Creativity

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Creative Thinking
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Creativity Techniques

• Brainstorming
• Nominal Grouping
• Delphi Technique
• Lotus Blossom

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Rules to Creative Thinking

• No Criticism
• Quantity, not Quality
• Piggyback Ideas
• The Wilder the Better
• Quickness
• Objectivity
• Be Critical
• Criticize/Attack Ideas, not People

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Brainstorming

• Lateral thinking process approach to
  problem-solving.
• Goals of brainstorming
• Break down problem
• Come up with solutions
• No criticism of ideas. Judgment and analysis at
  this stage will stunt idea generation

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Brainstorming Process

• Appoint someone to write down the ideas.
• Use a flip chart.
• Define the problem
• Lay out any criteria to be met
• Keep the session focused on the problem
• Do not tolerate criticisms of ideas.
• Welcome creativity. Encourage enthusiasm,
  positive attitudes.

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Process Continued

• Welcome creativity. Encourage enthusiasm,
  positive attitudes.
• Ensure no train of thought is followed for too
  long.
• Encourage the use of ideas to create new ideas.
• Use a brainstorming tree or map

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Mind Mapping

• A non-linear problem-solving method
• How to mind-map
• Write the title of the subject in a circle in the
  center of your map (paper).
• For major subject subheadings, draw lines outside
  from this circle.
• Use a different color marker to help distinguish
  them.
• If you have another level of information
  belonging to the subheadings, draw these and link
  them, accordingly.
• Use a different color marker to help distinguish
  them.
• For individual facts or ideas, draw lines out
  from the appropriate heading line and label them.

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Example Mind Map
Solution 1
Solution 1
Solution 2
Solution 2
Issue 2
Issue 1
Solution 3
Solution 3

• DONT FORGET TO
• Define problem
• List contingencies
• List resources
• Brainstorm ideas
• List assumptions

Subject
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Rules while Brainstorming

• Establish Rules
• Promote quantity of ideas (regardless of how far
  fetched they are)
• Allow no criticism or evaluation of ideas as they
  are generated.
• Allow only one idea at a time from each person.
• Encourage idea-building.

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Nominal Group Technique

• Individuals develop ideas
• Ideas are listed and reviewed openly
• All discuss, clarify and evaluate ideas
• Individuals vote or rank order ideas
• Ideas are polled and preferences emerge
• Decision or choice is made

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Delphi Technique

• Ideas are generated in rounds
• The technique
• Round 1
• Participants are surveyed
• Collect and compile all responses
• All participants see everyones responses
• Round 2
• Steps repeated from Round 1
• Repeat rounds until consensus is achieved

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Lotus Blossom (a/k/a MY Method)

• Developed by Yasu Matsummura (MY)
• Technique based upon the lotus blossom flower.
• 8 Central Ideas
• The core
• Ideas, solutions, applications, etc. stemming out
  from these Central Ideas.

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Group Creativity Techniques
Lotus Blossom
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Group Creativity Techniques

• 6-3-5 Method
• 6 participants
• 3 ideas
• 5 minutes
• Each participant (6?) writes 3 ideas in 5 minutes
  on a sheet of paper, then passes the sheet to the
  participant on his/her right. Repeat until
  original sheet returns.

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Group Creativity Techniques

• Nominal Group Technique
• Group members write ideas on separate 3x5 cards
  (as many as possible in time allotted)
• Members in turn post cards on board
• Authors give brief explanations, answer
  questions no sales pitches allowed!
• Participants vote in secret on 1-5 basis

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Other Problem Solving Techniques

• Role-Playing
• All team members act out needs and/or
  expectations of functional group members
• Helps to catch mistakes early
• Storyboarding
• Visual representation of steps needed to bring
  ideas to fruition
• Enables audience to see the idea (vision) and
  its logical progression

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Thats all for now Guys.
Kiran.............