2018 ERNWACA Creativity Competition

It’s in you!  You have what it takes to solve the problems and challenges in your country, community, family and personal life. The key is in the concerted application of the principles of incubation, brainstorming, ideation, critical thinking, creativity and problem solving. The maiden 2018 ERNWACA Creativity Competition is organised to motivate individuals and teams to apply the proven principles of creativity and problem-solving to evolve pragmatic solutions to our national problems.  The best 3 solutions in the next 3 months shall be rewarded as follows:

1st Prize

N 200,000

2nd Prize

N 100,000

3rd Prize

N 50,000

And Other Complimentary Prizes

You are eligible to participate in this competition by  completing the online registration form below and payment of registration fee of N1000 only.

Registration Form

Note: Give a brief description of the problem you intend to solve.

Submission of Completed Project

Completed projects should be submitted at ERNWACA National Secretariat, Education Library Building, Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos., with the teller of N1000 registration payment.  Ensure you collect ERNWACA official receipt in exchange for the teller.  ERNWACA account detail are:

Bank: Ecobank; Account Name: ERNWACA Associates; Account No. 0132005101

Please use this telephone number to book appointment when visiting ERNWACA National Secretariat to drop your project, report and teller: 08107555265 [Admin Officer]

Closing Date

The closing date for submission of completed project and report is September 30, 2018

Screening Procedure

Final screening exercise of submitted projects will be publicly done in the presence of all the competitors and their well-wishers.   The prizes will be awarded immediately after.  The tentative date is Thursday October 4, 2018 at University of Lagos.

Core Principles of Creativity u0026amp; Problem Solving

Remember to apply the following creativity and problem solving principles:

• Divergent and convergent thinking must be balanced. The key to creativity is learning how to identify and balance divergent and convergent thinking (done separately), and knowing when to practice each one.

• Ask problems as questions. When you use open-ended questions with multiple possibilities, it’s easier to come up with innovative solutions. Asking these types of questions generates lots of rich information, while asking closed questions tends to elicit short answers, such as confirmations or disagreements.

• Defer or suspend judgment. A vital rule in brainstorming is avoiding judging solutions early [especially during divergent thinking sessions]. It  tends to shut down idea generation.  Judgment should be reserved for  convergent thinking stage.