Summary of "الإبداع والتفكير الابتكاري 1 د طارق سويدان"
Summary of the Video: "الإبداع والتفكير الابتكاري 1 د طارق سويدان"
This lecture by Dr. Tariq Suwaidan explores the concepts of Creativity and Innovative Thinking, emphasizing their importance in leadership and personal development. It provides definitions, distinctions, principles, laws, and characteristics related to Creativity, as well as practical exercises to enhance creative thinking.
Main Ideas and Concepts
- Importance of History and Leadership Training
- Knowing the history and civilization of one’s nation is crucial for leadership.
- Leadership Training involves understanding the rise and fall of civilizations and learning from these lessons.
- Difference Between Education and Training
- Education: Providing information.
- Training: Providing information, developing skills, and changing convictions.
- Definition of Creativity
- Creativity = The process of coming up with something new.
- Must be:
- Comprehensive: Includes all necessary meanings.
- Exclusive: Excludes unrelated meanings.
- Concise: Easy to memorize.
- Creativity is a process, not a sudden event.
- Creativity requires implementation of the new idea, not just thinking about it.
- Distinction between:
- Creative Thinking: Thinking of something new.
- Creativity: Implementing the new idea.
- Creativity as Seeing What Others Don’t See
- Creativity involves perceiving familiar things from unusual angles or perspectives.
- Example: Optical illusions or ambiguous drawings where different people see different images.
- Creativity is about multiple correct solutions, not just one.
- Creativity vs. Invention vs. Discovery
- Invention: Scientific or technical Creativity (e.g., the wheel).
- Discovery: Finding something that exists in nature (e.g., electricity).
- Creativity can be artistic, scientific, or practical.
- Imagination and Creativity
- Imagination is the mental image of something that does not exist.
- It is the first step in Creativity.
- Imagination tends to be stronger in children and weakens with age and societal conditioning.
- Intelligence and Creativity
- Intelligence = Cleverness and quick understanding.
- No proven scientific link between intelligence and Creativity.
- Many creative people have average intelligence; many intelligent people are not creative.
- Creativity depends more on the implementation of ideas than on intelligence alone.
- Thought, Idea, and Creativity Process
- Thought: Quick, passing mental impression.
- Idea: A thought that has been scrutinized and detailed.
- Creativity = Thought → Idea → Project → Implementation.
- Creativity and Innovation
- No significant linguistic or scientific difference between Creativity and innovation.
- Innovation often refers to using old things in new ways.
- Creativity involves creating something new.
- Talent and Genius
- Talent: Special ability to master a field with ease.
- IQ Classifications:
- Mentally superior: IQ 120-130.
- Gifted: IQ >130.
- Genius: IQ >150.
- Mentally challenged: IQ <70.
- Distinction between giftedness (IQ) and talent (skill mastery).
- Types of Thinking
- Logical (Vertical/Sequential) Thinking: 98% of thinking time; leads to one correct answer.
- Lateral (Horizontal) Thinking: 2% of thinking time; leads to multiple correct answers and Creativity.
- Creativity occurs only through lateral thinking.
- Decline of Creativity with Age
- At age 5, 90% of children are highly creative.
- By age 7, only 10% remain highly creative.
- By age 45, only 2% retain Creativity.
- Creativity is suppressed by rigid schooling and societal norms.
- Creativity can be revived through training and mental exercises.
- Mental Abilities and Training
- The mind has about 31 different mental abilities (e.g., language, logic, calculation).
- Like muscles, mental abilities weaken without use but can be strengthened with exercises.
- Different professions emphasize different mental abilities.
- Characteristics of Creative People
Dr. Suwaidan lists 30 traits; here are key examples:
- Solve problems without knowing how to solve them initially.
- Ask many questions, often to the point of boring others.
- Feel special without arrogance.
- Exhibit patience, especially with tasks they love (e.g., Edison’s persistence).
- Think better during calm, free time, often alone.
- Rely heavily on feelings and emotions.
- Slow to analyze but quick to reach solutions.
- Dislike hobbies requiring order and collecting.
- Daydream frequently.
- Love traveling and exploring new places.
- Have a strong sense of beauty.
- Enjoy play and fun.
Category
Educational
