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7creative Process
7creative Process
Sunbeam
Warmth
Supportive environments
Adversity
thinking
For taking risks on creative endeavors
Nutrients
resources
Educational resources, mentors, &
diverse experiences
With diverse people, ideas, religions,
& cultures
Autonomy
stereotypes
To discover & express themselves
Creative Thinking
Divergent thinking
Generating many, flexible, & original
ideas spontaneously
Convergent thinking
Evaluating the ideas & selecting the
best idea
Emergent thinking
Abstracting, integrating, & refining the
idea
Idea
Accumulation
Idea
Implementation
Idea
Refinement
Idea
Evaluation
Problem
Finding
Idea
Generation
Unconscious
Processing
CTP Stage 1:
The Idea Accumulation Stage
CTP Stage 2:
The Problem Finding Stage
As many as possible
CTP Stage 2:
The Problem Finding Stage
CTP Stage 3:
The Idea Generation Stage
Divergent thinking
Rules
CTP Stage 4:
The Unconscious Processing Stage
Mental break
No erasures or cross-outs
Creative flow
CTP Stage 5:
The Idea Evaluation Stage
CTP Stage 5:
The Idea Evaluation Stage
Example Criteria
Cost?
New?
Legal?
Original? Possible?
Can be modified?
Ethical?
Acceptable? Appropriate?
Last longest?
Time?
Effective?
Solve fastest?
Easy?
Most beneficial?
Extra benefits?
Necessary resources?
Can be sold?
CTP Stage 5:
The Idea Evaluation Stage
Criteria
CTP Stage 5:
The Idea Evaluation Stage
Totals
CTP Stage 5:
The Idea Evaluation Stage
criteria
solutions
1.
Totals
5!
3!
5!
3!
3!
19!
2.
2!
1!
1!
2!
2!
8!
3.
3!
4!
5!
4!
5!
21!
4.
1!
2!
3!
1!
1!
8!
5.
4!
5!
2!
5!
4!
20!
CTP Stage 6:
The Idea Refinement Stage
CTP Stage 7:
Idea Implementation
Emergent thinking