Deck 11: Creative Problem Solving

Question 1

As described by Roger von Oech, what is the lead (first) role in the relay team of the creative process?

A) The Joker
B) The Judge
C) The Explorer
D) The Artist
E) The Warrior

Answer 1

C

Question 2

If necessity is the mother of invention, then what is considered to be the father?

A) Joy
B) Boredom
C) Play
D) Stress

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Roger von Oech describes four roles of the creative process. Which of the following is not one of them?

A) The judge
B) The warrior
C) The explorer
D) The joker

Answer 3

D

Question 4

At what stage of the creative process does the brain switch from the right side to the left?

A) The Executive
B) The Explorer
C) The Warrior
D) The Judge

Question 5

As described by Roger von Oech, what role can dominate/derail the creative process?

A) The Warrior
B) The Ego
C) The Judge
D) The Executive

Question 6

Which human attribute is the creative block that inhibits all forms of creativity?

A) Fear
B) Perfectionism
C) Laziness
D) Embarrassment

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT named a creative block in Roger von Oech's book?

A) Fear of the Unknown
B) Evaluating and analyzing the idea
C) No time for play
D) The belief that you are not creative

Question 8

What is the first step in the creative problem-solving process?

A) Generation of ideas
B) Description of the problem
C) Idea refinement
D) Evaluation and analysis
E) Re-evaluation of the problem

Question 9

Putting an idea into play is known as:

A) "playing" the idea.
B) evaluating and analyzing the idea.
C) selecting and refining the idea.
D) implementing the idea.

Question 10

What is the best way to incorporate creative problem-solving skills in your life?

A) By being creative
B) By linear thinking
C) By researching them
D) By practicing them

Question 11

Creativity consultants Anthony Brand and David Eagleman have a new formula for creativity that includes these three aspects:

A) Bend, break and blend
B) Cut, clamp, and curve
C) Starve, slice, and share
D) Imagine, incubate, and disseminate

Question 12

The four roles of the creative problem-solving process are the explorer, the artist, the judge, and the warrior.

Question 13

Necessity is the father of invention.

Question 14

By most accounts, human beings are the only species on Earth that employ the dynamics of creativity.

Question 15

Making mistakes is actually encouraged in the creative process.

Question 16

The biggest roadblock to the creative process is the belief that you are not creative.

Question 17

The creative problem-solving process has eight steps.

Question 18

"Describing the problem" is not one of the steps of the creative problem-solving process.

Question 19

The creative problem-solving process can best be described as a linear (a-b-c) process.

Question 20

Boredom is considered an essential aspect of the creative process

Question 21

Please define the following terms or concepts in no more than two sentences and give an example to support each definition.
A. Artist
B. Creative obstacles
C. Creative problem solving
D. Creative process
E. Explorer

Question 22

Name a problem you have had and describe how you implemented the five steps of the creative problem-solving process to solve it.