Creative problem solving

Author: Zhang Zirui
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Preface Chapter 1 Basic Issues of Creative Problem Solving / 1
Section 1 The Importance of Creativity Development / 2
Section 2 Review of Core Concepts in Creativity Theory / 5
Section 3 Historical Review of the Development of Creativity and Creativity Education / 7
Section 4 Several Issues Worth Attention in Creativity Education / 17
Chapter 2 Thinking Methods for Creative Problem Solving / 21
Section 1 Breaking Through Traditional Concepts to Directly Solve Problems / 21
Section 2 Ensuring the Rigor of Logical Thinking / 41
Section 3 Changing the Angle of Thinking / 53
Chapter 3 Methods for Creative Problem Solving / 87
Section 1 Thinking Stimulation Techniques / 88
Section 2 Methods to Enhance Associative Ability / 100
Section 3 Analogical Method / 109
Section 4 Methods to Improve Logical Reasoning Ability / 117
Section 5 Information and Data Collection Methods / 126
Section 6 Cultivating Systematic and Comprehensive Ability / 131
Section 7 Applying Predictive Ability to Solve Problems / 139
Chapter 4 Practical Application of Creative Problem Solving / 142
Section 1 Overview of Problem Solving / 145
Section 2 Problem-Solving Training in Technological Invention / 154
Section 3 Creative Problem Solving in New Product Development / 190
Section 4 Creative Design / 206
Appendix 1 Introduction to the Thinkers Olympiad / 249
Appendix 2 Introduction to the "Challenge Cup" China University Student Entrepreneurship Plan Competition / 254
Appendix 3 Reference Materials for Writing Entrepreneurship Plans / 260
Appendix 4 Sample Entrepreneurship Plan Proposals for University Student Entrepreneurship Competitions / 271
References / 291