The Role of Analogy in Problem Solving and Increasing Creativity

Octav Dumitru Dafinoiu ()
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Octav Dumitru Dafinoiu: Ph.D student, University of Bucharest, Romania

Romanian Journal of Economics, 2015, vol. 41, issue 2(50), 131-144

Abstract: The present paper discusses aspects more extensively developed in the PhD program research paper. This article proposes thinking techniques which could be used in different fields of activity and different business functions to stimulate creativity and problem solving ability in order to find solutions characterized by high originality for various challenges. The suggested thinking techniques use analogy, which is the most important operation of thinking and creativity. The discussed techniques could be of an important help for European countries in reaching their strategic objectives of the economic policies in line with to Europe 2020 Strategy: the creation of knowledge, the technological innovation and the increasing economic competitiveness.

Keywords: creativity; problem solving; analogy; innovation; economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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