Research Paper on:
Creative Thinking Development

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de Bono, 1990) The role of creativity in business has been claimed by many to be essential for the success of business (Miller, 1987; Miller, 2000; Robinson & Stern,  1997, all quoted in Miller, 2000). This leads to a company being able to promote itself and then to guide the direction it travels in without the preconceived constructed constraints  (Miller, 2000). However, it is also a difficult task, and creatively is not always encouraged in terms of business development when it comes to lessons in collage and university, where  it is facts and analysis that are emphasised. Moreover, when we consider creativity, we also need to remember that the role of a creative idea has to fit in with  the logical needs, and a hindsight opinion will be that the idea is logical, otherwise we would not be able to see the application of the idea. Therefore, factual information  and analysis is also needed within the creativity process (Johar, 2001). The challenge is to ensure that these factors support rather than constrain the ideas that are created, and their  subsequent development (Johar, 2001). This paper will consider the ways in which creative thinking may be stimulated and created in a commercial environment where there are both long term  and shot term needs. II. Methodology This paper has been written with reference to established ideas on creativity, from the use of multiple intelligence theory of Gardner,  to the paradigm of Sherlock Holmes that a[pears to lack creatively, but can still be used to engender and apply the necessary ideas required for creativity. In considering these  ideas there will also be many different applications of the ideas, from brainstorming sessions and mind mapping and mind clouds to individual creativity and other methods of manifesting the creative