Learn how to take regular actions that will open up your mind to new possibilities. The more open you are to alternative experiences and ways of doing things, the more chance you have of considering different approaches.
(upbeat music) … - Have you ever driven home … and realized that you've got no recollection … of driving the last few miles. … It's a common experience that's known as highway hypnosis … and it happens when our brains go into … an autopilot mode because they're familiar … with an undemanding task that we're doing, … and our brains do that a lot. … In fact, in the book Thinking Fast and Slow, … Daniel Kahneman defines this kind … of autopilot operation as system one … and it's how most of our decisions are made. … System two thinking is slower and more conscious … and it's how we break out of our mental ruts … and automatic responses. … If you want to have valuable ideas, … that's exactly what you need to do … because automatic responses give you obvious thoughts, … and obvious is where everyone else is playing. … A creative idea is one that's non-obvious and valuable … and that's what this course will be helping you … to improve at. … So the first thing that we need … to get good at is doing things differently, …
- Describe how to alter perspective and viewpoint.
- Identify problems in an environment.
- Generate ideas that are not ordinary or obvious.
- Generate ideas by combining and borrowing.
- Describe the importance of criteria in forming a judgment.