Introduction to Creative Skills

Hello, my name is Sophie Rasmussen, and I am an International Media & Entertainment Management (IMEM) student, studying at the InHolland University of Applied Sciences in The Hague. I am currently in my second year, in which we are learning about new creative skills and techniques to come up with innovative and original concepts. 

Thinking outside of the box, does not happen automatically, but is a long and creative process. For this process, there are a large variety of creative techniques, and the starting point for this is the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) model, developed by Osborn & Parnes, which will be discussed in another post. Essentially, this model shows that the problem solving process involves a number of divergent and convergent steps (Creative Skills Handbook, 2019).




Image 1, Creativity Image. (ProwitingAid, 2017).

Additionally, it is important to be familiar with and applying these creative techniques when analysing a problem at hand. This blog is dedicated to providing readers with some of the theory, training techniques, tips and tricks to develop innovative ideas (Creative Skills Handbook, 2019).

"A strategically-minded person will only be able to work creatively if he is stimulated by a sound insight-based analysis based on insight. Added to the above, a sound analysis requires a strategic and inquisitive person, who asks the right questions and formulates them as solution-oriented problems. Analyses that are carried out with the object of confirming an opinion that someone already has will never yield creative solutions. Neither will a purely intuitive, instinctive approach guarantee the achievement of a successful business strategy" (Ohmea, 1982).

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  1. John Bolton June 4, 2022 at 7:48 PM

    Creative person have ability to solving problem that's why creative skills to learn is important

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