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Creative Approaches to Problem Solving | |
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Introduction | |
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What is Creativity? | |
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Characteristics of Creative People | |
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Operations Within the Creative Process | |
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Removing Blocks and Barriers | |
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Creative Results and Outcomes | |
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The Context for Creativity | |
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What is Problem Solving? | |
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What is a Creative Approach? | |
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Linking Creativity and Problem Solving | |
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A Framework for Change | |
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Putting This Chapter to Work | |
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Activities to Guide Reflection and Action | |
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Creative Problem Solving | |
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Introduction | |
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What is Creative Problem Solving? | |
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The Origins and History of CPS | |
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Personal Process Activity | |
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The CPS Framework | |
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Understanding the Challenge | |
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Constructing Opportunities | |
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Exploring Data | |
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Framing Problems | |
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Generating Ideas | |
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Preparing for Action | |
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Developing Solutions | |
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Building Acceptance | |
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Planning Your Approach | |
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Appraising Tasks | |
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Designing Process | |
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The Heartbeat of CPS | |
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Guidelines for Generating | |
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Defer Judgment | |
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Strive for Quantity | |
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Freewheel | |
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Seek Combinations | |
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Brainstorming | |
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Brainstorming is Not the Same as Having a Group Discussion | |
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Brainstorming Includes Having Someone Lead the Session | |
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Brainstorming Includes Recording All Options Generated | |
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Brainstorming Involves Extended Effort | |
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Brainstorming Supplements Individual Ideation | |
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Guidelines for Focusing | |
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Use Affirmative Judgment | |
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Be Deliberate | |
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Consider Novelty | |
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Stay On Course | |
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ALUo (Advantages, Limitations, Unique Qualities, and Overcoming Limitations) | |
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Identifying the Advantages, Strengths, or Strong Points | |
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Identifying Limitations or Areas for Improvement | |
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Identifying Unique Qualities | |
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Overcoming Limitations | |
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Generating and Focusing Lead to Creativity | |
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The Tools of CPS | |
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Knowledge From Practical Experiences | |
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Knowledge Derived From the Literature | |
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A Solid and Explicit Conceptual Foundation Exists | |
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There is Continuous Research and Development | |
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Formal Courses Are Available | |
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Courses and Programs Have Been Evaluated | |
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Communities Exist to Advance Knowledge | |
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Communities Exist to Advance Practice | |
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There is a Documented Need | |
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There is Experimental Evidence | |
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Cps Has Been Widely Applied | |
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Putting This Chapter to Work | |
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Activities to Guide Reflection and Action | |
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Understanding the Challenge | |
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Introduction | |
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Understanding the Challenge in a "Nutshell" | |
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Input | |
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Processing | |
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Output | |
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What is the Constructing Opportunities Stage? | |
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Generating When Constructing Opportunities | |
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Opportunity Statements | |
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Focusing When Constructing Opportunities | |
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Constructing Opportunities - A Sample Application | |
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What is the Exploring Data Stage? | |
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Generating When Exploring Data | |
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Information | |
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Impressions | |
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Observations | |
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Feelings | |
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Questions | |
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A Tool for Exploring Data: 5WH | |
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Focusing When Exploring Data | |
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Identify Key Data | |
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Exploring Data - A Sample Application | |
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What is the Framing Problems Stage? | |
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Constructing an Effective Problem Statement | |
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Generating In Framing Problems | |
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Ladder of Abstraction | |
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Focusing When Framing Problems | |
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Highlighting | |
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Find the Hot Spots | |
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Restate the Hot Spots | |
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The Rest of the Story | |
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Putting This Chapter to Work | |
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Activities to Guide Reflection and Action | |
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Generating Ideas | |
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Introduction | |
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Generating Ideas in a "Nutshell" | |
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Input | |
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Processing | |
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Output | |
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What is the Generating Ideas Component and Stage? | |
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Points to Remember About Idea Generation | |
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The Generating Phase | |
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Qualities to Consider When Generating Options | |
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Using Generating Tools | |
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Brainstorming With Post-Its�� | |