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A GUIDE TO CREATIVE THINKING
Which Brain is Stronger?
•TO SOLVE MANY PROBLEMS
•TO BE A GREAT EMPLOYEE
•TO PASS THIS COURSE
You Need Two Brains
MOST PEOPLE USE ONLY ONE:
EITHER THE LOGICAL BRAIN OR THE CREATIVE BRAIN.
This presentation wil l help you understand why you might f ind some coursework hard, and other
coursework easy. . . and what you can do about i t .
You Have Two Brains
Introduction
At birth, your brains are blank, with no contents.
You have two brains: left brain and right brain.
Each of your brains are wired differently.
LEFTBRAIN
RIGHTBRAIN
Top View
How the Brain Works
Your two brains are programmed by nature to think in different ways.
THE LEFT
BRAIN
The Left BrainLogic
Verbal
Detail
Science
Names
Math
Form Strategies
Order
Thinking
Write
The left brain is designed to think logically (to follow rules).
The Left Brain is More Trained
Traditional society trains people to follow rules. Why?
To keep order and peace.
Easier to govern, to organize, or to control.
Why are most people from traditional societies left-brain thinkers?
The Left Brain is Useful
The term “the box” refers to
The expectations of others
Following the rules
Doing the expected behaviour
This is good for social behaviour
This is good for usual problems
THE RIGHT BRAIN
The Right Brain is Less Trained
Traditional society does not train this brain. Why?
Because people who follow rules are easier to manage, to govern, to organize.
The Right Brain is Useful
Why is right-brain thinking necessary?
Creative thought is competitive advantage.
Creative thought can solve problems that cannot be solved in the box.
The Right BrainPictures
Stories
“Big picture”
Observation
Shapes
Patterns
Flow like music
Beauty
Imagination
Possibilities
The right brain is for creative thinking (outside rules).
PicturesStories
“Big picture”Observation
ShapesPatterns
Flow like musicBeauty
ImaginationPossibilities
LogicVerbalDetail
ScienceNamesMath
Form StrategiesOrder
ThinkingWrite
Right BrainLeft Brain
Compare
Your Competitive Advantage
Why is right-brain thinking necessary?
Creative thought is competitive advantage.
The right-brainer has more competitive advantage in the global marketplace.
Creative thought can solve problems that cannot be solved in the box.
The right-brainer can find solutions to problems where left-brainers cannot.
Your Competitive Advantage
In a society where most people are left-brainers, the right-brainer possesses more competitive advantage.
What kind of society do you live in?
In a world where most people are right-brainers, the left-brainer possesses more competitive advantage.
What kind of world do we live in?
USE YOUR RIGHT BRAIN
TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.
TRY THESE EXERCISES.
B. Think Outside the Box
Right-Brain Exercise #1
This activity shows you which of your brains is stronger, or more exercised.
Look at the next chart.
Read each item.
Say the color, not the words.
See how many mistakes you make.
If you make no mistakes, you are a balanced-brain type of person.
Right-Brain Exercise #2
Look at the picture next page.
What do you see: a young woman or an old woman?
If you see one, you could be a left-brainer.
If you see both, you could be a right-brainer.
Right-Brain Exercise #3
Look at the picture on the next page.
What do you see: a living thing or a nonliving thing?
If you see one, you could be a left-brainer.
If you see both, you could be a right-brainer.
Right-Brain Exercise #4
Look at the picture on the next page.
What do you see: a part of a person or a part of a thing?
If you see one, you could be a left-brainer. If you see both, you could be a right-brainer.
If you are a male, you might see a part of a person. If you are a female, might see a part of a thing.
If you are a left-brainer, you might tend to see things according to rules and patterns.
If you are a right-brainer, you might tend to see things in a more creative way.
Are you a left brain, a right brain, or a combination of both?
Know Yourself
You will need to know which of your two brains are more dominant, so that you can train the other brain.
You might also need to team up with someone of the opposite brain as yours in order to come up with a good project.
