PSCCT Creative Thinking Recap

Creative skills can be learned and enhanced – True or False?

• True

• False

Get students to say a word that relates to a topic they just explored. It will start with letter "A", "B", and so on

• Brainwriting

• Alphabet Brainstorming

• Random words generator

• Grid Brainstorming

SCAMPER is a tool to focus on existing products or ideas on how to refine or improve them by using the 7 prompts

• True

• False

Creative thinking will be particularly helpful when

• Conventional methods can solve a problem well

• Open-ended and complex problems are involved

• Routine procedures are sufficient to solve a straightforward problem

• The solution is already sound and proven

All of the following are correct Brainstorming rules except

• Seek wild & unusual ideas

• Quantity is more important than quality

• Build on other ideas

• Censor your ideas

Divergent thinking - focus on quality, and Convergent thinking – focus on quantity, True or False?

• True

• False

What does P in SCAMPER stand for?

• People

• Project

• Put to other use

• Perspective

When & Where do you get your best ideas?