Creativity Techniques - Individual and Group Based

Creativity is required in research, development, design, and improvement/maintenance.

Creativity is coming up with novel, appropriate solutions to problems/challenges/opportunities.


Creativity and Innovation Techniques

Idea generation: Creativity
Converting ideas into reality: Innovation

Creativity Techniques
Ssub-categories

Problem Definition - including problem analysis, redefinition, and all aspects associated with defining the problem clearly.
Idea Generation - The divergent process of coming up with ideas.
Idea Selection - The convergent process of reducing all the many ideas into realistic solutions
Idea Implementation - Turning the refined ideas in reality.

Processes - Schemes and techniques which look at the overall process from start to finish.




7 Step Model

A
Adaptive Reasoning
Advantages, Limitations and Unique Qualities
AIDA
Algorithm of Inventive Problem Solving
Alternative Scenarios
Analogies
Anonymous Voting
ARIZ
Assumption Busting
Assumption Surfacing
Attribute Listing

B

Backwards Forwards Planning
Bodystorming
Boundary Examination
Boundary Relaxation
BrainSketching
Brainstorming
Brainwriting
Browsing
Brutethink
Bug Listing
BulletProofing
Bunches of Bananas

C

Card Story Boards
Cartoon Story Board
CATWOE
Causal Mapping
Charrette
Cherry Split
Chunking
Circle of Opportunity
Circle Time
Clarification
Classic Brainstorming
Cognitive Acceleration
Collective Notebook
Comparison tables
Component Detailing
Concept Fan
Consensus Mapping
Constrained BrainWriting
Contradiction Analysis
Controlling Imagery
Crawford Slip Writing
Creative Problem Solving - CPS
Criteria for idea-finding potential
Critical Path Diagrams

D

Decision seminar
Delphi
Dialectical Approaches
Dimensional Analysis
Disney Creativity Strategy
DO IT
Do Nothing
Drawing

E

Escape Thinking
Essay Writing
Estimate-Discuss-Estimate
Exaggeration
Excursions

F

F-R-E-E-Writing
Factors in selling ideas
False Faces
Fishbone Diagram
Five Ws and H
Flow charts
Focus Groups
Focusing
Force-Field Analysis
Force-Fit Game
Free Association
Fresh eye

G

Gallery method
Gap Analysis
Goal Orientation
Greetings Cards

H

Help-Hinder
Heuristic Ideation Technique
Hexagon Modelling
Highlighting

I
Idea Advocate
Idea Box
Ideal Final Result
Imagery for Answering Questions
Imagery Manipulation
Imaginary Brainstorming
Implementation Checklists
Improved Nominal Group Technique
Interpretive structural modeling
Ishikawa Diagram

K
Keeping a Dream Diary
Kepner and Tregoe method
KJ-Method

L
Laddering
Lateral Thinking
Listing
Listing Pros and Cons

M
Metaplan Information Market
Mind Mapping
Morphological Analysis
Morphological Forced Connections
Multiple Redefinition

N
NAF
Negative Brainstorming
NLP
Nominal Group Technique
Nominal-Interacting Technique
Notebook

O
Observer and Merged Viewpoints
Osborn's Checklist
Other Peoples Definitions
Other Peoples Viewpoints

P
Paired Comparison
Panel Consensus
Paraphrasing Key Words
PDCA
Personal Balance Sheet
Pictures as Idea Triggers
Pin Cards
PIPS
Plusses Potentials and Concerns
PMI
Potential Problem Analysis
Preliminary Questions
Problem Centred Leadership
Problem Inventory Analysis - PIA
Problem Reversal
Productive Thinking Model
Progressive Hurdles
Progressive Revelation
Provocation

Q
Q-Sort
Quality Circles

R
Random Stimuli
Rawlinson Brainstorming
Receptivity to Ideas
Reciprocal Model
Reframing Values
Relational Words
Relaxation
Reversals
RoleStorming

S
SCAMMPERR
SCAMPER
Sculptures
SDI
Search Conference
Sequential-Attributes Matrix
Similarities and Differences
Simple Rating Methods
Simplex
Six Thinking Hats
Slice and Dice
Snowball Technique
SODA
Soft Systems Method
Stakeholder Analysis
Sticking Dots
Stimulus Analysis
Story Writing
Strategic Assumption Testing
Strategic Choice Approach
Strategic Management Process
Successive Element Integration
SuperGroup
SuperHeroes
SWOT Analysis
Synectics
Systematic Inventive Thinking

T
Talking Pictures
Technology Monitoring
Think Tank
Thinkx
Thril
TILMAG
Transactional Planning
Trigger Method
Trigger Sessions
TRIZ
Tug of War

U
Unified Structured Inventive Thinking
Using Crazy Ideas
Using Experts

V
Value Brainstorming
Value Engineering
Visual Brainstorming
Visualising a Goal

W
Who Are You
Why Why Why
Wishing
Working with Dreams and Images

Entries for many of the techniques are available in:
https://www.mycoted.com/Category:Creativity_Techniques

See the chapter on creativity from the book

https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tOOD9PQrAJcC&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false



https://wwwbruegge.in.tum.de/MeRE/RE08/RE08/ppgrube-SelectingCreativity-slides.pdf

Handbook of Research on Creative Problem-Solving Skill Development in Higher Education

Zhou, Chunfang
IGI Global, 21-Sep-2016 - Education - 632 pages


Developing students’ creative problem-solving skills is paramount to today’s teachers, due to the exponentially growing demand for cognitive plasticity and critical thinking in the workforce. In today’s knowledge economy, workers must be able to participate in creative dialogue and complex problem-solving. This has prompted institutions of higher education to implement new pedagogical methods such as problem-based and case-based education.

The Handbook of Research on Creative Problem-Solving Skill Development in Higher Education is an essential, comprehensive collection of the newest research in higher education, creativity, problem solving, and pedagogical design. It provides the framework for further research opportunities in these dynamic, necessary fields. Featuring work regarding problem-oriented curriculum and its applications and challenges, this book is essential for policy makers, teachers, researchers, administrators, students of education.

https://books.google.co.in/books?id=9mgeDQAAQBAJ

Technology for Creativity and Innovation: Tools, Techniques and Applications: Tools, Techniques and Applications

Mesquita, Anabela
IGI Global, 31-Mar-2011 - Technology & Engineering - 426 pages


It is widely accepted that organizations and individuals must be innovative and continually create new knowledge and ideas to deal with rapid change. Innovation plays an important role in not only the development of new business, process and products, but also in competitiveness and success of any organization.

Technology for Creativity and Innovation: Tools, Techniques and Applications provides empirical research findings and best practices on creativity and innovation in business, organizational, and social environments. It is written for educators, academics and professionals who want to improve their understanding of creativity and innovation as well as the role technology has in shaping this discipline.

https://books.google.co.in/books?id=K3WXN9a2uP0C

Online Tools for Providing Inspiration and Creativity 

Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine
Volume 28, 2005 - Issue 1
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01405110500074600?journalCode=ijau20


Resources for Creativity Teaching
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a1c0/4a357ffee316c06e25c5209279ed9502c4de.pdf