Unit-1-The-Art-of-Creative-Thinking

1、The Art of Creative Thinkingthink outside the box Objectives Objectives Introduction of creative thinkingIntroduction of creative thinking Text analysis and follow-up exercisesText analysis and follow-up exercisesGet Started1. Have you ever done anything creative, such as writing a poem or drawing a

2、 picture? Describe your experience briefly.2. Who do you think is the most creative person the world has ever seen?3. What is creative thinking?4. Are there any creative inventions in our society? Give some examples. Benjamin FranklinNewton 1.What qualities should one have to be an inventor?intellig

3、ent, hard-working, creative, imaginative, knowledgeable 2.Which do you think is the most important?The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out. - Dee Hock, business visionary and creator of VisaBringing into existence an idea that is new to yo

4、uInnovationThe practical application of creative ideasAn innate talent that you were born with and a set of skills that can be learned, developed, and utilized in daily problem solvingHave a long processof trial and error.Try new ways to solve a problem.Try to combine new and old ideas.Look at a pro

5、blem in as many ways as possible.So , how to be a creative person?Five.Trees cant jump.1.When we cut a corner from a square-shaped desk with four corners, how many corners are left?2.Why can a frog jump higher than a tree?Are the eyes of the same height ?Yes !Can you only see a pot? Pay attention to

6、 the dark !Two faces !Of course we can see an old man. Look more carefully ! What else can you see?another old man with a sticka young woman carrying a babyan animal electrically operated bike storage battery video phoneheating wire electric blanketcandlewickText: The Art of Creative ThinkingBegin Y

7、our Reading1) Read the article in a limited time of 25 minutes and finish all the exercises of it.2) Find out the definition of “creative thinking” according to the author.3) Find out the mind idea of each part.Para. 1: Conclusion Creative thinking is essential. In _In _Para. 2-5: Human CreativityPa

8、ra. 2: A story of Henry Ford Para. 3: The elements of creationPara. 4: We do not form new ideas out of nothing. Only the creative minds can see possibilities in them or connections among them.Para. 5: Your task as a creative thinker is to combine ideas or elements that are alrealy exist. Primary：min

9、d (perception, ideas and feelings)Secondary: physical materialsOthers:Skill and techniqueCreativity: 1+12creativityExisted elementsExisted ideasExisted elementsExisted elementsExisted ideasExisted ideasPara. 6-8: Using Analogy Analogy: (類比）類比）It is a form of comparison, but unlike simile or metaphor

10、 which usually uses comparison on one point of resemblance, analogy draws a parallel between two unlike things that have several common qualities or points of resemblance. 錢鐘書經典語錄錢鐘書經典語錄 吃飯有時很像結婚，名義上最主要的東吃飯有時很像結婚，名義上最主要的東西，其實往往是附屬品。吃講究的飯事西，其實往往是附屬品。吃講究的飯事實上只是吃菜，正如討闊佬的小姐，宗實上只是吃菜，正如討闊佬的小姐，宗旨倒并不在女人。旨倒并

11、不在女人。Para. 6: Put yourself into the shoes of an inventor. Para. 7: You can use an analogy from nature to reach your model.Para. 8: You can applie the existing models to all creative thinking.Remember: the natural and ready-made models are only analogies. If you copy directly you are heading for trou

12、ble.Para. 9-12: Widen Your Span of RelevancePara. 9: A story of Jethro Tull. Para. 10: inventors may have knowledge in more than one field.Para. 11: Too much knowledge may be a disadvantage.Para. 12: A larger potion of the truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant, Para. 13-17: CuriosityPara. 13: N

13、ever lose a holy curiosity. Para. 14: Such curiosity is, or should be, the appetite of the intellect.Para. 15: True curiosity is simply the eager desire to learn and know.Para. 16: We do have to be selective in our society.Para. 17: In creative thinking, curiosity is a way of learning something new.

14、Para. 18-22: Chance favors only the prepared mindPara. 18: A story about the float process invented by Sir Alastair Pilkington. Para. 19: Examples of other inventions which have been the result of such unexpected or chance occurrences.Para. 20: The example of Charles Goodyears discovery of the vulca

15、nization of rubber in 1839Para. 18-22: Chance favors only the prepared mindPara. 21: According to Charles Goodyear, the scientific discoveries are the result of the closet application and observation.Para. 22: In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind.Lets Read It AgainThe Ar

16、t of Creative ThinkingCreative Thinking1. Human Creativity2. Use Analogy3. Widen your span of relevance4. Curiosity5. Chance favors only the prepared mind寫作方法：分類法寫作方法：分類法分類法分類法 A= （B,C,）當題目討論對象當題目討論對象A 過于廣泛或者抽象的時候，我們過于廣泛或者抽象的時候，我們可以把討論對象具體化，對其加以分類。比如分成可以把討論對象具體化，對其加以分類。比如分成兩大類，那么素材就比原來增加了一倍，如果分成兩大類，

17、那么素材就比原來增加了一倍，如果分成三類，那么素材就是原來的三倍了。這樣，我們可三類，那么素材就是原來的三倍了。這樣，我們可以寫的內容成倍的增加了。需要強調的是，分類法以寫的內容成倍的增加了。需要強調的是，分類法對同學們在考場里的思維清晰程度要求是比較高的，對同學們在考場里的思維清晰程度要求是比較高的，分類時應該盡可能全面、科學，否則有可能出現邏分類時應該盡可能全面、科學，否則有可能出現邏輯上的問題。輯上的問題。Civilization寫作方法：分類法寫作方法：分類法Intellectual aspectCultural aspectMaterial aspectSome people thi

18、nk old buildings should be destroyed and replaced with modern buildings. Do you agree or disagree?寫作方法：分類法寫作方法：分類法提出一些老房子不能拆。那么可以寫成三個分提出一些老房子不能拆。那么可以寫成三個分論點：有特殊意義的老房子論點：有特殊意義的老房子 building of historic value, 非常漂亮的老房子非常漂亮的老房子 gorgeous historic buildings 和特殊的民居和特殊的民居 unique ethnic architecture提出老房子應該拆，分論點可寫成兩點：老房提出老房子應該拆，分論點可寫成兩點：老房子不安全子不安全 unsafe, 影響市容影響市容 spoil the cityscape.寫作方法：分類法寫作方法：分類法Homework To find out five most creative inventions in your opinion and present them in English in the ne