The successful experience of almost half a century of activity of Krasnoyarsk scientific school of mechanics and designers on development of methods of creative thinking is generalized. The cornerstone of the methodology of scientific creativity is the comprehension of the system algorithm of creative thinking, which is based on the triad of the system approach - the laws of system development - the methods of decision-making and mastering it. The psychological and philosophical part of the methodology is supported by a variety of specific examples of scientific developments and inventions. Search for new principles , innovative design solutions, in particular for the management of structures, Energy aspects are included, Construction in difficult ground conditions and seismicity , Practical optimization of structures , Their formation and others.......................................... A workshop of non-standard (creative) thinking on the issues of acquaintance with the activities of outstanding scientists, a systematic approach, self-education of the creative personality, ensuring the choice of the topic of dissertations, finding solutions in the face of learning uncertainty, the art of scientific dispute, etc. The book has no analogues in relation to construction specialties.