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Ian McGilchrist , “The master and his emissary”

Ian McGilchrist , “The master and his emissary”. Left brain. Right brain. Creative thinking Lateral Diverging Finding possibities Free of criticism Subjective Many right answers Visual Associativesees the whole. Critical thinking Analytic Converging Vertical Finding probabilistic

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Ian McGilchrist , “The master and his emissary”

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  1. Ian McGilchrist, “The master and his emissary”

  2. Left brain Right brain Creative thinking Lateral Diverging Finding possibities Free of criticism Subjective Many right answers Visual Associativesees the whole Critical thinking Analytic Converging Vertical Finding probabilistic Critical Objective A single right answer Verbal Linear Focuses on detail

  3. Our goal USE BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN LEARN TO SOLVE OPEN PROBLEMS LEARN TEAMWORK

  4. MYTHS OF CREATIVITY • Every problem has only one right answer • New solutions are technically compliated • The best possible solution is already found • New creative ideas come when they want • and we cannot help it

  5. Fostering creativity • Curiosity • Challenge • Constructive disatisfaction • Belief that most of problems are solvable • Ability to surpress creative thinking • Ability to see blessing in disguise • Belief that a problem can be a solution • Attitude that problems are intellectually • and emotionally intersting "The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer."

  6. Components of creativity • Creative individual • Access to resources • Acceptance of novel ideas by others Mihaly Csíkszentmihályi, Creativity : Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention

  7. Measuring creativity: alternative uses test • Fluency – how many solutions? • Originality –how uncommon? • Flexibility –how many different subcategories? • Elaboration – level of detail

  8. Measuring creativity: the candle problem

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