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"This text helps your students hone their creative skills and apply those skills to solve nearly any problem. Drawing on National Science Foundation-funded, advanced research that studied problem-solving techniques in all areas of modern industry, the book presents a comprehensive, systematic problem-solving framework. Through hands-on techniques and exercises drawing on realistic examples, students will learn how to approach an ill-defined problem, identify the real problem, generate and implement the best solution, evaluate what you learn, and build on that knowledge."

"Discusses theories and methods focusing on a critical concept of intellectual turning points in the context of critical thinking, scientific discovery, and problem solving in general. This book introduces a novel analytical and experimental system that provides not only new ways for retrospective studies of scientific change but also for characterizing transformative potentials of prospective scientific contributions."

"This book presents the history of modern human creativity/innovation through examples of solutions to basic human needs that have been developed over time. The title - Homo problematis solvendis - is a play on the scientific classifications of humans (e.g. Homo habilus, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens), and is intended to suggest that a defining characteristic of modern humans is our fundamental ability to solve problems (i.e. problem-solving human = Homo problematis solvendis).The book not only offers new perspectives on the history of technology, but also helps readers connectthe popular interest in creativity and innovation (in schools, in businesses) with their psychological underpinnings. It discusses why creativity and innovation are vital to societies, and how these key abilities have made it possible for societies to develop into what they are today."

"Ch. 1. Two case studies in creativityCh. 2. The study of creativityCh. 3. The cognitive perspective on creativity, part I : ordinary thinking, creative thinking, and problem solvingCh. 4. The cognitive perspective on creativity, part II : knowledge and expertise in problem solvingCh. 5. Case studies of creativity : ordinary thinking in the arts, science, and inventionCh. 6. The question of insight in problem solvingCh. 7. Out of one's mind, part I : muses, primary process, and madnessCh. 8. Out of one's mind, part II : unconscious processing, incubation, and illuminationCh. 9. The psychometric perspective, part I : measuring the capacity of think creativelyCh. 10. The psychometric perspective, part II : the search for the creative personalityCh. 11. Confluence models of creativityCh. 12. Understanding creativity : where are we? where are we going?"

"Unimaginative. Risk-adverse. Prone to group think. These are not just empty complaints about today's employees. A recent article in "Newsweek" found solid data that proves a 'creativity crisis' is plaguing organizations in all industries. Yet creativity the ability to generate unique ideas and combine them into the best result is the bed rock of success for companies and their people. Fortunately, it's a skill that can be learned. "The Critical Thinking Tool Kit" aims to rekindle the creativity buried inside everyone. The book's 35 hands on activities and ready-to-use assessments are designed to improve creative and analytical thinking skills. Team members work on producing divergent ideas, and then fine tune their skills to pinpoint the ones that best benefit an organization. And they'll learn to do it in real-life speed quickly! The training exercises in "The Critical Thinking Tool Kit" offer an invigorating departure from the routine with the potential for big payoffs in the form of enhanced 'on-your-feet' thinking, innovative problemsolving, and profitable idea generation from everyone on the team."