Week 2: 19 September 2011 - 25 September 2011

Assalaamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh and hi to all of my visitors...


20 SEPTEMBER 2011


Today, as usual En Nasir came to our class with his big smile on his face. Then, he continued his previous lecture. Today's topic was POSITIVE ATTITUDES FOR CREATIVE.


1. Curiosity

• want to know things
• passionate
• knowledge does not require a reason.

2. Challenge

• like to identify and challenge the assumptions behind ideas, proposals, problems, beliefs and statements.

3. Constructive discontent.

• ability to see a need for improvement and to propose a method of making that improvement.
• Greedy vs improvement

4. A belief that most problems can be solved.

5. The ability to suspend judgement and criticism.

• appreciate other's opinion/views.

P/S: I assumed that these attitudes can be treat as "KPI" for me in order to determine whether I am really creative or not.

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22 SEPTEMBER 2011

En Nasir continued his lecture on Postive Attitudes for Creative, which were:

6. Seeing the good in the bad.

• when we're facing with poor solutions, do not cast them away. It is because maybe there will be something useful even in worst ideas, plus, it might be turned to good effect or more greater!

7. Problems lead to improvement.

• most inventions come from problems that arose before. So, take PROBLEMS as OPPORTUNITY.

8. A problem can also be a solution.

• it is fact that when a person describes something as problems, it can sometimes can be a solution for someone else.

9. Problems are interesting and emotionally acceptable.

• then you will motivated to find any solution to overcome the problems.

This chapter ended here.:)

Before moved to another chapter, En Nasir asked every group to discuss the definition of PROBLEM among team members.

Here was the answer from our group:

Definition of Problem: New challenging learning process that may have solutions and leads to improvement.

Then, En Nasir started the next lecture which was Negative Attitudes:

1. Oh no, a problem!

• reaction to a problem is often bigger problem than the problem itself.

Problem could be defined as:

1. seeing difference between what you have and what you want.

2. recognizing or believing that there is something better than current situation.

3. opportunity for positive act.

# Today, we were given "turn" to present our group assignment,and our turn is 10. :)