Instant Challenge TM Training

2015-16 CHALLENGE PROGRAMTEACHING THE CREATIVE PROCESS FROM IMAGINATION TO INNOVATION

INSTANT CHALLENGE

Creative Problem Solving against the

clock

1. Instant Challenge (IC) provides a chance for teams to show off their creative problem solving skills in a short, unrehearsed presentation to Appraisers. Although each IC has different requirements, all IC’s reward teams for the uniqueness and creativity of their solution and for their teamwork.

2. IC’s are generally 5-7minutes long

3. At the tournament, each team that competes in a specific Team Challenge in a specific Level will receive the same Instant Challenge. (Rising STARS)

4. No Electronic Devices are allowed in IC (ask for time)

What is an Instant Challenge?

• A great way to learn and practice Creative Problem Solving

• Great for team building

• Instills confidence in team members

• Team members can use these same techniques to help solve challenges in their daily lives

• Remember we are teaching the CPS Process disguised as fun.

Why do Instant Challenges?

• Put together an Instant Challenge Toolbox

Pipe-cleaners, mailing labels, non-flexible straws, paperclips, rubber-bands

newspaper, index cards, toothpicks, cardboard tubes, paper cups, paper plates, string, clothes pins, popsicle sticks, coin rollers, aluminum foil, paper bag, paper, corks, envelope, clay, spaghetti, unsharpened pencils or chopsticks, ping pong balls, markers, scissors, marbles, feathers, cotton balls, most anything from your recycle bin.

• Jo-Anns or Michael’s Coupons

Tips for Team Managers Good job for a parent helper

• Let the team play with the materials

• Which materials are:

– Connectors

– Lengtheners

– Strengtheners

– Start introducing time requirements.

Tips for Team Managers….

Tips for Team Managers

3 Types of IC’s

TaskPerformanceCombination

Practice IC’s

RoadmapBooksOnlineCD’s

Team Roles

Leader*ReaderTimekeeperTechie

* Rising Stars

Practice, practice, practice

We will practice these IC’s

but first……

• The general logistical flow at a Tournament Instant Challenge Site

• Rising Stars• ICs are usually three to ten minutes long• Immediately before their Change in Direction performance• Parents and audience can watch• Simple and fun activity for the team to showcase their

creativity and teamwork- Development of story (beginning, middle and end)- Use of materials- Teamwork

At the Tournment – Rising Stars

• The general logistical flow at a Tournament Instant Challenge Site – Competitive Teams

• Central Challenge time and IC time (am/pm)• ICs are usually five to ten minutes long• Teams will not know the IC until it is presented at the

Tournament • No audience, No cameras, No timing devices, except

officials• Not every member must participate• Teams decide if one Team Manager may join them in the IC

room• Teams may NOT talk about their IC, except PRIVATELY

among themselves – Chill Out Room• IC scoring criteria may include but are not limited to:

- Development of skit - Character development- Use of materials - Creativity of solution- Teamwork - Effectiveness of solution

At the Tournment – Competitive Teams

1. Complete their objective? RS = Fun + Work Together + follow instructions

2. CreativityMeh /So-so / Cool / WOW! It blew my socks off!

3. Teamwork / Team Dynamics Mutual respect / Diversity of Skills / Team Roles

4. PerformanceBeginning, Middle and EndPerformance Skills

5. Sticky Notes / Sticky Notes and scores

Now is IC Appraised?

• Two ways to commit Interference in IC room– If team knows the Challenge before their

actual competition– If someone helps the team in the IC room

during competition

• A Team Manager can have a lot of fun working with team and training them in IC techniques

• All CPS Tools can be taught to the team• Teaching CPS tools in IC is teaching skills• Have team practice all three types of ICs

Interference

• Questions??

Instant Challenge

• Focus is on team working together to move, build, change or protect materials they are given in order to complete a task or communicate information.

• Evaluated on how well team works together to design the solution, effectiveness of solution and on the creativity of their final project

Task Based Instant Challenge…..

• Focus and listen carefully to instructions (oral and written)

• Practice giving everyone a part• Complete the task

• Understand the scoring points• Understand all possible uses for materials• Work through “alternative uses”• Use materials uniquely and creatively• Break into sub-groups if necessary

Task Based Instant Challenge cont.

