1. Promoting Creativity and Innovation in Global Entrepreneurs
David J. Adams
Centre for Bioscience and
Faculty of Biological Sciences

2. ‘Developing New Business Ideas’ Andrew and Mary Bragg

3. ‘Whole brain thinking’+
DIVERGENT
or ‘KALEIDOSCOPE’
or ‘RIGHT BRAIN’
THINKING
CONVERGENT
or ‘LEFT BRAIN’
THINKING
Intuition
Imagination
Questioning
Re-arranging
New perspectives
Logical
Rational
Selection
Evaluation

4. Convergent vs. Divergent thinking

5. Idea development process and ‘whole-brain thinking’ (Bragg & Bragg)

6. Creativity and Research-led Teaching website

7. Creativity and Research-led Teaching website
Cutting edge research (short films)
Promotion of creativity in individuals
‘Group chat’ and ‘Fridge magnets’
Structured group sessions

8. Promoting creativity in individuals
Analogies
Brainstorming and mind-mapping
Challenging assumptions
Clichés and proverbs
Idea dump
Curiosity
Google-storming
Importance of a fresh eye
Personal analogy
Relational words
Two words

9. Curiosity/inspiration from the unusual
‘Chance favours only the prepared mind’
Louis Pasteur

10. Challenging assumptions
Dyson
Leeds
iMac

11. Challenging assumptions
‘THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX’

12. Analogy
Showerhead
Hubble telescope

13. Analogy: bio-inspiration

14. Brainstorming and mindmapping
Freemind:

15. Incubate and communicate

16. Group chat and ‘Fridge magnets’

17. Submitting ideas/ ‘Fridge magnets’

18. Promoting creativity in groups
Group brainstorming
Lotus blossom
Six Thinking Hats

19. Promoting creativity in groups: Six Thinking Hats

20. Creativity and Research-led Teaching website
Applications in other disciplines
Inter-disciplinary collaborations
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