Creative Thinking and Problem Solving

• Creative Thinking: the ability to think of original, diverse or new ideas that can be applied to situations requiring solutions
• Routine thinking: a series of steps of doing things in the same way
• Business Practice: any strategy or activity used by a business to manage and reach its operational objectives
• Problem-Solving skills: skills and abilities that individuals use to solve problems within a given time frame
• Force Field Analysis: a framework based on the assumption that there are forces for and against that influence a situation
• Generation of ideas: a creative process that involves the thinking and development of new ideas
• Conventional Solutions: expected solutions in response to situations
• Non-Conventional solutions: solutions obtained through using creative thinking