Creative Thinking
The
process of being creative. A series of actions which create new ideas,
thoughts and physical objects.
The process of thought. The process of exercising the mind in
order to make a decision, judge , believe or to remember or recollect and to make the mental
choice between options.
Specific thought processes which improve the ability to be
creative. Being in an optimal(best) state of mind for generating new ideas. To
think deliberately in ways that improve the likelihood of new thoughts
occurring. To maximize the ability of the brain to think of new ideas.
The ability to think of original, diverse and elaborate ideas. A series of
mental actions which produce changes and developments of thought. The process of exploring multiple avenues of
actions or thoughts. (Sometimes called divergent
thinking because thought
patterns and areas of belief are expanded
Difference
between Creative thinking and critical thinking
Creative thinking
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Critical thinking
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creative thinking is divergent
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critical thinking is convergent
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creative thinking tries to create
something new
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critical thinking seeks to assess
worth or validity in something that exists;
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creative thinking is carried on by
violating accepted principles,
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critical thinking is carried on by
applying accepted principles
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Although
creative and critical thinking may very well be different sides of the same
coin they are not identical.
Critical
thinking defines as "…the use of cognitive skills or strategies that
increase the probability of a desirable outcome. It also includes
the formation of logical inferences, developing careful and logical reasoning
(Stahl & Stahl, 1991), deciding what action to take or what to believe
through reasonable reflective thinking (Ennis, 1991), and purposeful
determination of whether to accept, reject, or suspend judgment (Moore &
Parker, 1994)., "…critical thinking has been defined and measured in a
number of ways but typically involves the individual’s ability to do some or
all of the following: identify central issues and assumptions in an argument,
recognize important relationships, make correct inferences from data, deduce
conclusions from information or data provided, interpret whether conclusions
are warranted on the basis of the data given, and evaluate evidence or
authority: Critical thinking as a higher-order thinking activity that requires
a set of cognitive skills.
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