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Posts about methods of engaging in creative thinking, especially for creation of training and eLearning content.
Designing Training Games – The Challenges and the Rewards (Train-the-Trainer Series) Every good trainer knows that a single good training game can salvage the most boring of training programs. However, what irks a trainer most is that it’s next to impossible to find a game that can boast of a holistic relevance to the training program. The absolutely...
According to the Webster’s dictionary that sits on my desk, Aleatoric means, “characterized by chance of indeterminate elements.” Aleatoric Creativity: Aleatoric creativity thus, must mean something that’s the complete antithesis of the kind of creativity required for instructional design, which has to adhere to the instructional framework in order to generate value. According to this Wikipedia entry on Aleatoricism,...
Types of Creativity – The 4C Model by James Kauffman Traditionally, creativity was thought to be of two types: 1. Eminent Creativity (Creativity of those who achieved eminence in their chosen creative field.) 2. Everyday Creativity (Creativity that everyone has – and which manifests itself in our daily acts.) In 2001, James C. Kauffman (of the Sylvia Plath...
The Universal Traveler Model of Problem Solving or Design My quest for creativity models turned up the Universal Traveler Model or the UT Model (The Universal Traveler: A Soft-Systems Guide to Creativity, Problem-Solving, and the Process of Reaching Goals by Don Koberg and Jim Bagnall) and I found its presentation rather interesting. The creators of the model presented...
The Wallas Stage Model of Creativity divides the process of creative thinking into 5 stages. These stages are Preparation, Incubation, Intimation, Illumination, and Verification. Let us see how Cheryl’s thought process can be broken up into these five stages. Cheryl works as a content developer in a Delhi-based eLearning organization. Her work requires her to conceptualize and visualize...
Engage your Creativity through these 4 Methods Creativity is a trait that most of us possess in abundance yet we go through our lives without realizing its full potential. Here are four tips that could help you reach the creative potential within you. 1. Never let yourself forget that you are creative Perhaps the most important of all...
When someone asks you to put on your thinking cap, and you ask, “which one?” you are no stranger to the Six Thinking Hats technique given by Edward De Bono to initiate and sustain creative thinking in groups. So what is this technique with this fancy name? Here’s a quick primer in simple, easy to understand language. There’s this...
My previous post in the Creative Lounge section, outlined a generic process used for brainstorming. I also pointed out the disadvantages of this method, and talked about “individual brainstorming” as a corrective measure that could root out certain issues. However, individual brainstorming loses out on the “chain-reaction” that group brainstorming thrives upon. Brainwriting is a technique that has the...
What is Brainstorming? It is one of the techniques that organizations use to generate fresh or “creative” ideas. A brainstorming session generally consists of the following activities on part of the organizers: Manage to get people together in a room, if possible, of their free will. Prepare problem statement and the required props. Record the minutes of the meeting...
Book your Cabana and get yourself a drink. Then settle down in the Creative Lounge. Okay. We begin our Quest for Creativity, by defining Creativity. You could argue that we can’t begin by defining creativity in a standard non-creative way – and I accept the argument as reasonable. Let us create a definition of Creativity. Let us begin...
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