Development of creativity

To warm-up, energize the minds of participants, to show them the possibility to escape cliche ways of thinking and stereotypes in any kinds of activities, and to give them a set of tools to develop the inspiration and creative way of thinking.

By Aliaksej Burnosenka

ToolFair 2013, Delphi, Greece.EPAM systems, Minsk, Belarus.

10/13/13Association prison.

Pink Elephant trap.

10/13/13Associations the game.

Trainer start the first object (item, phenomenon, concept, etc.)The next participant should come and represent and show the coupled association: subject, phenomenon, concept, etc.The next image should be associated with the previous one. NOT with the first one or some else one just with the previous one.Participants show and represent their associations and name it shortly. One by one randomly.Participant represents it still.Participant represents it until the next coupled association will come.

10/13/13The trainer takes an object and describe it (its characteristics: shape, weight, size, etc.)Trainer show the first transmutation: show using that object as something different, some other object with similar characteristics.Pantomime.One by one in a circle.

An Object transmutations the theatre game.

10/13/13Norwegian highway- the game.

A trainer gives you words: a departure point and a destination point. It will be an items, or concepts, or anything. Nouns.You should create an association highway between those 2 points, using as many additional points as you need. It should be a clear and present association between one point to next one. But you dont need longer associations than between 2 points.Use minimum amount of points: as few as you can.

10/13/13Norwegian highway- itself.

10/13/13Practical tips and hints on inspiration and creativity. If You have a question, problem or situation to be solved in a creative way: Meditate.Ask a dilettante, an amateur, a dabbler (like Wikipedia)Go outside to the forest, seaside or park. Find a stone or branch. Look at it and decide how do its shape answers your question. If no find another stone/branch.Use special techniques: the Golden Fish method, the Brainstorming, the Morphological tables method.The main tip what to do: go and make the first step. May be a small one, maybe not important. But just make that first step. Associations will come remember the Associations game.

10/13/13Brainstorming

Do you do it in the correct way?

10/13/13The Goldfish technique

10/13/13Morphologictables

A journey of athousand miles

beginswith a singlestep.

Lao Tzi

Thank You! Aliaksej Bekar Burnosenka

E-mail: bekar@tut.by.phone: +37529 5076263

www.medievalbelarus.org

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