This book will walk you through lessons and techniques to uncover your creative potential, learn blocks and blockbusters to creativity, become a confident and innovative problem-solver, and help build a climate for creativity. Everyone has untapped creativity waiting to be released! This book will help you uncover more of your innate creative potential and teach you how to access your creativity at will. Anyone can develop the skills to become a better idea-generator and innovative problem-solver.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started What Is Creativity? Everyone Is Creative Your I.Q. Is Not Your C.Q.
Section 2: Creativity Blocks and Blockbusters You Were Born to Be Creative Blocks and Blockbusters to Creativity Block 1: Negative Attitude Block 2: Fear of Failure Block 3: Excessive Stress Block 4: Following the Rules Block 5: Making Assumptions Block 6: Over-Reliance on Logic Block 7: Believing You Are Not Creative 20 Ways to Develop Your Creative Potential
Section 3: Techniques for Idea Generation What Did You Learn in School? Letting Go of Preconceptions Idea-Generating Questions Different Points of View Split Brain Theory Balancing Your Brain Functions Whole-Brain Problem Solving Intuition Phases of Creativity Metaphorical Thinking Using Analogies Visual Thinking
Section 4: Group Creativity Managing for Creativity Idea Killers Idea Growers Eight Ways to Increase Your Team’s Creativity The P-P-C Technique Humorous Warm-Ups Brainstorming Brainwriting Forced Connections
Section 5: Innovation and Practical Solutions The Politics of Creativity Strengthening Your Presentation Basic Considerations in Selling an Idea My Personal Assessment and Action Plan
Objectives
Identify the characteristics of creative people
Explore techniques for encouraging creativity
Understand the ways creativity can be destroyed
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