Hosa: Creative Problem Solving Latest Update with Verified Solutions

Hosa: Creative Problem Solving Latest Update with Verified Solutions Pattern Correlation: A process when you see a misspelled word but you still understand the meaning of the word Left Brain Traits: Language, logic, and details Two Parts of Memory: storage and recall Creativity: Expression of uniqueness and process of generating something new Creation: Something original that has value Innovation: Process of taking a creation and turning it into something that has significant value or is profitable Original: Something that is said to be new Benchmarking: One hospital compares their practices to a hospital considered to be the best Multi-disciplinary effort: Organization identifies a complex problem, problem is divided into parts. Four possible solutions. Insight: Ability to look a complex problem and see through the maze Camelot: Process in problem identification with idealized situation, comparing real situation to ideal situation Squeeze and stretch method: Stretch: An attempt to discover the scope of problem Squeeze: Find its basic components Assumption reversal: Recognize the limitation of solution Analogy: Developing alternatives, comparing two things that are dissimilar Contrast association: Develop dissimilarities (Black / White) Ingenuity: Ability to devise methods to make work easier, faster, or better Edison technique: Technique that solves by inventing new alternatives Direct analogies: Facts or knowledge from field is used to solve problems in another field Perceptual: Road block to creativity, prevents seeing the obvious Music: Puts analytical side of brain to sleep; intuitive side of function Biggest barrier to creativity: Expertitis Innovation: Process of creating something new Attribute listing: Technique which attacks problem by listing various characteristics then thinking of ways to improve each characteristic Onion model: Ideas cluster around focus of topic Natural creativity is in the pre-school years Experimentation: Selecting among alternatives; interaction between variable needs to be considered Force-field analysis: Focus on driving forces and restraining forces to change Scenario writing: Emphasis on potential future Synectics: Type of brainstorming that relies on analogies and metaphors When actual and expected effects are compared results that need to be noted are those that deviate from what is expected ... When