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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ingenyous, from Middle French ingenieus, from [[Latin]] ingeniosus, from ingenium [[natural]] [[capacity]] | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ingenyous, from Middle French ingenieus, from [[Latin]] ingeniosus, from ingenium [[natural]] [[capacity]] |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: obsolete : showing or calling for [[intelligence]], [[aptitude]], or [[discernment]] | | *1: obsolete : showing or calling for [[intelligence]], [[aptitude]], or [[discernment]] |
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| '''Ingenuity''' refers to the [[process]] of applying [[ideas]] to solve [[problems]] or meet [[challenges]]. The [[process]] of figuring out how to cross a mountain stream using a fallen log, build an airplane from a sheet of [[paper]], or start a new company in a foreign [[culture]] all involve the exercising of ingenuity. [[Human]] ingenuity has led to [[technological]] developments through applied [[science]], but can also be seen in the [[development]] of new [[social]] [[organizations]], [[institutions]] and [[relationships]]. Ingenuity involves the most [[complex]] human [[thought]] processes, bringing together our [[thinking]] and [[acting]] both individually and [[collectively]] to take advantage of [[opportunities]] or to overcome problems. | | '''Ingenuity''' refers to the [[process]] of applying [[ideas]] to solve [[problems]] or meet [[challenges]]. The [[process]] of figuring out how to cross a mountain stream using a fallen log, build an airplane from a sheet of [[paper]], or start a new company in a foreign [[culture]] all involve the exercising of ingenuity. [[Human]] ingenuity has led to [[technological]] developments through applied [[science]], but can also be seen in the [[development]] of new [[social]] [[organizations]], [[institutions]] and [[relationships]]. Ingenuity involves the most [[complex]] human [[thought]] processes, bringing together our [[thinking]] and [[acting]] both individually and [[collectively]] to take advantage of [[opportunities]] or to overcome problems. |
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− | [[Context]] is important because solving a [[problem]] requires that we [[imagine]] a range of possible solutions, assess what is available to us in our context, and then [[proceed]] with some [[course]] of [[action]]. Ingenuity isn't a [[linear]] [[process]] but involves various [[dimensions]] of human [[cognition]], [[intention]], learning and the [[creation]] of novelty. These processes [[interact]] with each other as we try out [[ideas]], fail, learn, [[modify]], and try again.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity] | + | [[Context]] is important because solving a [[problem]] requires that we [[imagine]] a range of possible solutions, assess what is available to us in our context, and then [[proceed]] with some [[course]] of [[action]]. Ingenuity isn't a [[linear]] [[process]] but involves various [[dimensions]] of human [[cognition]], [[intention]], learning and the [[creation]] of novelty. These processes [[interact]] with each other as we try out [[ideas]], fail, learn, [[modify]], and try again.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity] |
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| [[Category: Psychology]] | | [[Category: Psychology]] |