Characteristics Characteristics of A Creative Person Suh,Nam,The Principles of Design,1991 ·Risk Taker Good memory Good store of knowledge Interpolator extrapolator Ability to reduce a complex array to a set (aggregation) Multi-disciplinary background System Engineering by J.J.Gao CLGO 11
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Three Components of Creativity Creative Expertise thinking skills Creativity Motivation Figure 2.1 The three components of creativity CLGO System Engineering by J.J.Gao 12
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Three Components of Creativity Expertise is,in a word,knowledge-technical,procedural and intellectual.Creative- thinking skills determine how flexibly and imaginatively people approach problems.Do their solutions up-end the status quo?Do they persevere through dry spells? Not all motivation is created equal.An inner passion to solve the problem at hand leads to solutions far more creative than external rewards,such as money.This component -called intrinsic motivation -is the one that can most immediately be influenced by the work environment. CLGO System Engineering by J.J.Gao 13
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Techniques to Generate Ideas ·Brainstorming Nominal Group Technique Instead of speaking up,participants are asked to write down their ideas.Then votes are taken. Reduce the impact of "big talkers"and politically powerful people. Catchball--Cross-functional method TRIZ-Structured innovation method System Engineering by J.J.Gao CLGO 14
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Is Creativity Something That One Was Born With? Can One Learn to be Creative? What is your answer? CLGO System Engineering by J.J.Gao 15
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