CREATIVE THINKER Learning Mat

Step 1: think about Marinade your ideas!

Reflecting on my creative thinker skills your response to a
Why dont you
Below are some of the skills you need to How many ways devise your own way question on your
Im setting off

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be a creative thinker. Traffic light each of can you...? to deal with...? own Think Pair
the skills in turn so you are aware of which Step 2: pair up and
Im on my way talk through your
you need to develop further. You can do
this at any point during your focus on this Im getting nearer ideas
important skill to see how you are pro- Step 3: share your
gressing... Ive arrived! Can you ideas with the
group Filter your ideas!
Can you design a...in
Generate ideas and explore possibilities (CT1)
develop a order to ...? Brain storm ideas for a topic
proposal which Focus on a key question and filter out the main
Ask questions to extend my thinking (CT2) would...? points

Connect my own and others ideas and experiences in Analogy: Whether you are teaching someone else something
inventive ways (CT3) new, trying to learn something yourself or trying to solve a
problem, one of the most creative ways of doing it is to compare
Can you see a
Question my own and others assumptions (CT4) What would the unfamiliar, unknown, or problematic with something familiar
possible
happen if...? and understandable.
solution to...?
Try out alternatives or new solutions and follow ideas
through (CT5) New Concept Familiar Concept

Adapt ideas as circumstances change (CT6)

Similarities Differences

alternatives
Creativity and

information
Facts, figures and

positive
Logical and

emotion
Intuition and
caution
Judgement and

process, control
Overview,
Uses for think of an item or object, usually a common

one like a brick, toothbrush, pencil, or bucket, and set the
task of thinking of all the possible uses for that object, with-
out regard to what the object is normally used for, what it is Categories of comparison
named, or how it is usually thought of.
Improvements to... Think of an item and think about
how it might be altered to enhance its original, given Overall, does this comparison work?
purpose. The item in question need not be limited to
objects, e.g. places, ideas.
What-Iffing In its simplest form, what-iffing involves Movie maker : play a short video clip with
describing an imagined action or solution and then examining the Creative verbs
the sound turned down. In pairs or as part of
probable associated facts, consequences, or events. Instead of invent create propose a group, work out the dialogue. You could
quickly saying, "That sounds stupid," or "That would never work,", write the dialogue down and read it back
we try to generate the specific implications or predict compose combine with the clip playing.
consequences of the newly imagined fact. For example,
what if a new law was introduced that said all new cars design anticipate substitute
had to be colour red? Imagination is more important than
imagine adapt rewrite knowledge. For while knowledge defines
all we currently know and understand,
Shoe on the other foot! See a topic/issue from another formulate speculate modify imagination points to all we might yet
perspective. Imagine you hold that point of view when discover and create.
discussing it and flex your creative muscles... devise plan reorganise