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What is creativity
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- How to be creative
- Research in Creativity vs Creativity in Research
- Application of Creativity and Innovation in research
- The crucial importance of Research topic - Applying creativity in
generating research topic
- The importance of Problem statement - Applying Creativity and Innovation
in formulating problem statement
- The conceptual model and the variables in research - Applying creativity
in generating and determining the dependent, independents and
mediating variables
- The research method - Applying creativity in determining the innovative
research method
- The presentation of research findings - Creativity in presenting the
research findings
THINKING IS THE HUMAN PROCESS OF USING KNOWLEDGE
AND INFORMATION TO MAKE PLANS, INTERPRET AND
MODEL THE WORLD, AND CONSTRUCTIVELY INTERACT WITH
AND MAKE PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE WORLD IN GENERAL.
Definition of thinking
Psychology Glossary
BRIEFLY SPEAKING, WE MIGHT DEFINE LOGIC AS THE STUDY OF THE
PRINCIPLES OF CORRECT REASONING.
LOGIC IS A PROPER OR REASONABLE WAY OF THINKING ABOUT OR
UNDERSTANDING SOMETHING. : A PARTICULAR WAY OF THINKING ABOUT
SOMETHING. : THE SCIENCE THAT STUDIES THE FORMAL PROCESSES USED IN
THINKING AND REASONING.
Definition of LOGIC
MerriAm Webster
RIGOROUS MEANS MAKING YOUR BEST EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT SOLUTIONS ARE DEVELOPED
THROUGH AN ADEQUATE COMBINATION OF REASON, LOGIC AND AVAILABLE INFORMATION. THE
POWER OF RIGOROUS THINKING CAN BE FOUND IN THE QUALITY OF THE RESULTS FROM OUR
DECISIONS MADE AND OUR ACTIONS TAKEN. WITH RIGOROUS THINKING WE CAN EXPECT THAT
OUR CONCLUSIONS WILL BE ACCURATE GIVEN THE PURPOSE OF THE EXERCISE, THE RESOURCES
WE HAVE AVAILABLE AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR EFFORTS.
Rigorous thinking
FOR STATISTICS, A TEST IS CLAIMED AS ROBUST IF IT STILL PROVIDES INSIGHT TO A
PROBLEM DESPITE HAVING ITS ASSUMPTIONS ALTERED OR VIOLATED, AND IN ECONOMICS,
ROBUSTNESS IS ATTRIBUTED TO FINANCIAL MARKETS THAT CONTINUE TO PERFORM DESPITE
ALTERATIONS IN MARKET CONDITIONS. IN GENERAL, BEING ROBUST MEANS A SYSTEM CAN
HANDLE VARIABILITY AND REMAIN EFFECTIVE.
Robust definition
Investopedia
A WAY OF LOOKING AT PROBLEMS OR SITUATIONS FROM A FRESH
PERSPECTIVE THAT SUGGESTS UNORTHODOX SOLUTIONS (WHICH
MAY LOOK UNSETTLING AT FIRST).
CREATIVE THINKING CAN BE STIMULATED BOTH BY AN
UNSTRUCTURED PROCESS SUCH AS BRAINSTORMING, AND BY A
STRUCTURED PROCESS SUCH AS LATERAL THINKING
Definition of creativity
Business Dictionary
CREATIVITY, INVENTION AND INNOVATION
Creativity Logical Thinking
Invention Innovation
A PhD research must make a “significant original contribution to knowledge.”
On the face of it, the idea seems simple enough: create something new, establish a
niche for oneself, further science and add some important piece to the sum of human
understanding. And yet, there is little to no consensus as to what exactly this phrase
means
a thesis will be built on other people’s work in a rigorous, precise way and is not
expected to lead to an immediate and fundamental paradigm shift in the field.
significant original contribution emerges from small gaps within saturated research
areas
researcher can accomplish this in many ways, for example, by creating a synthesis, by
providing a single original technique, or by testing existing knowledge in an original
manner. Although the thesis has to be innovative, this doesn’t necessarily mean
revolutionizing the existing discourse;
thesis has to be innovative, this doesn’t necessarily mean revolutionizing the
existing discourse
there is also value in adding new perspectives.
students must resist becoming wrapped up in what they’re looking at in the
moment and thus forgetting the big picture. This is especially true for people
writing manuscript-style theses in the natural sciences, which represent
many small parts of an overarching idea and contribution
YOUR RESERCH AREA IS YOUR FIRST CONTRIBUTION - using your area or case study as
a major contribution to knowledge.
YOUR research METHODS CAN BE A CONTRIBUTION - data collection method, sample
size, data analysis can be changed to tackle the same problem in-order to bring out a unique
study.
SOLVING TRENDING ISSUES - Your ability to solve trending or new issues in the society is
an added advantage to you.
DEVELOPING A UNIQUE APPROACH/MODE - using a different approach to solving an
identified problem. New models, conceptual frameworks/concepts and hypotheses that are
valid and result oriented will definitely add to existing knowledge on the subject matter.