• Focus is on team working together to present a theatrical performance .– With Props– Without Props– Imaginary Props

• Evaluated on how creatively the team works together to tell a story using various theatrical methods

Performance Based Instant Challenge

• Focus and listen carefully to instructions • Work together to create and present a

theatrically solution with a begin/middle/end, in which everyone participates

• Evaluated on creativity of performance, use of props and teamwork

• Performance skills

Performance Based Instant Challenge

Combination IC

Combination of Task and Performance

Focus and listen carefullyWork together to create a solutionCreative use of materialsPerformanceCreativity of story

1. How did you do as a team?2. How well did you manage your time?3. What worked well? What didn’t work?4. If you could do it again, what would you do

differently?5. How well did you use the materials?6. Did your solution fit the scoring?7. Did the solution work? Why? Why not?8. Could it have been more creative? How?9. What did you learn?10.What would you do differently next time?

10 Questions after every Instant Challenge

1. Assign team jobs to be better organizedLeader/Reader/Timekeeper/Story/Techie

2. Switch jobs3. Videotape the IC so the team can critique

themselves, then ask, “What did you see?”4. Repeat the IC, with a different solution5. Remove or change materials6. Re-run Instant Challenges7. Divide into two teams and compete8. Try imaginary props9. Silence10.Shorten the time frame

Improve your Instant Challenge Skills

Now it’s Your Turn…..

Task Based ICEggstra Presentation

Performance Based ICTime Travel

Combination ICCuckoo in the Nest

Eggstra Presentation

Challenge: To build a free standing structure on which you balance three eggstras – a raw decorated egg, an inflated balloon and a ping-pong ball.

Time: You will have 5 minutes to use your imagination to decorate the egg and to build a free standing structure. You will then have 2 minutes to present and balance the 3 eggstras.

Procedure: During the 5 minutes you are to build a free standing structure using the materials given. The structure may not be attached to the table. You will be given 3 eggstras – a raw egg, a balloon and a ping pong ball so that you can plan their positions on the structure, however, you may not place them at this time

During the 2 minutes you are to balance the three eggstras on the structure

Materials: A raw egg, a balloon and a ping-pong ball.1 sheet paper one pipe cleaner 1 tissue 1 index card1 feather 4 toothpicks 4 straws

2 labelscardboard 2 coin rollers

Scoring: 1-25 points for the creative appearance of the egg1-25 pts balancing the egg1-15 pts for balancing the ping-pong ball1-15 pts for balancing the inflated balloon1-20 pts for how well your team worked together

Time Travel

Challenge: you are to make a presentation in which you travel from one time period to another.

Time: You will have 6 minutes to prepare the presentation and 2 minutes to present it.

The Scene: The possibility that you could travel through time has always been fascinating. Now is your chance to add your ideas. Your presentation must include two time periods and a transition between the two. How are you traveling to another time period?

Materials: your imagination

Scoring: 1-30 points for the quality of the presentation1-20 points for the transition between the two time periods

1-20 points for the connection between the two time periods1-30 points for how well the team works together

Cuckoo in the Nest!

The Challenge: To make a presentation about a an unusual adoption that takes place between two different species.

Time: You will have 5 minutes to use your imagination to create a solution and 2 minutes for your presentation.

The Scene: in Britain there is a bird called, the cuckoo, that never makes a nest but “borrows” one already in use. The unsuspecting owners of the next find themselves feeding and looking after the baby cuckoo bird that often grows bigger than the adopted parent. Your skit must show what happens when one species unknowingly adopts a different species and how they deal with the differences.

Materials:Can be changed: 4 sheets of newspaper box 20 cm tape foil

envelopeCannot be changed: tennis ball cup fork

towel

Scoring:1-20 points for how well the team works together1-20 points for the creativity of each species (x2 max 40 pts)1-20 points for the creative use of materials1-20 points for the creativity of the presentation

• On Line Resources:

– Google ‘DI Instant Challenge’

– BC Original Minds

– Whose Line is it Anyway

– Party Quirks

– Newspaper Headlines

– BYUTV Studio C theatre troupe

Play Improv Games

INSTANT CHALLENGE WORKSHOP

ICWSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016

1:00 – 4:00PMCHECK-IN OPENS AT 12:30PM

CK MIDDLE SCHOOL10130 FRONTIER PLACE, SILVERDALE

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