by Truida Prekel | Jun 21, 2022 | Creative Thinking
“I don’t even know how to put it on paper, the impact that one of the camps I attended 2 years ago had. It changed my young life forever! At the camp you spoke about the mind and how it works, but you then mentioned something more. You said about 98% of us lose...
by Truida Prekel | Apr 23, 2022 | Creative Action
A report on research at Stellenbosch University in which the knowledge and skills of final year BCom students was measured before, immediately after and three months after SynNovation training. Results were that students had gained new insights, retained skills over...
by Truida Prekel | Apr 23, 2022 | Creative Thinking
The article brings the story of the Synectics creative problem-solving techniques (originating in 1960) up to date. It identifies its origins with a group of inventors, who tape-recorded their meetings to research their creative process, and the resulting benefits and...
by Truida Prekel | Apr 23, 2022 | Creative Thinking
Brainstorming has moved from a specialised, skilled activity into more general use in management. However, the practice is not always successful. Five fallacies are discussed, and remedies suggested. Readers are guided to select new ideas intuitively on newness and...
by Truida Prekel | Apr 23, 2022 | Creative Thinking
Sharing experiences and practical approaches used in facilitating creativity sessions, despite constraints in the composition of participant groups – working with multi-language groups, blind participants, or with people with limited education. Constraints could also...
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