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Course Code: GEN-303 Course Title: Creative Thinking & Reasoning

Batch: Course Instructor: Course Instructors email: Class Timing: BBA -24 Nilofar Anbreen anbreennilofar@yahoo.com

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Course Objectives The Course is designed to explore the approaches to "How might we proceed when confronted by problems, situations too ambiguous, complex, or messy or impossible to be addressed directly through logical strategies?" The students will be able to increase their understanding of creativity, to improve their creative problem-solving skills and to enhance their ability to promote these skills in others, in a variety of settings. It will also help the students to develop the ability to reason clearly and critically. The Students will participate in creative activities designed to help them develop their own creativity, and discuss the creative process from various theoretical perspectives. Readings are on such topics that would tend to enhance creative functioning, and related educational issues. Course Contents A. INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE THINKING AND REASONING a. Thinking Types of thinking Autistic thinking Realistic Thinking Deductive Thinking Inductive Thinking Evaluative Thinking b. Creativity -- Creative Thinking Elements of Creativity Examples
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Examples Classroom Discussion

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Steps of Creativity Method of Creativity c. Reasoning Types of reasoning B. CREATIVE MANAGEMENT a. Managerial Practices for Creativity How managers enhance creativity? Case study and Examples of the corporate How managers kill creativity? world Six Managerial Practices that influence Classroom Discussions creativity b. Innovator and Adaptors: Why New Initiatives get blocked Factors influencing Initiatives Adaption-Innovation Theory c. Creativity as A business Tool Brain Storming of students for comparison of adaptors and innovators. A Group Task of Reasoning Classroom Discussion Hand outs

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C. CREATIVITY TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES a. Brain Storming Handouts b. Mind Mapping c. Six Thinking Hats Application of Thinking Hats Classroom activity for brain storming Classroom Activity for mind mapping Six thinking hats would be explained through the use of a mind map prepared for hats. d. SCAMPER e. Force-field Analysis Steps and application f. Lotus Blossom Rationale Classroom Activity for Six thinking Hats Hand outs Classroom activity Hand outs Case Studies Class Activity Handouts Implementation of Lotus Blossom

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Steps to carry out lotus blossom g. Attribute Listing h. Story Boarding i. Blind Spot Analysis Text Books / Resources:
Recommended Textbook:

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Creativity Exercise Group Task

1. Henry, J. (2001). Creative Management. (2nd ed.). Cromwell: Britain

2. The Art of Creative Thinking by John Adair Additional Readings:

1. Edward Bono. Six Thinking Hats.

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Ros Jay. The Ultimate Book of Business Creativity

Course Assessment
INTERNAL: Assignments Quizzes Presentation Project Midterm FINAL Total 50 10 5 5 10 20 50 100

WEEK Wise Schedule

Wee k 1 2 Topics Chapters Thinking

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Thinking and types of thinking Elements of Creativity Steps of Creativity Method of Creativity Types of reasoning How managers enhance creativity? How managers kill creativity? Six Managerial Practices that influence creativity Mind Mapping

Creativity -- Creative Thinking

Reasoning

Managerial Practices for Creativity Creativity Techniques And

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Strategies
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Creativity as A business Tool Six Managerial Practices that influence creativity

Midterm Exams

Managerial Practices for Creativity Creativity Techniques And Strategies Innovator and Adaptors: Why New Initiatives get blocked Creativity Techniques And Strategies
Story Boarding

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Brain Storming
Who are adaptors? Who are innovators?

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Factors influencing Initiatives Adaption-Innovation Theory 1. Attribute Listing 2. SCAMPER Presentations Force-field Analysis Steps and application Creative Exercise Lotus Blossom Rationale Steps to carry out lotus blossom Implementation of Lotus Blossom through exercise Blind Spot Analysis Six Thinking Hats Sequence, use, time, directions, utility of hats Application of Thinking Hats

Creativity Techniques And Strategies Creativity Techniques And Strategies Creativity Techniques And Strategies Creativity Techniques And Strategies
Six Thinking Hats

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Creative activity of six hats to solve any issue or problem

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