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TheArtofCreativeThinkingthinkoutsidetheboxObjectives•Introductionofcreativethinking•Textanalysisandfollow-upexercisesGetStarted1.Haveyoueverdoneanythingcreative,suchaswritingapoemordrawingapicture?Describeyourexperiencebriefly.2.Whodoyouthinkisthemostcreativepersontheworldhaseverseen?3.Whatiscreativethinking?4.Arethereanycreativeinventionsinoursociety?Givesomeexamples.DORAEMONBenjaminFranklinZhangHeng(78—139)seismographNewton1.Whatqualitiesshouldonehavetobeaninventor?intelligent,hard-working,creative,imaginative,knowledgeable…2.Whichdoyouthinkisthemostimportant?Theproblemisneverhowtogetnew,innovativethoughtsintoyourmind,buthowtogetoldonesout.-DeeHock,businessvisionaryandcreatorofVisaCREATIVETHINKING:WHATISIT?WhatisCreativityThinking?CreativityBringingintoexistenceanideathatisnewtoyouInnovationThepracticalapplicationofcreativeideasCreativeThinkingAninnatetalentthatyouwerebornwithandasetofskillsthatcanbelearned,developed,andutilizedindailyproblemsolvingHavealongprocessoftrialanderror.Trynewwaystosolveaproblem.So,howtobeacreativeperson?Five.Treescan’tjump.1.Whenwecutacornerfromasquare-shapeddeskwithfourcorners,howmanycornersareleft?2.Whycanafrogjumphigherthanatree?Aretheeyesofthesameheight?Yes!Canyouonlyseeapot?Payattentiontothedark!Twofaces!Ofcoursewecanseeanoldman.Lookmorecarefully!Whatelsecanyousee?anotheroldmanwithastickayoungwomancarryingababyananimalWe’vesuccessfullymademanyinventions,usingconnections.Herearesomeexamples:electricallyoperatedbikestoragebatteryvideophoneheatingwireelectricblanketcandlewickText:TheArtofCreativeThinkingBeginYourReading1)Readthearticleinalimitedtimeof25minutesandfinishalltheexercisesofit.2)Findoutthedefinitionof“creativethinking”accordingtotheauthor.3)Findoutthemindideaofeachpart.Para.1:ConclusionCreativethinkingisessential.–In_________–In_________Para.2-5:HumanCreativityPara.2:AstoryofHenryFordPara.3:TheelementsofcreationPara.4:Wedonotformnewideasoutofnothing.Onlythecreativemindscanseepossibilitiesinthemorconnectionsamongthem.Para.5:Yourtaskasacreativethinkeristocombineideasorelementsthatarealrealyexist.•Primary：–mind(perception,ideasandfeelings)•Secondary:–physicalmaterials•Others:–SkillandtechniqueCreativity:1+1﹥2creativityExistedelementsExistedideasExistedelementsExistedelementsExistedideasExistedideasPara.6-8:UsingAnalogy•Analogy:(类比）Itisaformofcomparison,butunlikesimileormetaphorwhichusuallyusescomparisonononepointofresemblance,analogydrawsaparallelbetweentwounlikethingsthathaveseveralcommonqualitiesorpointsofresemblance.钱钟书经典语录吃饭有时很像结婚，名义上最主要的东西，其实往往是附属品。吃讲究的饭事实上只是吃菜，正如讨阔佬的小姐，宗旨倒并不在女人。Para.6:Putyourselfintotheshoesofaninventor.Para.7:Youcanuseananalogyfromnaturetoreachyourmodel.Para.8:Youcanapplietheexistingmodelstoallcreativethinking.Remember:thenaturalandready-mademodelsareonlyanalogies.Ifyoucopydirectlyyouareheadingfortrouble.Para.9-12:WidenYourSpanofRelevancePara.9:AstoryofJethroTull.Para.10:inventorsmayhaveknowledgeinmorethanonefield.Para.11:Toomuchknowledgemaybeadisadvantage.Para.12:Alargerpotionofthetrutharisesfromtheseeminglyirrelevant,Para.13-17:CuriosityPara.13:Neverloseaholycuriosity.Para.14:Suchcuriosityis,orshouldbe,theappetiteoftheintellect.Para.15:Truecuriosityissimplytheeagerdesiretolearnandknow.Para.16:Wedohavetobeselectiveinoursociety.Para.17:Increativethinking,curiosityisawayoflearningsomethingnew.Para.18-22:ChancefavorsonlythepreparedmindPara.18:AstoryaboutthefloatprocessinventedbySirAlastairPilkington.Para.19:Examplesofotherinventionswhichhavebeentheresultofsuchunexpectedorchanceoccurrences.Para.20:TheexampleofCharlesGoodyear’sdiscoveryofthevulcanizationofrubberin1839Para.18-22:ChancefavorsonlythepreparedmindPara.21:AccordingtoCharlesGoodyear,thescientificdiscoveriesaretheresultoftheclosetapplicationandobservation.Para.22:Inthefieldofobservation,chancefavorsonlythepreparedmind.Let’sReadItAgainTheArtofCreativeThinkingCreativeThinking1.HumanCreativity2.UseAnalogy3.Widenyourspanofrelevance4.Curiosity5.Chancefavorsonlythepreparedmind写作方法：分类法分类法A=（B,C,…）当题目讨论对象A过于广泛或者抽象的时候，我们可以把讨论对象具体化，对其加以分类。比如分成两大类，那么素材就比原来增加了一倍，如果分成三类，那么素材就是原来的三倍了。这样，我们可以写的内容成倍的增加了。需要强调的是，分类法对同学们在考场里的思维清晰程度要求是比较高的，分类时应该尽可能全面、科学，否则有可能出现逻辑上的问题。Civilization写作方法：分类法IntellectualaspectCulturalaspectMaterialaspectSomepeoplethinkoldbuildingsshouldbedestroyedandreplacedwithmodernbuildings.Doyouagreeordisagree?写作方法：分类法提出一些老房子不能拆。那么可以写成三个分论点：有特殊意义的老房子buildingofhistoricvalue,非常漂亮的老房子gorgeoushistoricbuildings和特殊的民居uniqueethnicarchitecture提出老房子应该拆，分论点可写成两点：老房子不安全unsafe,影响市容spoilthecityscape.写作方法：分类法Homework•TofindoutfivemostcreativeinventionsinyouropinionandpresenttheminEnglishinthenextclass.•Tofinishhomereadingafterclass.FastReadingandHomeReadingHaveaVeryCreativeLife!CreativeActivitiesIfyoureallytotouchsomeone,sendthemaletterAustraliapostaldepartmentDenverWaterAdvertisementYKMBagHarleyDavidson