Immersive Thinking, Creativity and Mathematics Education = Immersive Thinking, Creativity and Mathematics Education

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The speaker is an expert in educating and analyzing concepts in relation to immersive thinking, which can also be called thinking in `flow` suggested by Csikszentmihalyi. In his talk, he will share his unique experience of reaching a state of immersive thinking while trying to solve some difficult problem by intentionally thinking on it without stopping for a second for three consecutive days. This state was characterized by perfect concentration, boosted mental abilities, an outburst of amazing ideas, and a feeling of bliss. The experience was very similar to the description of `samadhi` experienced by the priests practicing oriental `zen` meditation. Making the most use of this state, he unravelled many long-due problems in the field of materials science and engineering. He published three books on this special experience which all became best sellers in Korea. In his books, he attempted to elucidate the underlying principles of immersive thinking based on his experience and the recent knowledge of neuroscience. He also attempted to explain the logic behind how immersive thinking leads to creativity. Based on this understanding, he will suggest some educational methods of mathematics for promoting creativity among students.