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| Obstacles to creativity | these are behaviors or other variables that stand in the way of our being creative |
| Kinds of creativity | Creativity does not belong just to art or music. Even social skills and other skills involve creativity. |
| Thinking Tools for Creativity | These are aids in helping us be more creative |
| Blue Hat in de Bono's thinking tool | Stands for control, management, large view |
| Red Hat in de Bono's thinking tool | Stands for emotion, emotional response to topic |
| White Hat in de Bono's thinking tool | Stands for collection of facts |
| Yellow Hat in de Bono's thinking tool | Stands for optimism, positive approach |
| Black Hat in de Bono's thinking tool | Stands for caution, looking at possible problems |
| Green Hat in de Bono's thinking tool | Stands for creative, new way of looking at something |
| Fear of failure | Not the worst fear for creative person |
| Fear of not trying out new idea | Worst fear for a creative person |
| Lateral thinking--tool for creativity | Jumping outside the box instead of logical, vertical movement of thought |
| Arthur Koestler's theory of bisociation | creatively combining ideas from two areas that are very different |
| Architect Calatrava's buildings | combine concept of building with nature and skeletons |
| Milwaukee Art Museum | Example of architect Calatrava's combining architecture with structures from nature |
| Pre-crastination | Getting everything done immediately, which could hinder creativity |
| Extreme procrastination | Doing project at very last minute, which could hinder creativity |
| Moderate procrastination | Can enhance creativity because it gives your unconscious time to mull over ideas |
| Brainstorming | A tool for creativity in which you generate ideas quickly, not worrying about whether they are "right" |
| Checklist of questions to spark creativity | Who, what, where, when, why, how |
| Changing Perspective | A thinking tool for creativity that has us put ourselves in other people's shoes |
| Embracing different experiences/people | A tool for creativity that encourages us to think outside the box |
| 1st Stage of Creative Process | Preparation Stage--Start thinking about project/doing some research |
| 2nd Stage of Creative Process | Incubation Stage--You step away and take a break. Don't think about project. |
| 3rd Stage of Creative Process | Insight/Illumination--Eureka Moment Stage--You get an idea of what to do/how to approach task. |
| 4th Stage of Creative Process | Evaluation Stage--Think critically about project/possibly get feedback about it |
| 5th Stage of Creative Process | Verification/Elaboration---You get to work and create the project. |
| Phone and Computer | Two very different ideas that can be combined to create a smart phone |
| slice of bread and hamburger bun | Two items in same category: not using bisociation |
