Alexander Alexander Bell Bell (England)(England) Thomas Edison America electric bulb a steam engineJames Watt (England) Paper makingCai Lun Lu BanglorietteFather of Chinese architectureFull of creativity Were they born creative? creative thinkingtake another look at itmake connectionskeep tryingtry a new way to ……in as many ways as possible.combine new and old ideas…A long process of trial and error.What will you think of next?think outside the box How can we become more creative?By thinking about the way we think and practicing good thinking strategies.Para.1Further Reading: Why should we “think outside the box ” ?Because what we know and what we have learnt may limit our thinking.Para.2. A cat passed by a mouse without even looking at it. Why?Which two English letters are the ones that people like to listen to the most?blind cat/ dead mouse/ not real mouseCD Get out of your box! If we look at problems in as many ways as possible, we may ____________________________ ________________.find solutions that would otherwise remain invisiblePara.3 Can you only see a pot? Two faces!A romantic story How do creative thinkers usually think of new applications and solutions?By comparing and connecting ideas and objects in new waysPara.4 Why did some great inventors force themselves to develop new ideas even when they were tired or did not feel inspired?They all knew that for each new invention that works , there are at least ten (inventions) that do not (work) .Para.5-6 eg. It will take you half an hour to get to the station, allowing for traffic delays.1) Inventors often rephrase a problem to allow for creative solutions and also try “impossible” or “crazy” solutions. (paragraph 2 Line 3)allow for...
