OBJECTIVE

The subject aims at making the students

understand the importance of critical and
creative thinking skills. It provides the
conceptual understanding of stimulating the
idea using various tools and techniques,
complete understanding of team building ,trust
buliding and power of communication.
 CREATIVITY
• The emergence of a novel, relational product, growing out of
the uniqueness of the individual.
Carl Rodgers (psychologist)

• Any thinking process in which original patterns are formed

and expressed.
H. H. Fox (scientist)

• The ability to make new combinations of social worth.

John Haefele (CEO and entrepreneur)
 CHARACTERISTICS OF
CREATIVE PEOPLE
• Independent, anti-authoritarian
• Divergent thinker
• Generally considered intelligent
• Open to new ideas
• Little tolerance for boredom
• Willing to undertake stimulating challenges,
curious and inquisitive
• Self-actualizer
• Aesthetically-inclined
• Above average use of brain functions located
in the right hemisphere
• Strong imagery ability
• Abilities of synthesis; tasting color, seeing
sound, hearing smells
• Generally unaffected by peer pressure
• Versatile and adaptable
• Appears straightforward, forthright and candid
in dealings with others.
• Behaves in an ethically consistent manner.
 HOW TO OVERCOME
CREATIVE BLOCKS
• Tap into your subconscious
• Get it down on paper
• Always carry a sketchbook
• Don't be afraid to step away
• Finish what you've started
• Put some fun in your studio
• Don't retread your steps
• Look in unlikely places
• Expand your mind
• Explore other creative disciplines
• Expect the unexpected
 TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS
Stimulating ideas using tools and techniques:
• Engage in Observation Sessions
• Socialize Outside Your Normal Circles
• Read More Books
• Keep a Regular Journal
• Meditate
• Use Structured Exercises
 TEAM

A group of people with different skills and

different tasks, who work together on a
common project, service, or goal, with a
meshing of functions and mutual support.
 CHARACTERISTICS
• The purpose, mission, or main objective is known and
understood by all team members.
• Communication in the team is open, direct and honest.
• Sufficient leadership is available in the team.
• There is regular review of how well the team is performing
toward achieving its purpose.
• There is an agreed organizational structure to the team.
• Adequate resources are available to permit the team to
perform it’s function, including skills, tools, facilities, and
budgets.
• Synergy exists, so the team performs in a way that is greater
than the sum of its parts.
 COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS

• Teams don’t need leadership.

• Teams must have a say in all decisions.
• Some groups cannot be teams.
• “Talking teamwork” will make it happen.
• Managing teams is more difficult than traditional
management.
 PROBLEM SOLVING IN
TEAM

• Encourage Initiative
• Undertake Problem Sensing
• View Problems as Opportunities and Mistakes
as Progress
• Choose the Best Solution
• Communicate Solutions
 COMMUNICATION AND
TEAM BUILDING
• Advice for the Facilitator
Talk with your team about how this activity
encouraged them to communicate.
• The Elephant List
This exercise is for teams that are committed to
open and honest conversations, even when the
subject is a difficult one.
• Make a Team With…
In this activity, team members must act quickly
to form small teams based on instructions that
you shout out.
• Just Listen
This is an activity that encourages participants
to communicate how they feel about a subject.
People get into pairs and one member talks
about his or her opinions.
• The Blindfold Game*
In this activity, blindfolded participants must
rely on their partners to navigate an "assault
course" successfully.This helps to improve
communication and listening skills, and to
build trust between partners
• Build a Bridge
The Build a Bridge activity strengthens
communication skills because each team has to
discuss ideas and brainstorm ways to use their
materials to build half a bridge.
 CONFLICT REDUCE IN
TEAMS
• Remove resource constraints
• Teach and encourage better communication
skills
• Teach conflict resolution skills
• Get rid of team members who refuse to
cooperate
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
• To develop capacities required to design, assess,
enact, document and facilitate creative projects that
contribute to more just and less violent communities.
• To develop the attitude and techniques for creative
problem solving.
• To apply the basic skills for working in innovative
teams.
• To Combine analytic insights with creative acts.
THANK YOU