Think Blocks - Start Them Young And Start Them Smart!!
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Doris Lim
Doris Lim, the owner of "CreativeThinkingForWomen.com", has only one thing in mind when she started this niche site, and that is to create awareness to the general public that you don't have to be a "rocket scientist" to have "creative thinking". She believes that no one should be thought of as being smarter or more creative just because one possesses a higher education. Of course, that helps a little. But, she believes that anyone can be taught to "think creatively". All one has to do is tap into that brain one has been born with and bring out the creative side. With so much knowledge and information available on the internet nowadays, it will take alot of effort, energy and time to select the best authors/writers, articles, tips and "how-to's" to come together in a creative process in this niche site and make it the "1-Stop Centre for Creative Thinking". And because Doris is a woman, this website will be dedicated to all "women", thus the name "CreativeThinkingForWomen.com" (Softly whispering... "men" are also welcome to visit).
A little bit of history about Doris. Having both an Asian and European background (Chinese and Portuguese), her thoughts are equally governed by both the East as well as the West. That accounts for her love of the English Language (she's being accused of having a British accent when she converses with Americans) and her obsession with Korean television serials (obviously, she has to make do with English subtitles). But, enough chit-chat.
Her credentials stem from her extensive years of experience working with "great minds" who "think creatively" and "act creatively". She has prepared speeches for politicians, consumer activists, assisted authors and researchers in the production of books and newsletters and also dabbled in the advertising and public relations sector.
Thus her quest now - to boldly go where no mind has gone before (no, we're not watching "Star Trek") and seek the BEST stuff out there in the "Cyber World" in order to share with her readers/subscribers, the various aspects of "Creative Thinking".
By Doris Lim
Published on 03/20/2009
Nothing wrong with helping the young ones by giving them an early start to "Creative Thinking". Let them "want" to think ouside the box. And, what better way than with a toy.
Nothing wrong with helping the young ones by giving them an early start to "Creative Thinking". Let them "want" to think outside the box. And, what better way than with a toy.
A seemingly simple-looking toy, albeit possessing a many-faceted shape. So, in spite of its simple design, a Think Block has the potential to draw out the creativity in a child. It will allow him or her to express his or her thoughts on how he or she sees the world. It will give the child a way to indicate his or her understanding of life as it is. We sometimes forget that children "see things" from a different perspective than we adults do. So, it will definitely amaze us when we look into their minds from the final "construction" of the think blocks.
Check out the following YouTube video on Think Blocks. I personally think it's a great thinking tool to help develop a "Creative Mind". You can't argue with that, can you?? Like what my title says, "Start Them Young And Start Them Smart", but let's not forget, "START THEIR CREATIVITY" too!!
A seemingly simple-looking toy, albeit possessing a many-faceted shape. So, in spite of its simple design, a Think Block has the potential to draw out the creativity in a child. It will allow him or her to express his or her thoughts on how he or she sees the world. It will give the child a way to indicate his or her understanding of life as it is. We sometimes forget that children "see things" from a different perspective than we adults do. So, it will definitely amaze us when we look into their minds from the final "construction" of the think blocks.
Check out the following YouTube video on Think Blocks. I personally think it's a great thinking tool to help develop a "Creative Mind". You can't argue with that, can you?? Like what my title says, "Start Them Young And Start Them Smart", but let's not forget, "START THEIR CREATIVITY" too!!