Creative Problem Solving In Everyday Life -Anju Modi - BW ...

Creative problem solving, if one observes closely, is something everyone follows-- all they need is an eye for detail and a little faith. Humans ... CategoryJumplist   Jumplist Economy EducationAndCareer Companies&Markets Gadgets&Technology AfterHours Healthcare Banking&Finance Entrepreneurship Energy&Infra CaseStudy Video More Sustainability WebExclusive Opinion Luxury Legal PropertyReview Cloud Blockchain Workplace Collaboration Developer DigitalIndia Infrastructure WorkLifeBalance Testcategorybysumit Sports National World Entertainment Lifestyle Science Health Tech BWBusinessworld CreativeProblemSolvingInEverydayLife Creativeproblemsolving,ifoneobservesclosely,issomethingeveryonefollows--alltheyneedisaneyefordetailandalittlefaith. PhotoCredit: 15 February,2020 by AnjuModi Printthisarticle Fontsize-16+ Peopleoftentendtounderestimatethemselvesandthinkthatthereiseitheragapofknowledgeorcapabilitybetweenthefamouscreatorsandgreatinventorsoftimeandthecommoners.Addressingthesameconcern,GaryA.DavisinhisbookCreativityofForever,said,"Itisveryunfortunatethatthewordcreativityistoostronglyassociatedwiththepossessionofextraordinary,distinguishedandhighlyvisibletalent.Beingcreativeisnotjustabouthavingexceptionalartistic,literary,scientificorentrepreneurialtalentsbutaboutbeingflexible,thinkingoutofthebox,findinguniquesolutionstoourproblems."Thus,allpeopleneedistostriveforitbecausethereisnoextraordinaryfactorrequiredforanindividualtobecreative;theyallhaveitinthemselves,allitrequiresisfaithandalittlepushtooptforacreativesolution.Humanbeingsareborncreatorsastheyareconstantlyfindingsolutionstotheirproblems.Fromcreatingscrumptiousmealsfromrawingredientstohoningimaginativeskillsandmakinguniquebed-timestoriesforthechildrenandmanifestingalltheirloveintomakingcupcakesforthelovedones,peoplehavebeencreatingandinventingeversincetheirexistence.Thecreativemeasuresthatonetakesintheirroutinelivesarenotfarfromthecreativeventuresthemastershavepursued.AccordingtoJeffreyBaumgartner, “Creativeproblemsolvingisasimpleprocessthatinvolvesbreakingdownaproblemtounderstandit,generatingideastosolvetheproblemandevaluatingthoseideastofindthemosteffectivesolutions.”Highlycreativepeopletendtofollowasimilarprocessintheirheads,withoutactivelythinkingofitasitismorelikeasubconsciousreflex.Belowarethetwowidelyusedstrategiesforideageneration:1.Adaptation:Topicksomethingthatalreadyexistsandpursueenhancingit.Whilecreativityistiedtooriginality,inmostofthedefinitions,functionalityandimprovementaretwoimportantfactorstoconsiderinthelightofcreativity.WhenArielinTheLittleMermaidusedaforktocombherhair,shewasbeingresourcefulandcreative,soarepeoplewhentheymakeuseofanyresourcetoitsutmostadvantage,forexample,thewaytheyusesocksasglovesindesperatecoldtimesoruseakeytoopenatincap--theyarebeingcreative.2.AnalogicalThinking:Analogicalthinkingisoneofthemosteffectivetoolstogenerateinnovativeideas.Itenableshumanbeingstodevelopnewideasbytransferringinformationfromwell-knowndomainsandutilisingtheminnovelsandotherpiecesofcreativewriting.Whenfacedwithanewchallenge,peoplerememberhowtheyhadsolvedadifferentproblembefore,orhowtheyobserveanotherfacingaproblemandtrytolearnandapplyittoresolvetheirownissues.Eventhoughtheprocessisspontaneousandrandom,itstillstandstobeacreativeway.Forinstance,peoplegoforvarioushackssuchastyingahandkerchiefonthefeettokeepthebrokensoleinplaceorsimplybyusingpriorknowledgetosolveimportantconcerns.Creativeproblemsolving,ifoneobservesclosely,issomethingeveryonefollows--alltheyneedisaneyefordetailandalittlefaith.Humansdonotlackcreativityiftheycannotdraw,writeapoemorchoreographadance.Creativityisinherentandtheyuseittosolveoureverydayproblems.Withalittlestretchandawareness,theycanoptforenhancingitforgreaterefficiencyaswell. AsEdwinCatmullhasrightlyput,“Forme,creativityincludesproblem-solving.That’sthebroaddefinitionofit!” Disclaimer:Theviewsexpressedinthearticleabovearethoseoftheauthors'anddonotnecessarilyrepresentorreflecttheviewsofthispublishinghouse.Unlessotherwisenoted,theauthoriswritinginhis/herpersonalcapacity.Theyarenotintendedandshouldnotbethoughttorepresentofficialideas,attitudes,orpoliciesofanyagencyorinstitution. Tagsassignedtothisarticle: AnjuModi TheauthorisCofounderCogitus,iPGCE(UCL,UK).SheispursuingMAinCriticalthinkingandcreativethinking(UMASS,USA.),BAHons(DEMontfortuniversity,UK) MoreFromTheAuthor>> Advertisement QuickBytes Viewmore WorldEnvironmentDay:ThingsYouShouldBeAware readmore DelhiMetroFreeTravel:ThingsYouNeedToKnow readmore 5BestSmartphonesWithDualCameraUnder20,000 readmore Advertisement BWTV Viewmore MehngaiinIndiaLikelytoKeepHauntingusForTheComingTime readmore CyberfraudwillincreasepostPandemicamongcorporates-DeloitteReport readmore #Opinion-HOWATAXPAYERWILLSUFFERBECAUSEOFFARMLAWSWITHDRAWAL? readmore AlsoRead