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Creative and Critical thinking in the small group

Creative and Critical thinking in the small group. Chapter 7. Begins with imaginations, intuition, and creativity . What is Creative Thinking?. Four Factors Crucial T o C reative Thinking: 1. Support 2. Tolerance 3. Teamwork 4. Deadline. What is Creative Thinking? .

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Creative and Critical thinking in the small group

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  1. Creative and Critical thinking in the small group Chapter 7

  2. Begins with imaginations, intuition, and creativity What is Creative Thinking?

  3. Four Factors Crucial To Creative Thinking: 1. Support 2. Tolerance 3. Teamwork 4. Deadline What is Creative Thinking?

  4. Types Of Thinking Involved: 1. Divergent 2. Convergent What is Creative Thinking?

  5. Four Crucial Characteristics Of The Group: 1. Diversity 2. Structure 3. Overall Climate 4. Environment What is Creative Thinking?

  6. Brainstorming Preview Problem Ideas Evaluation Enhancing Group Activity

  7. Brainstorming • Brainwriting • Electronic Brainstorming Enhancing Group Activity

  8. Metaphors + Analogies = Synectics Techniques: - Perspective - Comparison - Imagination Enhancing Group Activity

  9. Mind-Mapping Enhancing Group Activity

  10. What is the difference between critical and creative thinking? Evidence Logic What Makes Thinking Critical?

  11. How Are Creative and Critical thinking Related? “Creative thinking is essential to productivity and effective problem-solving", while “critical thinking involves careful and systematic examination of the information used by the group.” What Makes Thinking Critical?

  12. Have The Right Attitude * Wanting to do things right * Prove – It Enhancing Critical Thinking In A Group

  13. Gathering Information • Assessment • Sources Enhancing Critical Thinking In A Group

  14. Evaluate The Gathered Information Meaning Fact, opinion, or inference Ambiguous terms and phrases Enhancing Critical Thinking In A Group

  15. Check For Errors In Reasoning Fallacies– Fallacies tend to sidetrack the argument or discussion, taking the audiences attention from the original and /or main issue Watch For: -Overgeneralization - Off-topic attacks -Correlation = Causality -Either-or -Inaccurate comparisons Enhancing Critical Thinking In A Group

  16. Groupthink “…commonly refers to bad decision-making due to poor information processing in groups.” Groupthink

  17. Symptoms Of Groupthink • Overconfidence • Close-mindedness • Pressure to conform Groupthink

  18. Preventing Groupthink • Search out opinions • Welcome opposition • Discourage influence from leaders • Prevent insulation Groupthink

  19. “The early bird may get the worm/ but the second mouse gets the cheese.” Group Activity

  20. It’s Quiz Time!

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