Question

    Which of the following is a Creative Problem-Solving

    (CPS) Technique that focuses on cultivating creative thinking, often among small groups of individuals with diverse experience and skills?
    A Linear programming Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B PERT Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C CPM Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Synectics Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Intuition Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Synectics Technique of decision-making was developed by William J.J. Gordon and George M. Prince in 1944. He termed the technique synectics, a Greek derivation which means fitting together different, distinct, novel and irrelevant ideas. It refers to the discussing of a problem before a group of experts with a special request to think and develop ideas that are creative and innovative, to arrive at a consensus solution through discussion. It is a Creative Problem-Solving (CPS) Technique that focuses on cultivating creative thinking.

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