The Nature of Ideas

Week 1
 objectives:

define ideas and explain how ideas explain how ideas

identify which are generated are formed into
among them are invention and
creative innovation
 objectives:

define ideas and explain how ideas explain how ideas

identify which are generated are formed into
among them are invention and
creative innovation
 objectives:

define ideas and explain how ideas explain how ideas

identify which are generated are formed into
among them are invention and
creative innovation
 objectives:

define ideas and explain how ideas explain how ideas

identify which are generated are formed into
among them are invention and
creative innovation
What is Idea?
 What is Idea?
Task #1:

Describe the word IDEA using an

Acrostic.
for example:

S- searching and
C- choose to care I-
C- collecting data
U- understanding D-
I- in many ways to
T- think critically E-
E- explore
E- excel A-
N- nature’s
C- chemistry and
E- emperically test the
world around us
What is Idea?
Ideas are concepts in our mind IDEA/S

These are results of the cognitive process concept/s

taking place inside our brain cognitive process -
brain
this happen when our sense organ such as
eyes, ears, mouth, nose and skin received or sense organ/s
perceived information from the outer world outer world
What is Idea?
Ideas are also called or defined as the
building blocks of knowledge

similar to the small bricks that build a

house, KNOWLEDGE is build
through combining pieces of small
ideas inside our brain
 How are these Ideas
formed?
Ideas started from observations
using our senses. From what we
perceived in our surroundings, the
human mind process the
information and turn it into an idea.

Therefore, great ideas are results of

good observation skills of the
observer.
 How are these Ideas
formed?
the formation of idea in the human
mind mind includes processes.
How are these Ideas formed?
the formation of idea in the human mind
includes processes.

1. External senses 3. Abstraction

present knowledge
use our senses
physical,
to observe our
mathematical and,
surrounding
metaphysical

2. Internal
sensescommon sense IDEA/
mermory
imagination S
example:
 Task #2
Help this boy generate new idea by
explaining the process being discussed either
by written or by illustration, following the
path provided.
Are all ideas good
NO

and creative?
NO
Are all ideas good and creative?
CREATIVE
IDEAS
ARE

NOVEL
IDEAS
NOVEL
IDEAS
new and unusual kind; different from
anything seen or known before

it involves CRITICAL
THINKING - “thinking outside
the box”
starting point of
invention and innovation