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Let’s S.P.R.E.A.D.

Robert “Alan” Black, Ph.D., CSP

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ThroughoutYour Entire Companyor Organizationfrom the Front Doorto the Top Floor.

Robert “Alan” Black, Ph.D., CSP

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People - Mental/Social/Emotional Place - Phys/Vis/PsyProcess – S.T.A.M.P.S.Possibilities - IdeasProducts - Solutions

Let's Start Developing

the Creativity& Creative Thinking Skills

of Every Employee

Who am I?

47 Jobs since 196048

Summer of 1977Summer of 1977

76 to 78 Volunteer w/Gifted76 to 78 Volunteer w/Gifted

Since 1998 wandering around globe

Who are U?

Who are you?

36 Years of Learnings

That have helped me & many others change their lives to help others.

In Honor of my greatest teacherE.Paul Torrance, Ph.D.

May his work inspire teachers around the world for many years to come.

“If You Change the Way you Train/Lead/Manage the Stars in Your Classrooms(Workplaces) will Change.”

Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP

All People are Born with Creative Potential.

Warm Up for Creative Thinking.

Creative Potential can be.

Developed, Reawakened,Enriched, Expanded.

20 Traits of Creative Thinking

Led me to 52+++++

52 Learning Traits

Why do we want ALL of OUR EMPLOYEES

Our STUDENTSto be or become

MORE

Creative?

They become more…

ProductiveEfficient, Effective…

& Happier

NASA moon shotPixarApple

Zappos, Google,Ben & Jerry’s

Creativity is Your ChoiceRobert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP (1983)

Daily make the choiceto be Creative in much to most of what you do.

Creativity is Your ChoiceRobert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP (1983)

If you are creative10% of each dayYou will change

Your life

Are you a

Who Are You?See possibilities

Self- knowledgeable

Self-actualizing

Self-disciplined

Sense of destiny

Sensitive

Severely critical of…

Specific interests

Synthesize correctly

Tolerant of ambiguity

Adaptable

Curious

Divergent thinker

Energetic

Fantasize, able to

Flexible thinker

Fluent

Future oriented

Humor

Idealistic

Imaginative

Independent

Ingenious

Learning, always

Non-conforming

Not motivated by money

Observant, highly

Open-ended

Original - uniqueness

Passionate about their work

Perceive world differently

Question asker

Circle, check, markall of the following traitsthat fit you now.

Use 52 Learning TraitsTo Develop You

DoYou get

When/Where

In the showerDrivingExercisingReadingThinking deeplyDaydreaming