ENHANCEMENT OF CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS COURSE
In-house training courses (seminars/workshops) on Creative Thinking Skills for youths and adults.
The course structure are as follows:
NAME OF COURSE
Enhancement of Creative Thinking Skills
PRESENTER/FACILITATOR
Dr. Elizabeth Jaya Joseph
(Retired Government Employee & Part-Time English Lecturer)
COURSE FORMAT
Seminar/Workshop
COURSE PARTICIPANTS
Teachers/Students/Employees
Ideal Number of Participants – 20/25
COURSE DURATION
Two Days – 9.00am to 5pm
COURSE FEES
RM400/- per hour (Adults)
RM300/- per hour (Students) (More emphasis on practical activities)
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
– Understand that everyone has creative potential
– Know that thinking is a skill that can be enhanced
– Understand the definitions, facets, dimensions and blocks to creativity
– Know the various techniques of creativity
– Apply the creative thinking skills learnt
COURSE CONTENTS
Thinking as a skill – Thinking, perception and paradigms
Types of thinking – Ordinary thinking, creative/divergent/right brain, and critical/convergent/left brain thinking
Creative thinking – Definition, Bloom’s taxonomy, Maslow’s theory and
Gardner’s theory
Facets of creativity – Person, press, process, and product
Dimensions of creativity – Fluency, flexibility, elaboration and originality
Blocks/barriers to creativity – Perceptual, cultural, emotional and metal
Ways to improve creativity
Techniques of creativity
A. Brainstorming
B. Radiant Thinking (Mind maps)
C. Metaphorical Thinking (Synetics)
D. Forced Relationship
E. Attribute Listing
F. Morphological Approach
G. Scamper (Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other uses, Eliminate, Rearrange)
H. Questioning (Convergent & Divergent)
I. Sense Modality and Creative Imagery
J. CoRT Thinking Skills
K. Lateral Thinking
L. Six-thinking Hats
M. Creative Problem Solving (CPS) method
(More emphasis will be given to techniques A – I)
