Creativity & Thinking(1102703292)

To me creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. A reality that everyone can see and touch and feel it. To be creative, first thing that we should be aware of is Thinking. Thinking to create new ideas and then try to convert those ideas into reality. In the other hand, creativity involves two steps which are thinking and producing. If someone has a new Idea but do not act on them he/she is not considered as a creative person but rather he/she is an imaginative person.

There are some ways to become a creative person, if you just sit at home all day along and try to be creative I’m sure it will never happen…. some of required and most important aspect to be someone creative are as follow:

1) Making new connections: By reading books, improving the art of observations, using analogies to link things together, work on different projects at the same time, watching movie, try to bring changes in any way in life…

2) Expect the unexpected: Learn from failures.Recover from failures.Avoid too much  to your own ideas.Be willing to recognize and admit mistakes your mistakes.

3) Be persistent:Focus on key problems. Be systematic and keep records.Confirm early, disconfirm late.Concentrate tenaciously on a subject.

4) Get excited:Pursue projects that are fun.Play with ideas and things.Ask interesting questions.
Take risks. Have a devotion for truth and a passion for reputation.Have an inclination toward originality and a taste for research.Have a desire for the gratification of discovery.Have a strong desire to comprehend.Never do anything that bores you

5. Be sociable:Find smart collaborators.Organize good teams.Study how others are successful.Listen to people with experience.Foster different cognitive styles.Communicate your work to others.Marry for psychological compatibility.Tell close colleagues everything you know.
Communicate research results effectively.Learn from winners. Have people to fall back on when you get into trouble.

6. Use the world:Find rich environments.Build instruments. Seek inspiration in nature. Have good laboratory facilities and use them.Observe and reflect intensely.Perform experiments that rigorously test hypotheses.

Also Brainstorming is a common way that gives u a chance to test yourself and the level of your creativity. For example: you share a problem with a group of friends and everyone tries to come up with a new creative solution. And once the solution is out, you can try to change it again in any way using your logic and creative mind!

 I hoped you enjoyed it:)

Hossein Golestani(1102703292)