•Thisinventionismadeofmetal.20•Itispoweredbyanengine.15•Itlookslikeabird.10•Itmakesitpossibleforpeopletoflytodifferentplacesintheworld.5AplaneIthascoloredlights;redmeansstop;greenmeansgo.5Thisisaninventionwhichcanhelppeopleinthestreets,especiallyinthebigcities.20Sometimes,itlookslikeatreestandingbesidethestreet.15Itdirectscars&trucksatcrossing.10Trafficlights•Thisinventioncanhelppeopledosomedailywork.20•Itisusefulforhousework.15•Themachinecanmakethingsclean.10•Itneedsdetergent(洗涤剂)&watertowashthingsthatyouwear.5Awashingmachine•Itallowsyoutogetanimageofanobject.20•Whenyoupressabutton,itworks.15•Whenaflashhappens,itwillcopyasceneontoafilm.10•Whenthefilmisdeveloped,thesceneyouhavecopiedappearsonapaper-likething.5Acamera•Hewasaworldfamousinventor.20•Hereisoneofhisphotos.15•HewasborninAmerica.10•Heinventedthebulb.5ThomasEdisonCreativethinking,whichisoneofthemosthighlyvaluedskillsinsociety,isamatterofhabits.Bythinkingaboutthewaywethinkandpractisinggoodthinkingstrategies,wecanbecomemorecreative.Canyouthinkoutmorefamousinventorsandtheirinventions?Whatdotheyhaveincommon?Strategiestoimprovecreativity---Whataregoodthinkingstrategies?•Thinkoutsidethebox---•Takeanotherlookatit---•Makeconnections---•Keeptrying---Whatisthe“box”?PeoplelaughedatGalileo(伽利略)whenhedoubtedAristotle’s(亚里士多德的)theory.NASA(美国航天局)spentmillionsofdollarstryingtoinventaballpointpenthatcouldbeusedtowriteinspace.However,theRussianastronautsusedapencil.Whatisto“thinkoutsidethebox”?☺Tothinkoutsidetheboxistotrynewwaystosolveaproblem.☺Torephrase(重新措辞)aproblemtoallowforcreativesolutions.☺Tomakeaconscious(有意识的)efforttobreakawayfromoldthoughtpatterns.Getoutofyourbox!Comeoutoftheboxandyoumaygetthestarinthesky.ThisisasuccessfulTVcommercialforacoldmedicine.☺Goodsolutionsandnewideasareoftentheresultofachangeinperception.(观念，认识)AromanticstoryfromtherubbishConfucius(孔夫子)says,byreviewingtheoldknowledge,onecangainnewideas.子曰：“温故而知新，可以为师矣。”☺Everynewthoughtorideahastobeconnectedtowhatwealreadyknow.☺Itiseasytolimitthepossibilitiesofanewideabyconnectingittoonlyoneareaofourpreviousknowledge.Bionics(仿生学)isasciencebasedonbiologicalbehaviorthatcanbeappliedtomachinedesignsandhumandevelopment.footballvolleyballbasketballTennisballroundmoonclockorangeballMakeconnectionsExtension(延伸)ofFootExtension(延伸)of…Genius(天才)is1%inspirationand99%perspiration(汗水).----ThomasAlvaEdisonThomasEdisonmadearulesayingthathehadtomakeaninventioneverytendays.Invent!Invent!Invent!
