Creative problem solving : thinking skills for a changing world

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• List of Activities in the Text = xii
• List of Figures = xiii
• List of Tables = xiv
• Preface = xv
• Acknowledgments = xix
• PART ONE CREATIVE THINKING
• 1 Introduction = 3
• Why Should You Study This Book? = 3
• Benefits of Creative Thinking and Problem - Solving Skills = 4
• How to Learn from This Book : Overview, Organization, and Hints = 10
• Definitions and Comparison of Problem - Solving Techniques = 13
• The Problem of Change and Paradigm Shift = 18
• Resources for Further Learning : References = 24
• Diagnostic Tools and Exercises = 26
• Chapter 1 - Summary = 29
• 2 Visualization and Memory = 31
• Memory and the Brain = 31
• Mental "Languages" = 34
• Memory - First Things First = 36
• Visualization - A Way to Improve Memory = 39
• Sketching - A Tool for Conceptual Thinking and Visualization = 51
• Applications and Impact of Visualization = 57
• Resources for Further Learning = 67
• Exercises and Activities = 69
• Chapter 2 - Summary
• 3 The Four - Quadrant Brain Model of Thinking Preferences = 75
• How the Four - Quadrant Model of Thinking Preferences Was Developed = 75
• Characteristics of Analytical Quadrant A Thinking = 83
• Characteristics of Sequential Quadrant B Thinking = 86
• Characteristics of Interpersonal Quadrant C Thinking = 89
• Characteristics of Imaginative Quadrant D Thinking = 92
• Whole - Brain Thinking and Creative Problem Solving = 95
• Organizational Implications of Whole - Brain Thinking and Learning = 102
• Resources for Further Learning = 112
• Assessing Your Thinking Preferences = 113
• Exercises and Activities = 114
• Chapter 3 - Summary = 115
• 4 Overcoming Mental Barriers to Creative Thinking = 117
• Barriers to Creative Thinking : False Assumptions = 118
• Barriers to Creative Thinking : Habits = 123
• Barriers to Creative Thinking : Attitudes and Emotions = 130
• Recognizing and Encouraging Creative Thinking = 135
• Resources for Further Learning = 140
• Creative Thinking Exercises = 142
• Investigation of Negative Thinking = 144
• Chapter 4 - Summary = 147
• Review of Part 1 - Creative Thinking Questions and "Thinking" Report = 148
• PART TWO CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
• 5 Problem Definition = 153
• What Is the Real Problem? = 154
• Data Collection and Problem Analysis - The Detective's Mindset = 156
• The Context of the Problem - The Explorer's Mindset = 164
• The Briefing Document and the Problem Definition Statement = 173
• Incubation : Introspection and Purging = 174
• Hands-On Activity for Problem Definition = 176
• Resources for Further Learning : Reference Books = 182
• Activities and Exercises for Detectives = 184
• Activities and Exercises for Explorers = 185
• Chapter 5 - Summary = 187
• 6 Idea Generation, Brainstorming, and Teamwork = 189
• Teamwork and Team Management = 189
• Verbal Brainstorming - The Artist's Mindset = 198
• Other Brainstorming Methods = 204
• Resources for Further Learning : Warm-Up Example, Books, and Tools = 213
• Activities and Exercises for Artists = 215
• Chapter 6 - Summary = 219
• 7 Creative Evaluation, Judgment, and Critical Thinking = 221
• Creative Idea Evaluation - The Engineer's Mindset = 221
• Idea Judgment - Ranking Ideas = 228
• Idea Judgment - Decision Making = 241
• Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving = 247
• Resources for Further Learning = 261
• Activities and Exercises for Engineers = 262
• Activities and Exercises for Judges = 264
• Chapter 7 - Summary = 267
• 8 Solution Implementation = 269
• Putting Your Ideas into Action - The Producer's Mindset = 269
• Selling Your Idea = 271
• The Work Plan and Implementation = 277
• Implementation Monitoring and Final Project Evaluation = 282
• Time Management - A Cure for Procrastination = 285
• Case Studies of Final Project Presentations = 293
• Resources for Further Learning = 304
• Implementation Exercise and Example = 305
• Exercises and Activities for Producers = 305
• Chapter 8 - Summary = 311
• Review of Part 2 - Personal Applications and Critical Evaluation = 312
• PART THREE APPLICATIONS
• 9 Computers and Creative Thinking = 317
• Computers as a Thinking Tool = 317
• Computers and Learning Mathematics = 322
• Using MATHEMATICA = 324
• MATHEMATICA and Creative problem Solving = 329
• Resources for Further Learning : References = 341
• 10 The Pugh Method = 343
• Creativity in Product and Process Design = 343
• Economic Benefits of the Pugh Method = 348
• Overview of Pugh Matrix and Procedure = 351
• Examples of Other Pugh Method Exercises and Applications = 360
• Further Learning : References = 367
• The Pugh Method Exercise = 368
• 11 Communications and Creative Problem Solving = 371
• Good Communications = 371
• How to Get Your Point Across in Thirty Seconds = 376
• Negotiation = 382
• Coping with Difficult People = 385
• Communicating in Cyberspace = 388
• Further Learning : Books, Software, Videos, Organizations ; Networks = 399
• Exercises for Communicators = 401
• 12 Culture, Technology, Inventions, and Patents = 403
• Culture, Technology, and Invention in the Historical Context = 403
• Creative Problem Solving and Inventing = 415
• Patents = 419
• Inventors and Inventions - Case Study Assignment = 424
• Epilogue = 432
• Further Learning and Resources = 436
• APPENDICES
• A Quality Function Deployment(QFD) = 443
• B Failure Mode and Effects Analysis(FMEA) = 455
• C Fault Tree Analysis(FTA) = 461
• D Taguchi Methods = 467
• E Value Engineering(VA／VE) = 471
• F Total Quality Management(TQM) = 475
• Index = 483