1. IMAGINATIVE THINKING DIFFERENTLY, PLAYING WITH IDEAS, MAKING CONNECTIONS

2. IMAGINATIVE THINKING DIFFERENTLY PLAYING WITH IDEAS MAKING CONNECTIONS

3. IMAGINATIVE THINKING DIFFERENTLY PLAYING WITH IDEAS MAKING CONNECTIONS IS THIS TRUE? When you drew your alien, did you create something truly original, or is it constructed from prior knowledge and experiences?

4. IMAGINATIVE THINKING DIFFERENTLY PLAYING WITH IDEAS MAKING CONNECTIONS IMAGINE THIS… One child has an upbringing full of love, warmth and stimuli, the other is confined to a solitary existence - only fed and watered, kept alive within a dark, window-less box. Which child would have the better imagination?

5. IMAGINATIVE THINKING DIFFERENTLY PLAYING WITH IDEAS MAKING CONNECTIONS Link all 9 dots using 4 straight lines or fewer, without lifting your pen from the paper or tracing the same line more than once A possible solution is on the next slide THINKING OUT OF THE BOX?

6. IMAGINATIVE THINKING DIFFERENTLY PLAYING WITH IDEAS MAKING CONNECTIONS THINKING OUT OF THE BOX? This solution involves thinking ‘outside of the box’ – extending the lines beyond the grid created. Sometimes problem solving requires stepping back and trying to think of alternative or unexpected solutions

9. IMAGINATIVE THINKING DIFFERENTLY PLAYING WITH IDEAS MAKING CONNECTIONS THIS IS A FAMOUS QUOTE BY EINSTEIN, BUT PERHAPS IT’S NOT TRUE FOR IMAGINATION IS ALSO DEPENDENT ON KNOWLEDGE. WHAT DO YOU THINK?