b"Chapter 7 Problem solving: involves analyzing and evaluating information to be able to resolve an unfamiliar situation. Analyzing new information by correlating it with several sets, of known information, then synthesizing it to find a potential solution, in order to empirically test the solution is at the heart of problem-solving skills.Verbal comprehension: refers to the ability to understand the meaning of words read or heard and to understand how words are related to each other. Verbal comprehension can be tested by asking a person to repeat a sentence they have just heard, thus testing their intellectual strength.Reasoning skills: are critical thinking skills, including information analysis, evaluation,andsynthesis.However,reasoningskillsincludemore intriguing skills such as abstract thinking, information processing, creative thinking, and excellent problem-solving abilities.Inshort,anintellectualpersonreferstoanyonewhoengagesincritical thinking,reflection,andin-depthresearchonsocietalrealitiesandfindsan appropriate solution to societal normative problems.CREATIVITYCreativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality.Creativity is characterized by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to findobscurepatterns,tomakeconnectionsbetweenseeminglyunrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions.If you have ideas, but you don't put them into practice, you are imaginative, but not creative.Creativityisourabilitytotapintoourinnerreservoirofresources, knowledge, insight, information, inspiration that populates our minds and that wehaveaccumulatedovertheyears,simplybybeingpresent,alive,and awake to the world, in order to combine them in extraordinarily new ways.Creativity is the process by which something new happens. Creativity requires passion and commitment. It makes us aware of what was previously dark and points in a new direction.Innovation is the implementation of a new or significantly improved product, service or process that creates value for business, government, or society.Why are innovation and creativity important? 206Germain Decelles"