- The Need for Creative Thinking
- The Theoretical Need
- The Time Sequence Trap
- Misperceptions about Creativity
- Sources of Creativity
- Lateral Thinking
- Design and Analysis
(p. 73) "Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people
interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can
be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of
achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more
interesting. Creativity provides a framework for working with others as
a team."
- Lateral Thinking Tools and Techniques
- The Six Thinking Hats
- The Creative Pause
- Focus
- Challenge
- Alternatives
- The Concept Fan
- Concepts
- Provocation
- Movement
- Setting Up Provocations
- The Random Input
- Sensitizing Techniques
- Application of the Lateral Thinking Techniques
- Harvesting
- The Treatment of Ideas
- Formal Output
- Group or Individual
- The Application of Creative Thinking