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Creative thinking - How to get out of the box and generate ideas - a visual summary
The document discusses creative thinking and generating ideas that are outside the box. It outlines 4 essentials for out-of-the-box thinking: practice, knowing how to get out of the box, where to go once outside the box, and how to get back inside the box. It emphasizes divergent thinking first to generate many possibilities, followed by convergent thinking to evaluate ideas. It encourages allowing mistakes and new ideas, challenging assumptions, and creating environments where divergent thinking can occur.
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Introduction to creative thinking, emphasizing the need to think outside the box for generating ideas.
Link to a YouTube video that likely supports the concepts presented in the slides.
Recognition that tasks may vary in difficulty depending on individual skills.
Acknowledges that not everyone is skilled in areas like singing; innovation may similarly pose challenges.
Four essential elements required for thinking creatively: practice, navigation skills, direction awareness, and knowing when to return.
Introduces the significance of the previous content.
Discussion on how common shared information contributes to creative thinking.
Factors that contribute to our creative limits: genetic heritage, environment, and experiences.
Discusses the shift between divergent thinking (generating ideas) and convergent thinking (focusing on one).
Stresses the importance of long-term thinking when navigating back to conventional methods.
Highlights that creative thinking generates multiple possibilities rather than a single correct answer.
Encourages not to dismiss new ideas; serendipitous moments can lead to innovation.
Advocates for creating environments that allow for divergent thinking and acceptance of mistakes.
Summary of essential points: varying task difficulty, essentials for creativity, value of divergent thinking, and open-mindedness towards new ideas.
Attribution of the presentation content to Rahul Gupta from IIM Lucknow and the course information.
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- 1. Creative Thinking –How to get outside the box and generate Ideas
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- 3. Some tasks maybe easy for some and hard for others
- 4. Singing is not everybody’sCup of Tea. Boss asking for an innovative idea is difficult.
- 5. 4 Essentials forthinking Out-of-The-Box 1. Practice 2. Know how to get out of the box 3. Know where to go 4. Know how to get back inside
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- 8. What’s in thebox ? 1. Genetic Heritage 2. External Environment 3. Direct & Indirect Experience
- 10. Divergent Thinking firstand then a conscious shift to Convergent Thinking
- 11. We need tovalue Long Thinking as soon as we want to go back inside the box.
- 12. When you thinkcreatively, there is no single correct answer. There are many possibilities.
- 13. Don’t kill NEWIDEAS. Serendipity happens all the time.
- 14. Allow the existenceof divergent thinking and challenge yourself in environments where mistakes are allowed.
- 15. RECAP Some tasksmay be easy for some and difficult for others. 4 Essentials -Practice, how to get out of the box, where to go, how to get back inside Why – Safe inside the box Divergent Thinking first Value Long Thinking No single correct answer.. Don’t kill NEW IDEAS. Allow the existence of divergent thinking
- 18. These slides were createdby Rahul Gupta, IIM Lucknow, as part of a MBA course "Personal Branding" (www.MBASkills.IN) taught by Prof. Sameer Mathur.