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'''Creative problem-solving''' ('''CPS''')<ref name=":0" /> is the mental process of searching for an original and previously unknown solution to a problem. To qualify, the solution must be novel and reached independently.<ref><ref name=":0" />
{{cite web|url=http://punya.educ.msu.edu/presentations//group-dynamics-assignment|title=Creative problem solving for teachers|author=Michigan State University}}{{dead link|fix-attempted=|date=March 2017}}</ref> The creative [[problem-solving]] process was originally developed by [[Alex Osborn]] and [[Sid Parnes]].</ref == Creative solution types ==
The process of creative problem-solving usually begins with defining the problem. This may lead to finding a simple non-creative solution, a textbook solution, or discovering prior solutions developed by other individuals. If the discovered solution is sufficient, the process may then be abandoned.<ref name=":0">[http://www.creativeeducationfoundation.org/creative-problem-solving/ Definition of creative problem solving] on Alex Osborn's (inventor of the term and process of [[brainstorming]]) Creative Education Foundation website.</ref><ref>[http://www.u.arizona.edu/~dusana/psych325presession/notes/CH11.ppt&ei=CG7kUMmLLof44QSF3oCwBQ&usg=AFQjCNHIBTx2KJRqQEGiABvCJuPAPSkkuQ&sig2=OIt8RA3BVdpyqHigVwilwQ&bvm=bv.1355534169,d.bGE Problem definition]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} in presentation on creative problem-solving, on the [[University of Arizona]] website</ref>
A creative solution will often have distinct characteristics that include using only existing components, or the problematic factor, as the basis for the solution. However, a change of perspective may in many cases be helpful.<ref>[http://www.creativethinkingassoc.com/mikevance.html Mike Vence about the 9 dots as a corporate promotion of creative thinking] at the [[Walt Disney Company]] (Creative Thinking Association website)</ref> A solution may also be considered creative if readily available components can be used to solve the problem within a short time limit</ref><ref>[http://wmsci2012.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/enhanced-creativity-and-problem-solving-an-interdisciplinary-approach/ About creative problem solving] in an invitation to a conference by the [[University of South Alabama]]</ref> (factors typical to the solutions employed by the title character in the television series [[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]).
If a creative solution has a broad application – that is, uses that go beyond the original intent –, it may be referred to as an innovative solution, or an [[innovation]] (some innovations may also be considered an [[invention]]).
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