Creative Problem Solving Strategies Part 3

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Creative Problem SolvingStrategiesPart 3

• Prof. Ursula Liebsch

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Mindmapping

• Author Tony Buzan
• Method for structuring and visualising problems
  to animate the synvergent way of thinking for
  producing problem- related solutions.

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How to use Mindmapping

• The subject has to be written in a circle in the
  middle of a big and empty piece of paper.
• All thoughts concerning the subject have to be
  written like branches on a tree in all directions
  and
• colours and symbols are added.

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Methods of mental provocation

• Random Input
• Technique of splitting the legs
• 6-Head-Method

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Methods of mental provocation

• Author De Bono
• This method of mental provocation should have a
  spring board function.
• In the beginning there is a provocative
  hypothesis,
• which takes you far away from the problem
• to collect new experiences,
• which guides you to new problem solutions.

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Random Input Method

• A creative focus should be obtained by a term
  choosen by chance, which has nothing to do with
  the problem which has to be solved and later the
  idea should be connected to the problem.
• Example Cigarette red light a cigarette to
  avoid smoking cigarettes are marked with 3
  different zones of danger.

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Splitting your legs-Technique

• Those things which are taken for granted are
  questioned.
• For example we take for granted that cars have
  round wheels and that planes are not flying
  upside down.

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Turn around provocation

• I turn around things which are taken for granted
  
• For example every morning I drink orange juice
• Turn around orange juice is drinking me
• Developed idea a shower with orange juice aroma

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De Bonos 6 Hats

• White hat for neutral and objective thinking in
  numbers, realities and data.
• Red hat symbolizes emotions and feelings
• Black hat represents critical distance
• Yellow hat means positive and constructive
  thinking
• Green hat stands for new and fruitful ideas
• Blue hat represents the meta level

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Methods using analogy or creative confrontation

• Bionic
• Synectic
• TISMAC-Method
• Semantic Intuition

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Bionic

• Bionics is a method to come to new problem
  solutions using analogies in the field of nature.
• For example how problems of packaging are solved
  in nature?
• Cherry cores, coconut, bananas
• Packaging of chocolate in chewing gum which is
  cleaning teeth

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Semantic Intuition

• Semantic is the theory about the meaning of terms
  in a language
• As soon as we are aware about a term, this is
  creating a certain image.
• New terms create new images.
• Terms are combined by chance.

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Synectic

• Author W.J.J. Gordon
• Synektic means joining/ bringing together
  different elements.
• 2 Principles are important to make the strange
  familiar and the familiar strange.

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Schema of the Synectical Process

• 1. Problem analysis ( 30 min.)
• 2. Spontaneous first approaches for solutions
  (10 min.)
• 3. New definition of the problem in the sense of
  focussing on mature causes of the problem (15
  min.)
• 4. First direct analogies, for examples from
  nature, technique, history, politic, mythology,
  economy or arts. (20 min.)

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Synectic

• Synectic describes the following different
• phases of a natural creative process
• 1. Phase of preparation
• 2. Phase of incubations and distancing
• 3. Phase of illumination
• 4. Phase of verification
• 5. Personal analogies for strong identification
  with the problem (emotional-stressed projection)
  
• how do I feel as ..(20 Min.)

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Schema of the Synectic Process

• 6. Symbolic analogies for further distance from
  the problem (10 Min.)
• 7. Second direct symbolic analogy, for example in
  the technical field.(20 Min.)
• 8. Analysis and description of the developed
  analogies (20 min.) and
• 9. Projection of these to the original problem
  (force fit).
• 10. Development of first approaches to solutions

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Step 4 Psychological Techniques

• Walt Disney Strategy
• Transactional Analysis Strategy

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Walt-Disney Strategy

• Combination of three personalities
• The dreamer develops unlimited ideas and visions
  and is not taking care of reality.
• The actor is concentrated on what's possible and
  on reality.
• The critical judges the ideas with his value
  system.

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Implementation of Walt Disney Strategy

• Three aspects of a personality are expressed
  with 3 different rooms, the participants are
  guided through
• 1. The first room shows the dreaming oriented
  part of a personality.
• 2. The second room shows the reality oriented
  part of a personality.
• 3. The third room represents the critical part of
  a personality

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Transactional Analysis -Strategy

• 3 different parts of a personality is
  demonstrated in a sort of a play How the problem
  can be seen out of different angles/points of
  view
• 1.the perspective of a free child, which is
  curious and naive, intuitive and searching for
  solutions is like a play,
• 2. the adult, who is analyzing, looking for
  information and searching mainly for solutions
  which are to be realized,
• 3.the critical father, whos solutions take into
  account difficulties, dangers and risks.

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Step 5 TISMAC-Method

• Transformation of
• Ideal
• Solutions-elements (Soll-Functions) in
• Matrixes to built
• Associations and search for
• Common features

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Step 6 Evaluation of ideas

• Criteria for evaluation
• Defining importance
• Defining priorities
• Defining short-, middle- and long-term
  possibilities of realisation

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Step 7 Planning of implemetation

• Analysis of force fields
• Concept for change
• Action plan
• Last Check what happens when nothing is
  happening?
• Planning of further procedure