1. Not all inventions bring innovation, remember. What can we learn from here?
example 1 glass : Use these cute glass markers to distinguish drinking glasses. These party glass markers take less than 5 minutes to make : hot glue a button to a small suction cup.
example 2 window : Old salvaged multi-pane windows make great picture frames with some slight modifications. I cut mattes of fit inside the panes and then sealed the back up with another piece of thin wood. The effect works great with photos that have a unifying theme of some sort.
example 3 plates : Obviously not an invention, but I've found it's ecological and efficient. Licking the plates after eating means: I ate ALL my food (good girl !). No leftovers to trash (reduces daily waste) or to clog the drain. Easier to wash the dishes (less soap and force needed, cleaner sponge). Seriously great ! :D
I know that is a relatively different thing that I’m trying to explain, but if you twist it around, it can be an example for how the failed innovations in the time can lead to something more in the future.
MINDMAP
So what is a mindmap you might ask? Well A mind map is a diagram used to visually outline information. A mind map is often created around a single word or text, placed in the center, to which associated ideas, words and concepts are added. Major categories radiate from a central node, and lesser categories are sub-branches of larger branches. Categories can represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items related to a central key word or idea.
Mindmaps can be drawn by hand, either as “rough notes” during a lecture or meeting, for example, or as higher quality pictures when more time is available. An example of a rough mind map is illustrated.
Mainly people use a mindmap to to some structure presentation effectively, to express their creativity and for team building activities. Many things can be written inside the mindmap like, Describing who you are? Writing about an idea, or also some random thing. The best thing is, there is no wrong in making a mindmap, it is simply open for options to design it in any way that you wish.
THE HISTORY OF CREATIVITY AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO THE SOCIETY.
1. What traits made them creative?
Different country have a different kind of cretivity history. For instance, in Greece creativity, there is a Temple of Poseidon, Calauria.
Uniqueness:
There are six columns on each short side and twelve on each long side.We can see a unique concept applied to this temple which is the concept of balance. Back then, this was among the first building was built with this kind of concept. Objectivity:
This temple was built because they need some place for some religion activity. It is creative when this temple gave the expected result. Beauty of art:
The official religion inspired themes for artistic expressions and justifications for temples, statues and plays devoted the the glories of the god.
2. What environmental conditions existed ?
#The needs :For the mosque and temple, they need some place for some religion activities and that is why they built it. #Easiness :The purpose of creating something is often related to make our life easier. For example, the purpose of creating transportations. #Speed : They need to be faster. This is the time where is the invention of the telephone, car and so on.
3.What was the PROCESS of creativity ?
Just make it simple for the process of creativity ;)
DOIT = is a process for creativity.
Techniques outlined earlier in this chapter focus on specific aspects of creative thinking. DO IT bundles them together, and introduces formal methods of problem definition and evaluation. These help you to get the best out of the creativity techniques.
DO IT that stands for :
D– Define problem
Check that you are tackling the problem, not the symptoms of the problem. To do this, ask yourself why the problem exists repeatedly until you get to the root of it.
Lay out the bounds of the problem. Work out the objectives that you must achieve and the constraints that you are operating under.
Where a problem appears to be very large, break it down into smaller parts. Keep on going until each part is achievable in its own right, or needs a precisely defined area of research to be carried out. See Drill Down for a detailed description of this process.
Summarize the problem in as concise a form as possible. Robert W Olsen suggests that the best way to do this is to write down several of two-word problem statements and choose the best one.
O – Open mind and apply creative techniques
Once you know the problem that you want to solve, you are ready to start generating possible solutions. It is very tempting just to accept the first good idea that you come across. If you do this, you will miss many even better solutions.
At this stage of DO IT we are not interested in evaluating ideas. Instead, we are trying to generate as many different ideas as possible. Even bad ideas may be the seeds of good ones.
You can use the whole battery of creativity techniques covered earlier in this section to search for possible solutions. Each tool has its particular strengths and benefits, depending on the problems that you want to solve. While you are generating solutions, remember that other people will have different perspectives on the problem, and it will almost certainly be worth asking for the opinions of your colleagues as part of this process.
I– Identify best solution
Only at this stage do you select the best of the ideas you have generated. It may be that the best idea is obvious. Alternatively, it may be worth examining and developing a number of ideas in detail before you select one.
When you are selecting a solution, keep in mind your own or your organization'sgoals. Often Decision Making becomes easy once you know these.
T – Transform
Having identified the problem and created a solution to it, the final stage is to implement this solution. This involves not only development of a reliable product from your idea, but all the marketing and business side as well. This may take a great deal of time and energy.
Many very creative people fail at this stage. They will have fun creating new products and services that may be years ahead of what is available on the market. They will then fail to develop them, and watch someone else make a fortune out of the idea several years later.
The first stage in transforming an idea is to develop an Action Plan for the transformation. This may lead to creation of a Business or Marketing Plan. Once you have done this, the work of implementation begins!
1. What does it tell us about the process of an Invention and Innovation ?
According to the article, "The PC is Dead, long Live The Tablet", Nov 07,2012.
It's hard to tell the difference between Invention and Innovation but, I will make it simple. The process is starting with invention because it generates new ideas, prototypes, patterns, designs, breakthrough experiments and working models. Then, the innovation takes place that transforms these inventions into commercial products or services or making improvement by introducing something new.
From this article, we can see that, phones and desktop and laptop computers is the technology we used at work - was far more expensive- as recently as 15 years ago (invention) and now, the tablets have turned the mobile and desktop devices people take for granted at home are far superior to what they find sitting on their desks when they come into work in the morning (innovation).
