creative and critical thinking in the small group
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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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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CREATIVE AND CRITICAL
THINKING IN THE SMALL GROUP
Chapter 7
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What is Creative Thinking?
Begins with imaginations, intuition, and creativity
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What is Creative Thinking?
Four Factors Crucial To Creative Thinking:
1. Support2. Tolerance3. Teamwork4. Deadline
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What is Creative Thinking?
Types Of Thinking Involved:1. Divergent2. Convergent
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What is Creative Thinking?
Four Crucial Characteristics Of The Group:
1. Diversity2. Structure3. Overall Climate4. Environment
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Enhancing Group Activity
Brainstorming
Preview Problem
IdeasEvaluation
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Enhancing Group Activity
Brainstorming
Brainwriting
Electronic Brainstorming
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Enhancing Group Activity
Metaphors + Analogies = Synectics
Techniques:- Perspective- Comparison- Imagination
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Enhancing Group Activity
Mind-MappingGroup Leader
Group MembersIdeas
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What Makes Thinking Critical?
What is the difference between critical and creative thinking?
Evidence
Logic
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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.”
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Enhancing Critical Thinking In A Group
Have The Right Attitude
* Wanting to do things right
* Prove – It
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Enhancing Critical Thinking In A Group
Gathering Information
Assessment
Sources
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Enhancing Critical Thinking In A Group
Evaluate The Gathered Information
1.Meaning2.Fact, opinion, or inference3.Ambiguous terms and
phrases
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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
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Groupthink
Groupthink
“…commonly refers to bad decision-making due to poor
information processing in groups.”
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Groupthink
Symptoms Of Groupthink
Overconfidence
Close-mindedness
Pressure to conform
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Groupthink
Preventing Groupthink
Search out opinions
Welcome opposition
Discourage influence from leaders
Prevent insulation
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Group Activity
“The early bird may get the worm/ but the second mouse gets the cheese.”
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It’s Quiz Time!