Question

How can creative thinking be enhanced and briefly explain it?

Answer 1

a) Originality: Originality can be developed by practicing fluency, flexibility, habit of associative thinking, exploring linkages, and fusing distinct or remote idea.

b) Use of imagination: Engaging more frequently in activities which require use of imagination and original thinking rather than routine work according to interest and hobbies.

c) Not to accept initial ideas: Never accepting the first ideas or solution.  Many ideas die because we reject them thinking that the idea might be a silly idea i.e. we have to first generate a number of possible ideas or solutions, then select the best from among them.

d) Getting feedback: Getting a feedback on the solutions we decide one from others who are less personally involved in the task.

e) Chance to incubate: Giving ideas the chance to incubate. Allowing time for incubation between production of ideas and the stage of evaluation of ideas, may bring in the 'Aha' ! experience.

f) Diagram Thinking: Sometimes ideas luster like branches of a tree. It is useful to diagram our thinking so that we can follow each possible branch to its completion.

g) Developing independent thinking: Developing independent thinking in making judgements, figuring out things without any help or resources.

h) Self confident: To be self confident and positive. Never undermine to your creative potential to experience the joy of your creation.

Originality, Use of imagination, Not to accept initial ideas, Getting feedback, Chance to incubate, Diagram thinking, Developing independent thinking, Self confident