Learnings term 2

Finally the good part where I can explain you how I adapt the sessions we had in daily life. I did regonize a lot of lateral thinking during other classes. i wil breefly give you a few examples. I hope you will enjoy.

PSD teamwork

During the sessions we had to brainstorm fast. the ideas needed to be SMART. At the last session i took allot of different kinds of roles in order to back up the idea and make sure that it would wok is some way. Using lateral thinking. My idea was chose and others finished it. I used lateral thinking in this class. I was not possible to kill my idea, you could only upgrade it or put it on another version. There is where lateral thinking starts.

Introduction to innovation

We just had the case now it is up to us to find a way to create a story around the case with the theory we had in class. looking back at each lecture we had the teacher was pointing us on thinking different and also how to apply something different in real life. How to make something different way possible and why to make something different where the two main thing I learned. Something that is lateral can be possible it’s up to you how to make it work!

Designing for the Customer job

This subject a still a little bit messy, but still i founded a way to structure the information. While I think a lot of the students are confused i still found  way to apply everything. By planning and found way quick to apply the information we got. Not waiting until you forgot everything.

Conclusion

Can you learn how to think creative and lateral? Yes you can! Maybe if you are not creative by nature it can be a little bit harder and visa versa. I think that this lecture was one big learning in how to think smart. It is also a little bit about changing your mindset from save to brave. Not being scared to go go crazy but still focusing and evaluating at the end.

 

Book Creative thinking.

Last term I have talked to lectures from PSD many times about how to apply learnings in daily life.  As easy as it sounds i could not find my place in it yet. I was trying to figure out each time, how, where and why i will use this interesting new learning.

I think that applying learnings in daily life happens naturally now. What i do is repeat learnings and also looking to gain more knowledge of the subject. I really needed to do his with creative and lateral thinking. During Christmas break i decided to read allot of book and one of them was about creative thinking from Edward de Bono.

The book did gave me a broader insight from what creative and lateral thinking is. I also found out that there are more angels you can or need to look at when you want to think lateral and creative. The author was funny it looked like he talked to you and I almost had a vision in what way i would express each word that is written in the book.

Edward de Bono wants you to think new and different. Not taking the path that already exist but oath that you do not have saw yet. He also discussed the six thinking hats what we had practiced in class.

With creative and lateral thinking you set the bar higher and you learn to think smarter. This leads to solve problems on a personal but also professional in a succesful way.

Unfortunately there are not a lot of books in the library about this subject. It did took me a while before I found a book that discussed this topic. I really recommend everybody this book!

 

Ideas

Lateral thinking is overall about ideas right? From my own knowledge i heard that people have around 70.000 thought a day. Most of these thoughts I think are solutions to attack a problem. But we do not communicate them always. Why that is I still do not know yet.

As an innovator you try to see what has not been told yet or attack what is already been told. I mean to say that as an innovator I think it’s important to have a quick but accurate mindset when you need ideas. We need to grab our thoughts and put on paper or either share it.

Most ideas come up when you are not told been told to come up with ideas. Sometimes I feel like their is to much focus and my brain finds it hard to connect the concept to imagination. Learnings of the today is to let go of the concept for one time and only focus on imagination! Go crazy!

restructuring patternts

As we grow up in this society we tend to learn into a systematic way. I think the current education system is narrowing down creativity. especially in primary school. Children have to learn in one way a do not get the ability to learn in their own way on their own time.

With the marshmallow challenge you can see that people who have learned to think in a specific way they tend to handel or attack a situation in a certain way. I can remember when I grew up that everybody that i looked up to always said that i have to think first before i act.

I think Thinking first is old fashion now. Now a days innovation is really promoted in a certain way and we can see that we need it. Following the guiding lines makes you blind of looking left and right.

 

 

 

Brainstorming

Brainstorming is what we learn to do as we become older and older. We have to collect our ideas first and then divide tasks before we can attack. In each brainstorm session their are different heads needed at some points. We are  using the meta skills execute allot in order to learn how certain process work for you and the team you are in.

Before i did not know that different roles are needed when brainstorming, or that you can use it. I’m surprised that the method of Osborn is that old because students do not get this tool for class often. While we have to brainstorm allot.

What happens today did not surprised because i was with people in group who i already know. I know that it s a problem for o work in groups because i did not give myself the chance to explain them properly in the way i wanted because of my English language barrier.

I do not think that creativity is systematic, but i think that you can handle creative ideas in a systematic way.

Creative and Lateral thinking

What creative and lateral thinking is like synergy to me.  This is why i think creative and lateral thinking is very valuable in today’s society. When you can think creative and lateral you are able to develop new ideas who are not main stream.

Sometimes people get i positioned in a situation that they have not expected or neither wanted to be in the position. They have to adapt and switch buttons sometimes if id does not suit them. It can be hard to adapt if you are not used to the position, this is were creativity starts to work or starts to block you from your new duties.

Getting a position in a group can be even harder especially if the position goes against your personality you are used to. When their is a project going on and you do not know how to adapt to your new position it can take longer before the project is finished. Communication can be very handy, it allows you to ask questions where you are stuck. When there is a lack of communication and you leave people out things can go wrong and take even longer before the job gets done.

Logical Fallacies of relevance

I did not get this week lesson quite well. The arguments what w most of the are using are not always good. I use them a lot this is because my thoughts are not always fully developed.

Because my thoughts are not always through developed it can be easier for people to use it against me. As a inventor it’s important for to developed the arguments I’m giving are relevant and credible.

The most important thing I learned trough out all these lessons is how to connect what you get in class in your daily life. One of the hardest things to do actually is put what you learned in action.

Being a inventor is about that you have to know what you stand for but also why. Because for each innovation there was a reason first in my opinion.

Credibility and Context

Through out the day I tend to use a lot of my system 1. I try to have a picture about each situation before I step in to it. It also helps with decision making.

Using your system 1 or 2 is a natural thing that happens a lot. It’s something you need in life to get trough it. Some times you think things trough sometimes you don’t. There are a lot of situations where I use my system 1. For example deciding when I feel hungry. I tend to grab for something that is more taste full and will give you a full stomach instead of thinking about what is in it and how it’s made.

Bad habit but you can turn your system 1 into system 2. You also tend to use your system 1 and 2 when you adsorb information. Your system 1 decides where you will believe it or not. System 2 is about thinking the information trough and give it a look if it’s creditable or not.

Emotional Source

If emotions are sources? Yes they are in my opinion. Without any feeling you would not be ale to make decisions or considering thing t some moments. You can either block your emotions or opening yourself up more to allow emotions come though to you.

Sometimes you cannot control when you let emotions coming true your mind. I think it’s an energy that every person posses. If you are aware hoe this energy you know how you can absorb it and use it in a good or bad way. This also has allot to do with self awareness.

Intuition

Now and then my mind goes places. I always start with confidence when I have a great idea and at the end I did not expect certain things to happen in a bad way. This is because that I did not really thought about the idea  that I had in the first place. I didn’t thought it trough.

I do got valuable insight on certain things. Especially when a have a little knowledge about it because now I can make money out of it.

Allot of the time I think about the most possible solutions without any knowledge. In the back of my head I know sometimes that I’m right because of my logical thinking.

My system 1 is always there when I need  quick answer but it does errors my to think trough my idea in system 2 The best way to avoid it is to think first and switch one system 2. Then you will have a bright answer also.