A Philosophy of Creativity

A Philosophy of Creativity

اسلاید 1: A Philosophyof CreativityBy Gregory S. WaddellMid-South Christian CollegeFebruary 2006

اسلاید 2: CreativitySmashers•Fear•Criticism•RiskAvoidance•ToneofVoice•Confrontation•Competition•Insecurity

اسلاید 3: BuildingaCreativeEnvironment•DefineCreativity.•CommunicateWhyCreativityisImportant.•DevelopaCreativityMindset.•FormulateaTheologyofCreativity.•BuildanEnvironmentofCreativity

اسلاید 4: DefiningCreativity“Anabilitytoseethingsinanewway,toputfamiliarthingstogetherintonewandunfamiliarformsthatnobodyhaseverputtogetherthisway.”Source:KatharineWeber,CitedinPatrick,2006,p.31.

اسلاید 5: DefiningCreativity“Thestrangehumancompulsiontogivephysicalexpressiontomystery.”Source:MichaelCard,CitedinZoba,2000,p.63.

اسلاید 6: TheImportanceofCreativityGod-hungrypeopleare“lookingforaboldfellowship,andwhatthey[often]findisacomplacentsocietyconcernedtoanabsurddegreewithitsowninternalpoliticsorsounimaginativeastosuggestthattheworldcanbesavedbythreehymnsandasermon.”Source:Trueblood,1980,pp.8-9.

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اسلاید 8: Mindset

اسلاید 9: ApreservationmindsetdeniestheChurch’struenature.

اسلاید 10: ATheologyofCreativity“LetUsmakemaninOurimage,accordingtoOurlikeness.”─Genesis1:26,NASB

اسلاید 11: ATheologyofCreativityFarfrombeingtheenemyofthefaith,creativitymayinfactbeacoremanifestationoftheSpiritofGodworkinginHispeople.

اسلاید 12: AnEnvironmentofCreativity•Setupacreativityteam.•Acknowledgethosewhocontributeideas.•Providespecialrecognition.•Tellthestoriesofsuccessfulnewideas.•Makecreativityacorevalue.─PaigeLeavitt,AmericanProductivity&QualityCenter

اسلاید 13: CreativeAssumptions•Withinthreeyears,atleastathirdofthethingswearecurrentlydoingwillgoaway.•Everythinghasashelflifeoffewerthanfouryears.•Allownewmemberstocontributetoyourbrainstormingpotential.

اسلاید 14: AllowtheHolySpirittoSpeak“ItseemedgoodtotheHolySpiritandtoustolayuponyounogreaterburdenthantheseessentials.”─TheApostlesandEldersinJerusalem,Acts15:28

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