Not Enough Written About the Topic. Almost all researchers want to add to the research about
the topic of their research. This means increasing the empirical evidence reported in the
literature about the phenomenon studied.
No Good or Highly Contested Explanations and/or Inadequate Evidence to Decide Which
One(s) are Valid. The second component of the body of knowledge is deals with how well we
understand and can explain why the phenomenon occurs and how confident we are that the
evidence we have is valid and reliable
Theoretical Development. Theories are logically consistent explanations of the relationships
(linkages) between well-defined components (constructs). Sometimes the author wants to
explore linkages in the theory that are not clear. For example, the strength of the linkage
between attitudes (behavioral beliefs) and decisions to change behavior in the theory of
planned behavior is not at all clear. Some studies show a strong effect of attitude on behavior.
WHAT IS
THINKING
THINKING ARRANGES AND REARRANGES
PERCEPTION AND EXPERIENCE SO THAT WE MAY
HAVE A CLEARER VIEW OF THINGS.
THE JOB OF THINKING IS TO CLARIFY
PERCEPTION.
LOGIC BUBBLE AND THINKING PARADIGM
EGO
EGO
LIFE CULTURE
WAY OF LIFE
BASIC PERCEPTION
NORMS
REGULATION
EGO
EGO
Thinking must be done in two stages - in running sequence
The two stages in thinking are :
Divergent thinking – exploratory thinking
Convergent thinking – focus and judgmental thinking
We tend to short cut thinking and jump into the second phase –
judgmental
There is only two possible view – right or wrong
Anything that does not fit the logic base is wrong.
Hence we will only accept anything that fit to our logic base
As long as you are relying on your ‘logic base’, you are really
a ‘rock logic’ thinker
once you are willing to explore and jump over the logic wall,
you become ‘fluid logic’
fluid logic mean you are 90% logic but at time you are
willing to engage your ‘reverse gear’ to think creatively
THINKING WITHIN THE BOX
CRAMP IN THE BOX ?
THE PARADOX IN CREATIVE THINKING
• All creative ideas are good ideas
- This is the basic spirit in Creative thinking
– accept anything that is new as good
THE PARADOX :
CREATIVE IDEAS = NEW IDEAS = WRONG IDEAS
Hence ALL NEW IDEAS MUST BE = WRONG IDEAS
FIRST STEP IN TEACHING THINKING
MUST BE TO PROVIDE A BY-PASS TO
THIS ‘INSTANT JUDGEMENT’ BY
REQUIRING THE THINKER TO DIRECT
ATTENTION TO ALL THE RELEVANT
AND ‘INTERESTING POINTS’ IN THE
SITUATION.
THINKING AND EGO
OUR THOUGHTS ARE MORE CENTRAL TO OUR EGO THAN ALL OF
THESE.
THE EGO AND THINKING ARE ALMOST INEXTRICABLY INTER-TWINED.
UP TO THE AGE OF TEN OR ELEVEN A CHILD’S EGO IS SEPARABLE FROM HIS
THINKING.
HE ENJOYS THINKING.
HE ENJOYS PLAYING WITH IDEAS.
AFTER THE AGE OF ELEVEN THINKING BECOMES VERY MUCH PART OF THE EGO
AND SELF-IMAGE.
A PERSON IS AS GOOD AS HIS THINKING.
HIS STATUS AT SCHOOL AND HIS SOCIAL STANDING DEPEND ON HIS THINKING.
ONE OF THE MAIN PURPOSES OF TEACHING THINKING IS
TO TRY TO BREAK THIS DEADLOCK AND GET PUPILS TO
LOOK OBJECTIVELY AT THEIR THINKING.
THE NEED TO SHINE AND TO PRESERVE STATUS IS
IMPORTANT.
THE NEED TO BE RIGHT ALL THE TIME AND THE FEAR OF
BEING WRONG ALSO DISTORTS THINKING IN FAVOUR OF
THE EGO.
ERRORS IN
THINKING
COMPUTER WILL ONLY GIVE ANSWERS
THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE DATA.
IT HAS BEEN GIVEN AND THE
PROGRAMME IT IS USING.
IN PRACTICAL LIFE VERY FEW ERRORS
IN THINKING ARE LOGICAL ERRORS.
1. PARTIALISM
THE MAJOR ERROR IN THINKING
IT IS PURE ERROR OF PERCEPTION
LOOKING AT ONLY PART OF THE
SITUATION AND BASING HIS
ARGUMENT ON THAT PART.
2. TIME-SCALE
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The escape :
Po: Financial system without fund
The movement :
Moment to moment –
Bank doing business without any fund
The possibilities :
Bank selling promises
Bank selling hope
Bank selling information
Bank selling the future
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New ideas that can be harvested :
research to explore new products for the banking
and financial sector
research to explore new banking institutions forms
and functions
research to explore new profession in banking and
finance industries
research to explore new paradigm in banking and
finance
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