Week 4

Creativity is a process of divergent thinking followed bu convergent thinking.

Convergent thinking means the ability to give the correct answer to standard question that do not reqire significant creativity, for instance in most tasks in school and standardized multiple-choice tests for intelligence.

Divergent thinking is a though process or method used to generate creative idea by exploring many possible solutions. Many idea are generated in a random, unorganized fashion.

A problem solving situation should start with divergent thinking so that many possible solution are generated. To finalize, convergent thinking must be used to narrow down and filter the inappropriate ideas, so that a correct and precise solution can be reached.

Mind mapping, is a tool for idea generation and brainstorming. It enhance both sides of the human brain. A creative Mind Map is able to stimulate and create interest to the individual and also to the viewer.

A Logical Mind Map should:

• have a dominat subject in the center of the page.
• have main categories of the subject, put them in different colors.
• have drawings or images to make it more intersting and personal.
• be shaped like the roots of a tree, branching out from a center.
• be neat and easily legible.

This is a logical mind map about me:

When I was doing the mind map, at first, I have no idea what are the main categories that I should put. By looking at several other similar logical mind maps, I decided the categories. When come to putting the item into the categories "character", I was quite confuse, seems like I dont't really know myself, may be I should add one more categories "what people understand about my character". When I was filling in the categories "like", wow, there are so many things pop up onto my mind, looks like not enough space to write them all, :-D.