Tablets are using the existing technology in new ways. By this, we can make a conclusion that the innovation can reduces the price and at the same time improves the quality of the work.
2 . What kind of environment, situation etc., would make you to become
a creative/inventive/innovative person ?
I can become a creative person in the kind of situation where I could not afford to buy the things that I want. It's about a month ago, in my photography class, lecturer asked that we'll need to make a CD folder. At that time, I do not have enough money to buy any special stuff . Since I love decorate something , I've decided to make the things and all the decorations by myself. It just took a half of the CD folder price in the market to buy all the things and I just used some old papers for the decorations. And, guess what? It became so special because you can not find this kind of CD folder in the market! Here's the result :)
I came up with a list of traits some time ago that seem to be common among the creative people I knew. Take a look at my list below. Highlight those that seem to apply to you, and consider those that do not. Note those that you might want to incorporate yourself. The list is in no particular order, so go and explore. Just reading them over may prove instructive, for these are the characteristics I feel that leads to being more creative. I believe that people often think they are not capable of being artistic, so they never try to be. The funny thing is, applying this logic even people who are successful artists are not artistic.
Part A- 5 words associated to 'Creativity'
1. Imagination
Many have come to believe our creativity and what we can create is limited by our bodies. This is only in part true and not the truth of reality. We have failed to come to understand the truth of our being and to realize we all have an unlimited creativity. We each have the ability to access the unseen realms of Creation and explore in ways our mind cannot often logically understand. We do so simply by how we choose to focus our attention and awareness and realize what we experience will be determined by the environment in which we find ourselvesand the awareness which lies within what we feel. That is, different environments will give us a different experience for the same focus of our attention and awareness.
For any independent point of consciousness that which has a facet of its focus of its attention and awareness on, or in, being physical, we can experience as physical. In these cases a portion of its localized energy overlaps the localized energy of Physical Creation. That which does not have a facet of being physical will be seen and experienced only in the non physical and characterized by our mind as something accessible and through our creative imagination. That is, of course, if our mind the previous experiences to understand what we experience.
2. Creative People Take Action
Thinking creative thoughts is not being creative. There must be an action, a product, or a performance, some work done, some creation for there to be creativity. Sitting and dreaming is fine, for it's often where ideas come from, but action is what creates. Action, even without thinking is better than waiting to think of the right thing to do. Dreamers often refuse to begin the work until they have thought up what it is they are supposed to do. They “think” too much without acting. This is not necessarily a good way to go about being creative. The old adage of “ready, aim, fire,” seldom leads to great works. The creative mantra is “Fire, aim, and now maybe you’re ready.” It takes phone calls, drawings, letters, proposals, work prints, rough drafts, a model, a note to or a conversation with someone to get the creativity started. Thinking is fine, but do not just think, act! Get started. Build momentum, even if it is the wrong direction, or you are confused about the direction. Once you see what it is you have done, or have produced, only then can you adjust your direction. Even mistakes can lead you toward your goal. It’s easier to change direction once moving than to get started, so get started.
3. Independent
They have an ability to work alone, to be alone, and to stand alone in their convictions. They defend their vision and their projects . . . often against great odds and the objections, even ridicule from others. Creative people can be independent to the point of stubbornness.
4.Different
and they do not mind being different. My mother would tell me as a child: "Yes, Aliah you are different, but in being different, you are special." She gave me permission to accept my "differentness"; that is the permission creative people need to give themselves. (It would helpful if those who love or work with creative people were to offer the same acceptance of this differentness.)
5. Expression
People who experience the world in novel and original ways. These are (personally creative) individuals whose perceptions are fresh, whose judgements are insightful, who may make important discoveries that only they know about. They can make a story in their mind and be able to make life as interesting as inside their head.
Part B - 5 words not associated to 'Creativity'
1. Uncreative
The one that started it all.. If your not creative at all, you can never be creative. You got to think of something with your blood, sweat and tears to get an original idea. If you don’t, its just because your simply… uncreative. There is no other logical explanation.
2. Dull
If the person’s idea is lacking the excitement to be creative, it simply wouldn’t be anything interesting. It would just be dull… simple as that. If the person lacks the thought of making it exciting, same thing would happen, it would just be dull.
3.Boring
It is something where the words was tedious and tiresome. Something that’s really boring/the person is boring, cannot be creative. Simply, if something is boring, there wouldn’t be a good reception towards it now, wouldn’t it??
4.Ordinary
The power of making something boring. This is something that will not spark any sort of creativity in your mind. They will see a box and think of it as a…. you guess it, a box. Just a regular box that nobody cares and would throw it like a garbage.
5. Fake
A fake person is someone how is not genuineand will do whatever it takes to make themselves look good. They will take credit for other's work or down play the good of others to illuminate oneself. Fake people also take part in hipocrisy, lies, and will turn on friendship the moment it no longer is a benefit for them. They will change their personality to fit in to a certain group. A person who has different personalities, acts and works different around other people to make themselves also look cool being fake is not a good thing.
Sir Ken Robinson’s Speech
This week, Mr Yap had shown us a video. It was a speech by Sir Ken Robinson on TEDTalks, entitled ‘Do Schools Kill Creativity?’.
Respond and reflect to the Ken Robinson 2006 Ted Talk episode on creativity education and intelligence. The point that triggers me in the talk was where Ken Robinson talked about the little girl who was drawing how god look liked. I wonder how she thought about how god looked like. Nobody could imagine someone drawing a self-portrait about someone in the high above, someone that we couldn’t see at all. The teacher ask her how could she know’s that’s how god looks like, her only reply was.. ” Well, now you know how ”. To me, this is a very creative idea, doing a art where you imagine how god look like.
