• DR. PARDEEP KUMAR

Critical thinking could be described as the process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating information to reach an answer or conclusion. Creative thinking is generally considered to be involved in creation or generation of new ideas, processes, experiences or objects. Critical and Creative thinking are two different mental processes but both of them are necessary for successful problem solving. Critical thinking is logical, sequential disciplined process which seeks to assess worth or validity of something that already exists on the other hand, Creative thinking is a way of looking at problems or situations from a fresh perspective to conceive of something new or original This paper aims to outline the need and importance of critical and creative thinking and also highlights the differences between both.

Critical thinking, Creative thinking, Tools & Techniques

"THOUGHT ON THINKING: CRITICAL & CREATIVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.361-365, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906M50.pdf

"THOUGHT ON THINKING: CRITICAL & CREATIVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp361-365, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906M50.pdf