Five Steps to Creative Thinking

the presentation of a 60-minute interactive talk I did for Globe Philippines in Manila and Cebu

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Creative ThinkingCreative Thinking
Presented by Raju Mandhyan
Date April 2010

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What is Creative Thinking?
“Creativity is
the degree
and distance
away from
the norm.”

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Why is Creative Thinking important?
When you react to
change that
happens… you
manage,
When you create the
change… you lead!”

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Thus, Two Kinds
Demand Driven and
Desire Driven

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Demand Demand
DrivenDriven
CreativityCreativity

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Desire Desire
DrivenDriven
CreativityCreativity

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The Barriers?
Fear of Failure and
Success
Personal Paradigms
and Organization
Culture
Lack of Internal and
External Resources

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The Enablers?
The spirit of Curiosity and
Adventure
Open-Mindedness &
Adaptability
Resilience and
Resourcefulness

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Where does it Evolve from?
Between Here and There.
Between Now and Then.
Or, where your External
Universe meets with your
Internal Universe…from the
Wellspring of your Mind.

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also known as…
Intent.
Desire.
Want.

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Five Habits of
Creativity
Champions

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Five Habits and
“Out-Box”ing
Techniques of
Creativity
Champions

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Habit :Whole Brain Thinking [ArteScienza]
Inside, Out and Under
Turn it out, Empty it;
Also known as Critical or Convergent Thinking.

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Habit: Curiosity / [Curiosità]
Disassociate, Diverge, Brainstorm
a Million Options
Dream, Visualize
S t r e t c h and Challenge Norms

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Technique: Blend Boxes
Synthesize, Morph,
Blend, Benchmark
Copy, Adapt, Model
Habit: Refinement of Senses & Recognizing
Systems / [Sensazione ]

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Technique:Bash the Box
Think Worst Scenario!
Get Seriously Critical of it!
Challenge Yourself and Your
New Assumptions.
Habit: Thoughts w/o Action is *#!*#^#@!!! /
[ Dismostrazione]

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Sell the Box
Make it user-friendly.
Simplify it so that even a 7 year old can use
it.
Take it to market.
Habit: Living with Ambiguity [Sfumato]

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Monk in Black

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5 Steps for a Real GLOBE-life Challenge
1.Know the Challenge
2.Storm the Challenge from Far
3.Blend the Ideas
4.Bash the Chosen Idea
5.Sell the Idea

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Summary, 5 Personal Habits to Develop
1.ArteScienza Art & Science
2.Curiosità Chronic Curiosity
3.Sensazione Refinement of Senses
4.Dismostrazione Test and Take Action
5.Sfumato Risk Taking w/o Despair

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“Success isn’t just a result of spontaneous
combustion, you need to put yourself on fire
so people from far and wide will come watch
you burn!” Arnold Glascow

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Ideas, Images and Inspirations from….
http://pnutink.deviantart.com [Pac Attack]
http://curativetitlesolutions.com
http://www.geekologie.com
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci ~ by Michael J. Gelb
The Five Faces of Genius ~ by Annette Moser-Wellman

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