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Creative and Critical thinking in the small group. Chapter 7. Begins with imaginations, intuition, and creativity . What is Creative Thinking?. Four Factors Crucial T o C reative Thinking: 1. Support 2. Tolerance 3. Teamwork 4. Deadline. What is Creative Thinking? . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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CREATIVE AND CRITICAL
THINKING IN THE SMALL GROUP
Chapter 7
What is Creative Thinking?
Begins with imaginations, intuition, and creativity
What is Creative Thinking?
Four Factors Crucial To Creative Thinking:
1. Support2. Tolerance3. Teamwork4. Deadline
What is Creative Thinking?
Types Of Thinking Involved:1. Divergent2. Convergent
What is Creative Thinking?
Four Crucial Characteristics Of The Group:
1. Diversity2. Structure3. Overall Climate4. Environment
Enhancing Group Activity
Brainstorming
Preview Problem
IdeasEvaluation
Enhancing Group Activity
Brainstorming
Brainwriting
Electronic Brainstorming
Enhancing Group Activity
Metaphors + Analogies = Synectics
Techniques:- Perspective- Comparison- Imagination
Enhancing Group Activity
Mind-MappingGroup Leader
Group MembersIdeas
What Makes Thinking Critical?
What is the difference between critical and creative thinking?
Evidence
Logic
What Makes Thinking Critical?
How Are Creative and Critical thinking Related?
“Creative thinking is essential to productivity and effective problem-solving", while “critical thinking involves careful and systematic examination of the information used by the group.”
Enhancing Critical Thinking In A Group
Have The Right Attitude
* Wanting to do things right
* Prove – It
Enhancing Critical Thinking In A Group
Gathering Information
Assessment
Sources
Enhancing Critical Thinking In A Group
Evaluate The Gathered Information
1.Meaning2.Fact, opinion, or inference3.Ambiguous terms and
phrases
Enhancing Critical Thinking In A Group
Check For Errors In Reasoning
Fallacies – Fallacies tend to sidetrack the argument or discussion, taking the audiences attention from the original and /or main issue
Watch For:-Overgeneralization- Off-topic attacks-Correlation = Causality -Either-or-Inaccurate comparisons
Groupthink
Groupthink
“…commonly refers to bad decision-making due to poor
information processing in groups.”
Groupthink
Symptoms Of Groupthink
Overconfidence
Close-mindedness
Pressure to conform
Groupthink
Preventing Groupthink
Search out opinions
Welcome opposition
Discourage influence from leaders
Prevent insulation
Group Activity
“The early bird may get the worm/ but the second mouse gets the cheese.”
It’s Quiz Time!
