Creativity Characteristics

and its Development

Presented by :
Dr. Sanjay Thakur
Head of Department
School of Management Studies
Career Point University - Hamirpur
 Creativity
 Is the ability to imagine or invent something new.
 That is to think outside the box.
 Why Creativity ?

 Without creativity there will be no progress and we

would be forever repeating the same patterns.
 Hence It is needed
 To solve problems in an easier and fun way
 For new innovations, inventions and discoveries.
 Legacy of Indian Education
 We inherit a rich legacy of world class
Universities like :
 Nalanda University and Takshila University in India.
 Produced great mathematicians like :
Aryabhata and Srinivasa Ramanujan. Great
scientists like : C.V. Raman, Homi J. Bhabha,
satyendra Nath Bose, Vikram Sarabhai. Great
teachers like : Chanakya, great spiritual leaders
like : Swami Vivekananda.
 Continued
 Lord Macaulay : Speech in 1835 to British Parliament
 “I have traveled across the length and breadth of India and I
have not seen one person who is a beggar, who is a thief. Such
wealth I have seen in this country, such high moral values, people
of such calibre, that I do not think we would ever conquer this
country, unless we break the very backbone of this nation, which
is her spiritual and cultural heritage, and, therefore, I propose that
we replace her old and ancient education system, her culture, for
if the Indians think that all that is foreign and English is good and
greater than their own, they will lose their self-esteem, their native
self-culture and they will become what we want them, a truly
dominated nation.“
 Presently we rank nowhere in top 200 world class
Universities.
 (Survey made by, Times Higher Education World University
Rankings 2016-17, released on September 23,2016, Source :
Hindustan Times)
 Difference between Traditional
and Non Traditional Learners
 Traditional Learners
 Need motivation, not
always aware why they are
studying the concept.
 Raise few questions, often
have little real – world
experience to connect the
content being taught.
 Resist participation, expect
to be told what to do and
how to do it.
 More future – oriented,
don’t expect to
immediately apply what
they learn in classroom.
 Non- Traditional learners
 Highly motivated; always wants
to learn.
 Raise many questions in class,
seek opportunities to analyze
taught concepts in terms of
own experiences & connect it
to the real world experience.
 Wants to participate, value
discussion and projects.
 Concerned with immediate
problems and their solutions.
 Difference between Traditional
and Non Traditional Learners
 Traditional Learners  Non- Traditional learners
 Major focus on good grades  Interested in content and its
relevance to career and life.

 Tend to be idealistic  Tend to be practical.

 Have restricted world view.  Have considerable knowledge

 Wants to know “the answer”
& tend to see things one way
 Impatient; wants things to
happen “overnight”.
 Likely to accept information
as they are given
to bring to classroom.
 Look at problem as having
several possible alternatives.
 Have patience with the world;
understand, change takes time.
 Can and will verify information
given in the classroom.
 How to Inculcate Creativity
 Nurture, Encourage questioning mind of children.
 Demonstrate multiple uses of an object.
 Create different situations from the text or exercise given to
students.
 Link the concepts taught in classrooms to their practical
utilization. Discuss the outcome of every concept.
 Convert Knowledge wisdom.
 Make ideas happen, stimulate imagination and innovation.
 Convert passive learners into active learners
Thanks