In IM+io, a professional German-language journal for innovation, organization and management, Prof. Lindstaedt talks about the importance of creativity and her research work on creativity techniques for problem-solving.

For the scientific director of Know-Center, creativity means “out of the box thinking” and the ability to transfer solutions from one area to another. Prof. Lindstaedt described areas in which creativity was very much in the foreground and how it could be enhanced. Even within the EU creativity has become an important buzzword. For example, the EU project “MIRROR – Reflecting Learning at Work” deals with the exchange of experiences between Alzheimer’s patients’ nurses and how other nurses can benefit from it.

 

Read more about creative problem solving approaches here.

Kreativitätsforschung _21st Century Skills