independently. The creative problem-solving process was originally developed by Alex Osborn and Sid Parnes. Creative problem solving (CPS) is a way of...
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Problem solving is the process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles, a frequent part of most activities. Problems in need of solutions range from...
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memory, that contribute to creative problem solving. In one relevant experiment, researchers demonstrated that problem-solving insight can be dramatically...
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Creativity (redirect from Creative impulse)
terms of approach to problem solving, it is believed[by whom?] that both are employed to some degree in solving most real-world problems. In 1992, Finke,...
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Situation puzzle (redirect from Lateral thinking problem)
be required to solve a situation puzzle. The term lateral thinking was coined by Edward de Bono to denote a creative problem-solving style that involves...
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Creative problem solving Cyc Deductive reasoning Divergent thinking Educational psychology Executive function Facilitation (business) General Problem...
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Odyssey of the Mind (section Long-term problems)
OotM, is a creative problem-solving program where team members present their solution at a competition to a predefined long-term problem that takes many...
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Problem finding is part of the larger problem process that includes problem shaping and problem solving. Problem finding requires intellectual vision and...
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Product design (redirect from Creative visualization (design))
by Don Koberg and Jim Bagnel in "The Seven Universal Stages of Creative Problem-Solving." The process is usually completed by a group of people with different...
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and creative problem-solving skills are further used in other areas beyond creative writing.[citation needed] Some people suggest that creative writing...
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"Osborn-Parnes Creative Problem Solving Process" (commonly referred to as CPS). He co-founded the Creative Education Foundation's Creative Problem Solving Institute...
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theory Closure Configuration Contextual Continuous Cradle-to-cradle Creative problem-solving Creativity techniques Critical Design fiction Defensive Design–bid–build...
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University's Center for Creative Inquiry, to increase divergent thinking. Those centers are teaching students creative problem solving and design thinking...
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Creative Problem Solving Institute and the CREA Conference in Europe. Parnes, Sidney J. (1960). Instructors manual for semester courses in creative problem...
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embraced her neurodiversity and credits it with contributing to her creative problem-solving and innovative business approach. In interviews, Grede has emphasized...
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The Creative Education Foundation (CEF) is a non-profit U.S. membership organization dedicated to creativity and problem solving, founded in Buffalo, New...
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former professor for communication, book author and expert on creative problem-solving Bill Van Gundy, former college basketball coach, father of Jeff...
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How to Solve It (1945) is a small volume by mathematician George Pólya, describing methods of problem solving. This book has remained in print continually...
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colleague. Sid was a creativity researcher and teacher at the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI) in Buffalo, New York founded by Alex Osborn. Building...
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metrics of success. Diverge: Explore, develop and iterate creative ways of solving the problem, regardless of feasibility. Converge: Identify ideas that...
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enhance creative problem solving and flexible yet careful thinking. Some studies have stated that positive moods let people think creatively, freely,...
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dominant but different views of the design process: as a rational problem-solving process and as a process of reflection-in-action. They suggested that...
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to Problem Solving. New York 1984. ISBN 0-8144-5545-X Arthur B. VanGundy: Stalking the Wild Solution: A Problem Finding Approach to Creative Problem Solving...
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Michael C (1991). Creative problem solving: total systems intervention. Chichester: Wiley. Flood, R L (1995). Solving problem solving. Chichester: Wiley...
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system design Hypersystems Modular design Morphological analysis (problem-solving) Systems analysis and design SCSD (School Construction Systems Development)...
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Outline of thought (redirect from List of creative thought processes)
somehow valuable Creative problem solving – Mental process of problem solvingPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Creative writing – Academic...
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environment for the people using the space. With a keen eye for detail and a creative flair, an interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordinates...
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Nine windows (category Problem solving methods)
multiscreen diagram, or system operator tool is a creative problem-solving technique that analyzes a problem across time and relative to its place within a...
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Brainstorming (category Group problem solving methods)
Osborn began developing methods for creative problem-solving. He was frustrated by employees' inability to develop creative ideas individually for ad campaigns...
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measuring the influence of functional fixedness on a participant's problem solving capabilities. The test was created by Gestalt psychologist Karl Duncker...
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