thinking to create new ideas book online at best prices in india on. A worldrenowned writer and philosopher, he is the leading authority in the field of creative thinking and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill. He originated the term lateral thinking, wrote the book six thinking hats and is a proponent of the teaching of thinking as a subject in schools. Creativity is thinking up new things theodore levitt. For example, if the task were to provide an idea for a new restaurant and the random word chosen was cloak. There are a number of unanswered questions about childrens divergent thinking and creativity. Century through bruners 5e lenses of knowledge construction to improve pedagogies of the new learning paradigm. The logic of creativity in 1969 1 wrote a book called the mechanism of mind.
In 1995, he created the futuristic documentary film, 2040. Creative thinking cheat sheet from serious creativity edward debono six thinking hats structured brainstorming strategy only allow one kind of thinking at any time to avoid excessive thinking of any kind. Tap into your creative potential creativity was once thought to be a talent bestowed upon a lucky few. Creativity step by step up to now concerning the ebook we now have lateral thinking. Serious creativity free ebook download as pdf file. His lateral thinking tools are based directly on how the brain functions as a selforganizing information system. Using the power of lateral thinking to create new ideas 1992. He then explains how you can unlock your own creativity to reap the personal and professional rewards it will bring.
He attended st edwards college, malta, during world war ii and then the university of malta where he qualified in medicine. The authors developed a cscl environment to utilize six thinking hats. The muse never appears to most of ushence the value of this book. Using the power of lateral thinking to create new ideas. Serious creativity brainstorming creativity scribd. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. I have read most of his books, and seen him speak at the international conferences on thinking.
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