Syllabus VII
Part 1 Creative Thinking 1
Creative Thinking and Prewriting: An Introduction
Unit 1 What Is Creative Thinking? 2
Unit 2 Creative Strategies I 8
I Brainstorming 8
II Means-Ends Analysis 10
III Left-Brain and Right-Brain 11
IV Utilizing Different Senses 13
Unit 3 Characteristics of Creative Thinking 22
I Lateral Thinking vs. Vertical Thinking 22
II A Questioning Attitude 23
III Associative Powers 23
IV Fluency, Flexibility, and Originality 25
Unit 4 Creative Strategies II 33
I Changing the Entry Point 33
II The Reversal Method 35
III Track Switching 37
Unit 5 Perceptual Blocks to Creativity 42
I Stereotyping 43
II Self-Imposed Limits 44
III Saturation 45
Unit 6 Creative Strategies III 48
I Checklist for New Ideas 48
II Attribute Listing 50
III Exposure and Random Word Stimulation 51
Part 2 Prewriting 57
I What Prewriting Is Not 58
II What Prewriting Is 59
III Prewriting Techniques 60
1. Track Switching 60
2. Listing 61
3. Subject Chart 62
4. Columns 63
5. Cubing 63
6. Looping 66
7. The Reporters Formula 68
8. Classical Invention 72
9. Attribute Listing 73
Appendix I 76
Appendix II 77
Key to Exercises and Homework 79
References 109