FROM CRITICAL THINKING – TO CREATIVITY: STEPS TO UNDERSTANDING

The paper contributes to the study of correlation between critical and creative thinking as twenty-first century skills vital succeed stay competitive in modern Information Age. aim research is ground a possibility facilitating creativity with help thinking. concepts are analysed. A synergetic thinking, mutual reinforcement both, argued. Critical getting more innovative character, while raising higher level realistic results. To investigate mechanism reaching result through original Bloom’s taxonomy educational objectives learning behaviours was compared its revised version 2001. It highlighted that both versions presuppose complement reliably enable creation ideas new realities. recognizes emphasises creativeness and, vice versa, necessity judgments creating products. relevance for development considered an integrative model proposed by L. Combs, K. Cennamo, P. Newbill. illustrates overlap when it goes about generation refinement – at high-order processes, according B. taxonomy. article argues collaboration starts even earlier namely, stage setting target innovation, collecting information, interpreting applying continues throughout entire path constructing idea, reflective evaluation practical implementation. That is, ensures self-regulation all stages activity serves methodological tool process. concluded application leads better-grounded decisions, unbiased attitudes, solutions quality deliverables.