Creative processes

• Brainstorming – Group creativity technique
• Cognitive module
• Creativity – Forming something new and somehow valuable
• Creative problem solving – Mental process of problem solving
• Creative writing – Academic discipline concerned with creating literature
• Creativity techniques – Methods devised to encourage creative actions
• Design thinking – Processes by which design concepts are developed
• Divergent thinking – A process of generating creative ideas
• Imagination – Creative ability
• Lateral thinking – Manner of solving problems
• Noogony – Epistemological term
• Six Thinking Hats – 1985 book by Maltese Dr. Edward de Bono
• Speech act – Utterance that serves a performative function
• Stream of consciousness – Metaphor describing how thoughts seem to flow through the conscious mind
• Thinking outside the box – Metaphor for unconventional thinking

CREATIVE PROCESSES
Brainstorming		brain + storm	Group creativity technique
Cognitive module
Creativity		from creo (to make big)	Phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed
Creative problem solving		from creo (to make big)
Creative writing		from creo (to make big)	Academic discipline concerned with creating literature
Creativity techniques		from creo (to make big)
Design thinking		de- (or dis-) + signō (“I mark”)	Processes by which design concepts are developed
Divergent thinking		Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”)	A method of generating creative ideas
Imagination		From imāgō (“image; semblance”)	Creative ability
Lateral thinking		latus (“the side or flank”)	Problem-solving manner, using an indirect and creative approach, via reasoning through traditional step-by-step logic
Noogenesis
Six Thinking Hats			1985 book by Edward de Bono
Speech act			utterance that serves a performative function
Speed thinking
Stream of consciousness		com- (“together”)) + scīre (“to know”)
Thinking outside the box			Metaphor for unconventional thinking