After reflecting on the movie 12 Angry Men (1997), discuss the elements and applications of creative thinking that you see during the process of reaching a verdict. Pay special attention to the thinking process, arguments, examples used, and conflict resolution attempts. The expected length is 2-3 double spaced pages. 12 Angry Men (1997) is available at some local libraries; can be purchased or rented at https://www.amazon.com/12-Angry-Men-Jack-Lemmon/dp/B00G71SS3CLinks to an external site..
Guiding Questions:
You can use these as guiding questions for your analysis: you do not need to answer all of them:
How can convergent and divergent thinking be used for developing solutions?
How does the way a problem is frame influence its solution?
In what ways does conflict enhance and hinder creativity?
How can one distinguish between positive and negative creativity?
What role do ethics play in creativity?