There have been many discussions in our classes and my Prof. has tried his best to convince us on the issue that it can be taught. And honestly speaking, little did I believe in him. Until today when in the process of working on an assignment, I found out a simple and logical reason for it, something that we all are subconsciously aware of but have probably never bothered to think about.
Let me now put forth the idea. It is related to studies done on the human brain and the various waves found within. The study says that the presence of theta waves in the human brain is responsible for the generation of ideas and so to come up with novel ideas, the person has to identify a place or an activity which stimulates the generation of these theta waves.
Proposed is a model of the 5B’s :-
Let me give a brief overview of these,
BATH: It has been found that when warm water flows on one’s head, and the head is massaged a bit while at bath, theta waves get generated and that is what makes us feel very pleased. Thoughts during bath may sometimes be actually very-2 creative and some of you must have experienced it as well. Remember the “Eureka” moment of Archimedes in a bath tub!!
BRANDY: Ever seen people in their drunken state showing the best of their creative side by singing, dancing and u know the whats, at least in movies if not actually? It is again the release of theta waves.
BED: Dreams are a manifestation of the same phenomenon to a certain extent, however the theta being more prominent when a person is just about to sleep i.e. in a state towards sleep.
BUS: It is the monotony of travel in a bus and the rhythmic vibrations that cause the same.
BABY: Though I may not be the right person to say this considering my lack of experience in this domain, nurturing babies actually does give the parents a deep sense of pleasure and satisfaction and to help them think of creative ways to make the baby feel good.
Before I close, let me tell you that the credit to having such an insight does not go to me. Rather it is due to the author David O’ Dell in whose book I found out the 5B’s and brought it forward to you all.
I now believe that picking up one out of these five B’s might help us think creatively, particularly when a slight orientation to the idea already exists in our subconscious. This is a personal opinion and my fellow bloggers might differ on the same, the extent of which I would love to know by your comments on the idea.
