101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving 9786468600, 3175723985, 0787974021, 2452472492, 9780787974022
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Table of contents :
101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving......Page 1
About This Book......Page 2
About Pfeiffer......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Getting Started......Page 14
Chapter 1 Creativity and Problem Solving......Page 16
Chapter 2 Six Key Principles for Encouraging Creativity......Page 24
Chapter 3 Linking Problems, Solutions, and Activities......Page 34
Individual and Group Activities......Page 50
Chapter 4 Basic Idea Generation: “No-Brainers”......Page 52
Chapter 5 Ticklers: Related and Unrelated Stimuli......Page 90
Chapter 6 Combinations......Page 132
Chapter 7 Free Association Activities: “Blue Skies”......Page 180
Chapter 8 Grab Bag: Miscellaneous Activities......Page 230
Group OnlyActivities......Page 258
Chapter 9 Brainstorming with Related Stimuli......Page 260
Chapter 10 Brainstorming with Unrelated Stimuli......Page 308
Chapter 11 Brainwriting with Related Stimuli......Page 342
Chapter 12 Brainwriting with Unrelated Stimuli......Page 368
References......Page 402
About the Author......Page 404
101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving......Page 1
About This Book......Page 2
About Pfeiffer......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Getting Started......Page 14
Chapter 1 Creativity and Problem Solving......Page 16
Chapter 2 Six Key Principles for Encouraging Creativity......Page 24
Chapter 3 Linking Problems, Solutions, and Activities......Page 34
Individual and Group Activities......Page 50
Chapter 4 Basic Idea Generation: “No-Brainers”......Page 52
Chapter 5 Ticklers: Related and Unrelated Stimuli......Page 90
Chapter 6 Combinations......Page 132
Chapter 7 Free Association Activities: “Blue Skies”......Page 180
Chapter 8 Grab Bag: Miscellaneous Activities......Page 230
Group OnlyActivities......Page 258
Chapter 9 Brainstorming with Related Stimuli......Page 260
Chapter 10 Brainstorming with Unrelated Stimuli......Page 308
Chapter 11 Brainwriting with Related Stimuli......Page 342
Chapter 12 Brainwriting with Unrelated Stimuli......Page 368
References......Page 402
About the Author......Page 404
