Midyear Assessment:
After creative thinking competency development:
Semester 2 Reflection:
According to the creative thinking evaluation tool my ability to thinking creatively has not only not only not gotten better but it has also regressed. Reflecting on this I can see that it is probably the result of me not actively applying the tools and strategies that I learned in projects and assignments I have done through out the year. However, I do not believe that my efforts have gone to waste. Working on this competency has helped me acquire a vast amount of knowledge about creative thinking.
Completing Techniques and Tools for Success Imperial College London introduced me to what creativity is, types of creativity, how your environment influences creativity. I learned about various creativity tools that enhance fluency, flexibility, and originality, how different thinking styles set the principles that can guide your creative innovation, and creative tools such as Morphological Analysis; an idea-generating tool that approaches problems from lots of different angles whilst provoking many new ways of creative thinking, theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ) which helped me generate a large range of solution concepts, and SCAMPER which provided me with a simple framework for how to generate ideas and improve existing ones.
The Science of Creativity & How to Enhance Creative Innovation podcast episode by Andrew Huberman helped me understand creative thinking better by showing me that creativity is logical but also has a sense of wonder. It means using what you know about the world to make something new and interesting, often in surprising ways.
Creative thinking - how to get out of the box and generate ideas Tedx Talk by Giovanni Corazza helped me push through the tough times while developing my creative thinking skills. It made me focus less on the uncomfortable moments and more on my bigger goal of self-improvement and growth. It also gave me strategies to get used to thinking outside the box.
Reading the journal article by Uğur Akpur, Critical, Reflective, Creative Thinking and Their Reflections on Academic Achievement, inspired me to develop my creative thinking competency because it showed me the link between this competency and my academic and professional goals.
Finally, the Solving Problems with Creative and Critical Thinking short course by IBM Skills Network Team clarified the difference between creative and critical thinking.
In conclusion, while my creative thinking skills may not have improved as much as I hoped, the knowledge and insights I gained have laid a strong foundation for future growth. By actively applying these tools and strategies, I am confident that I can enhance my creative thinking abilities and achieve my goals.
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