Week 6 Self Reflection

In my own opinion, "Method of creative Thinking" is a really interesting topic to be learned. As a Creative Multimedia student, I think we need to learn both of these techniques because I strongly believe it will actually help us improve our skills in generating new ideas. Mortar and Pestle

Based on theclass exercise, here are my ideas for some new functions of using a Mortar and a Pestle.

I chose 3 keywords: Religion, Hungry and Game

1) Keyword: “Religion”

Function: The mortar is filled with sand and use to put candle and burning sticks. The pestle is use to knock the side of the mortar. The sound is offer to the spirit and use to summon the spirits.

2) Keyword: “Hungry”

Function: The mortar is use to put hot soup with foods and other ingredients. The pestle is used to stir the soup in the mortar.

3) Keyword: “Game”

Function: The mortar is given to male and pestle is given to female. At least require 6 players for this game. 3 pairs of mortar and pestle are created and each pair has different colour. For example: The male which hold the red mortar has to the go search for the female which have the red colour pestle. The first one who found the same colour of mortar and pestle is the winner.

Week 6 Class Summary

Date: 23 February 2010
Title: Associate Mind Mapping
Objective: To think out of the box using associate mind map
Lecture: Mr. Radzi Bedu

This week's lecture is about associate mind map. Associate mind mapping will able to prevent people from produce out the stereotype ideas. For example, when you think of crocodile, it is passive and heavy creature on the ground. These are the stereotypes that first come to our mind first. But actually crocodile is very fast when it hunting in water. In other words, Associated Mind Map using the main subject to generate new random words and show the links between words that seemingly has no connection.

Mr.Radzi also shows us an example of associate mind map using the mortar & pestle as the main subject. We were asked to choose a word from that mind map and come out with different uses of the subject.

Overall, today class is easy to understand and I think class exercise for this week is quite interesting.

Week 4 self reflections

This week class is more interesting because I have actually gained more knowledge about mind mapping. I think the purpose of doing mind map is to tell people something they do not know in a creative way and make it interesting to look at.

In order to create a creative mind map, we must always think outside the box. Whatever idea that comes through our mind in the first place might also on the others mind as well. I also remember and strongly agree with what my lecture said “Do not think of only a linear way, try to find alternative way. Also try pull around with idea and do not just focus on one brain, then only we can get new idea”.

I was given a task to do a creative mind map about myself.

Date: 9 February 2010
Title: Mind Mapping
Objective: To understand about Mind Map
Lecture: Mustafa Bin Md Muzer

A Mind Map is a creative and logical means of note-taking and note-making that literally "maps out" your ideas. It is also a strategic and game play in order to success.

Example of mind-map

A good Mind Mapping:
1. Able to pursue people.
2. Provide understanding of new idea or research.
3. Convert information into a colourful, memorable and highly organized diagram.

We must use both of our brain to think.
Left brain - think logically;
Right brain - think creatively.

So, in order to generate a creative mind map, practise using our right brain.

Logical mind map - can directly connect to stereotype.

Associated mind map – able to make two different words that have no connection link together.

Week 3 Personal Reflection

For this week, my lecture had explained about the novelty, creativity, innovation, and invention. He explained to us that it is important of knowing the position when you are creating something creative. We are expected to create new idea whenever we try to create something. As a creative student, we should take challenge to turn around our thinking solution, to make it workable and so, people will only buy the idea. We should always push our self towards better, faster and well constructed idea.

Week 3 Class Summary

Date: 2 February 2010
Title: Defining Creativity
Objective: To understand Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention
Lecture: Mr. Mustafa Bin Md Muzer

For this week, our lecture has explained these 4 words to us - Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention.

Novelty
Generate of new idea (no one knows about it until you present it) and originality.

Creativity
The ability to create new things.

Innovation
A creation (a new device or process) resulting from something in the mind, study, or experimentation.

Invention
A creation of something new which content values of appreciation based on the pre-existing model.

Basically, these 4 words are all closely related and bound to each other. So, there are actually all about the finding of new workable solution and creating something new or creative which have values.

Novelty=Creativity=Innovation=Invention