Transcript Managing Stress 8E Principles and Strategies for Health and Well-Being Unless otherwise noted, all images were supplied by Brian Luke Seaward. Credit: © Inspiration Unlimited.

Managing
Stress
8E
Principles and Strategies
for Health and Well-Being
Unless otherwise noted, all images
were supplied by Brian Luke Seaward.
Credit: © Inspiration Unlimited. Used
with permission.
Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D.
Chapter 14
Creative
Problem
Solving
“Make it a practice to keep on the lookout
for novel and interesting ideas that others
have used successfully. Your idea only has to
be original in its adaptation to the problem
you are working on.”
— Thomas Alva Edison
Figure 14.2. Creativity isn’t a gift for a chosen few,
it’s a birthright for everyone. How can you best make
your creative efforts serve you in times of stress?
Photo © Mike Blake/Reuters/Landov
Figure 14.3. If you think you’re not creative you’ll
prove yourself right! You may not be a Steve Jobs, but
everyone has the makings of a creative person...
including you!
Photo © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
The Creative Process
Primary Creativity
Right Brain
The Creative Process
Primary Creativity
Right Brain
Secondary Creativity
Left Brain
The Creative Process
Primary Creativity
Right Brain
Secondary Creativity
Left Brain
Creativity is a “whole brain” process
The Roles of Creativity
The Explorer
The Artist
The Judge
The Warrior
The Explorer
The Artist
The Judge
The Warrior
Source: © Isabella Bannerman. Reprinted with permission.
Obstacles to the
Creative Process
Roadblocks to creativity typically involve
fear-based, ego-produced thoughts that inhibit
the creative problem-solving process from ever
getting off the ground.
Von Oech’s Roadblocks
1. The Right Answer
2. I’m Not Creative
3. Don’t Be Foolish
4. To Err Is Wrong
Von Oech’s Roadblocks VanGundy’s Roadblocks
1. The Right Answer
2. I’m Not Creative
3. Don’t Be Foolish
4. To Err Is Wrong
1. Perceptual Roadblocks
2. Emotional Roadblocks
3. Intellectual Roadblocks
4. Cultural Roadblocks
5. Environmental
Roadblocks
From Creativity to
Creative Problem-Solving
Figure 14.8. The creative process is rarely a linear
process.
Figure 14.9. The Map of Creative Problem-Solving
Creative Problem-Solving
Creative Problem-Solving
1. Description of the Problem
Creative Problem-Solving
1. Description of the Problem
2. Generate Ideas
Creative Problem-Solving
1. Description of the Problem
2. Generate Ideas
3. Idea Selection and Refinement
Creative Problem-Solving
1. Description of the Problem
2. Generate Ideas
3. Idea Selection and Refinement
4. Idea Implementation
Creative Problem-Solving
1. Description of the Problem
2. Generate Ideas
3. Idea Selection and Refinement
4. Idea Implementation
5. Evaluation and Analysis
Creativity in the 21st Century
Job Market
Creativity in the 21st Century
Job Market
“Because knowledge is available on every Internet-connected
device, what you know matters far less than what you can do
with what you know. The capacity to innovate—the capacity to
solve problems creatively or bring new possibilities to life, and
skills like critical thinking, communication and collaboration
are far more important than academic knowledge.”
— Thomas Friedman, NY Times Columnist
Creativity in the 21st Century
Job Market
Essential questions to ask yourself for today’s job market:
Creativity in the 21st Century
Job Market
Essential questions to ask yourself for today’s job market:
1. What is your passion?
2. What are your resources?
3. How can you turn your passion into a viable product?
4. How can you use your networking skills to promote yourself?
5. How can you invent (or reinvent) yourself
How can you make yourself relevant in the world you live in?
Best Application of
Creative Problem-Solving