$1-4$: Creative Problem Solving

Purpose

This assignment is intended to help you learn to apply the basic principles of creative problem solving.

Action Items

Review the Discussion Guidelines.

Identify a pressing work or personal problem for which you would like to find a creative solution.

View the video on

"How to be a Creative Problem Solver."Links to an external site.

Prepare a $1-$ to $2-$page paper that:

Describes the problem you would like to solve creatively.

Identifies the steps you went through to arrive at a creative solution.

Indicates the solution you came up with.

Provides your reaction to your experience with creative problem solving.

Discusses something different you learned about the creative process.

By Thursday, post your paper to this discussion board.

By Sunday, read your classmates' posts and respond to at least two posts by discussing similarities to and differences from your own results