ARE WE CREATIVE ?

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WHAT IS CREATIVE THINKING

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines
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creative thinking as a new way of seeing or doing things, characterized by fluency (generating many ideas), flexibility (shifting perspective easily), and originality (conceiving of something new).

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CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION GO TOGETHER

Creativity is defined as Production of novel and useful ideas in any domain

SEE ORDER IN DISORDER Innovation is defined as Successful implementation of creative ideas in any organisation Creativity of individuals and teams is the starting point for innovation Creativity and innovation are important

Life is becoming increasingly complex, fast and changing at a faster pace

Allows adaptation, maintain flexibility and is part of decision making Creativity requires originality and flexibility Contributes to physical and psychological health and optimal functioning

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WHERE WE STAND IN CREATIVITY IN INDIA

Creativity became a popular word during the 21st century. There is a growing body of literature on the expanding social and economic impact of creativity. Many social thinkers assert that creativity is the most critical factor to sustain the role of the United States as the spearhead of scientific progress in the world. Surprisingly, although the teaching of creative thinking is widespread in business, there is very little teaching on creativity in medicine and academia. We really do not teach creativity to our students in medicine or other paramedical sciences in particular Nursing education. In the recent past many centres of out standing realised the importance in teaching creativity, in India.
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Thomas Edison
I have not failed, Ive just found 10,000 ways that wont work.
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WHAT IT MEANS OF CREATIVITY

Creativity involves the power to create and bring about change. Creativity involves originality, imagination, inspiration, and inventiveness. The visionaries and pioneers in medicine have always looked for innovative solutions to improve the practice of medicine. Fortunately, creativity is not restricted to great artists, but it can be fostered by training, encouragement, and practice. Creativity is a biological process, and people can be trained to be open to environmental stimuli than can provide opportunities for imagination and ingenuity. Everyone has the power to be creative; while not everyone will paint a masterpiece or write a great novel, everyone can be curious, seek change and take risks.
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WHY WE NEED CREATIVE THINKING

We need creative thinking because our knowledge is limited. We do not know what we do not know, and also how much we do not know. In some respects we are like the blind man who grabbed a tiger by his tail and declared: A tiger

is

a rope.
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ALBERT EINSTEIN THINKS..

Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the whole world.

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WE NEED CREATIVITY IN MEDICINE

In medical practice, difficulties in making the correct diagnosis or prescribing the right treatment arise because we do not have all the necessary information. Yet we often do remarkably well, without systematically going over all the options, by applying rules of thumb, intuition, and other rapid cognition tricks, albeit subconsciously. This kind of thinking does not usually produce novel results.
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MEDICINE IS ALWAYS A CREATIVE

INNOVATION NEVER STATIC

As medicine is based on science, physicians are supposed to know physiology and mechanisms of disease, but also to manipulate nature for the benefit of the patient. Yet our knowledge of diseases and of drugs is limited. For this reason, medicine is really a combination of science and invention.
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VIEWS OF TEACHERS

AND TEACHING
Teachers can play a significant role in providing solutions to the problems facing education. Teachers are the masters of their own fate. The profession has to get it into its mind that it is its own job to solve the problems of the education system.
Sir Michael Barber, The Risk Takers, Guardian Education (23/05/2006)

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ARE WE AFRAID OF NEWER METHODS AND CREATIVITY DUE TO

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Supporting factors and barriers

Supporting factors

Barriers
Resistance to change

Leadership and support from top management

Culture, climate and identity Rewards and recognition

Org culture and climate Corporate structure

Competition and deregulation, need and diversity

Workloads and Lack of skills

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WHAT ARE STAGES OF INNOVATION IN MEDICINE

The stages of creative process are quite consistent. First described at the beginning of the twentieth century by Graham Wallas, they consist of 1 preparation,

2 cultivation, 3 incubation 4 illumination, and 5 verification.

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Factors influencing how we should train doctors

Demographic changes
Population health Percent GPD spent on health Legislature Role of doctor

Societal attitudes-

So where does this leave research? Are thinking about creativity in students
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patient expectations

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Innovate Tomorrows Doctors,

Reduction in factual overload Increase in learning through curiosity (PBL) Emphasis on clinical skills /communication skills Understanding of Research technology Development of the skills and attitudes that befit a doctor
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Educational strategies in medical education

Student-centred learning
Problem-based learning Integrated teaching Community-based education Electives ( core curriculum+) Systematic introduction to skills and competences
Harden et al 1984
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FOUR SIGHT PREFERENCES MAKES BETTER DOCTORS AND TEACHERS

Clarifier
Diagnostic Thinking

Developer
Ideator
Visionary Thinking Evaluative Thinking

Implementer
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WE CAN NOT TEACH EVERYTHING ENCOURAGE SELF DIRECTED LEARNING

Many traits associated with self direction

curiosity
creativity and motivation persistence and responsibility

confidence and competence

reflectiveness and self awareness
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ENCOURAGE RESEARCH ORIENTED THINKING IN OUR MEDICAL GRADUATES

Research (making discoveries) is a creative activity, not a standard process that can be prescribed, scored and audited like the accounts of a company.
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Why do research?
Enquiring mind - rigorous analysis of problems. Unchartered waters Can be basic science or clinical (both) Academic pathways established Improves quality of care to patients International collaboration/friends Highs and lows FUN
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In a research and teaching environment we need to cultivate:

Flair Inspiration Creativity Achievement

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EIGHT STEPS FOR DEVELOPING YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR

1. Gain an Awareness and knowledge humor. It takes both a change in attitude and behavior. 2. Identify inappropriate humor. Avoid it.
3. Get to know what amuses you. 4. Do a humor history on yourself.
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EIGHT STEPS FOR DEVELOPING YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR, CONT.

5. Keep a file of humorous anecdotes

stories, jokes cartoons. 6. You need to be somewhat of a risk taker. 7. Allow yourself to be silly. 8. Surround yourself with people who have a humorous, positive outlook, and most of all, learn to laugh at yourself.
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MANY MEDICAL COLLEGES ARE CATCHING UP

Many medical colleges are catching on to the notion of medicine as a creative discipline and implementing classes and changing curriculums to cultivate novelty rather than penalize it. One notable program incorporates the structured teaching of fine arts concepts into its medical school coursework. This improves medical students visual inspection skills, thereby enhancing diagnostic ability and patient care
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TRAIN YOUR MIND FOR CREATING A BETTER WORLD

Creative thinking is something you can train your mind to do. Some people are actually born with creative thinking abilities, while others have to really work to let themselves be a creative thinker. However, it is possible for anyone to become a great creative thinker whether they were naturally born or they have to work at it

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Many teachers loose interest in job and become stressful when they loose the innovation in teaching and creativity.
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 Teach our Medical students, as the Learning of Medicine is a innovation for creativity there is less place for dogmatic ideas, A student is highly receptive to our Ideas makes your teaching innovative and creative .

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MAKE YOUR IDEAS WORK

Once you have come up with the new idea, the next part is to make it workable and usable in everyday life. A good idea not only has to be original, it must also have a practical use.
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OUR STUDENTS ARE GREAT CONTRIBUTORS TO OUR NATION

Thinking of new ideas really is a hard task, but it can also be very rewarding especially if you happen across a totally new but simple idea which has a practical use for everybody.

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"THE ART OF MEDICINE CONSISTS OF AMUSING THE PATIENT WHILE NATURE CURES THE DISEASE."
Voltaire, French philosopher

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THANK YOU
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