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pdf file of my ppt presentation given February 15th to Dr. Kristina Jaskyte's Creativity Class for Social Work Students at UGA

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beliefs, code of belief, commandments, conclusions credo declaration decrees directive, doctrine, dogma finding guidelines, guides, ideals, imperative, judgement laws, lead, notion, opinion, perspective, point of view, points position, principles, pronouncement standards, statement of belief, tenets, tips values,

beliefs, code of belief, commandments, conclusions credo declaration decrees directive, doctrine, dogma finding guidelines, guides, ideals, imperative, judgement laws, lead, notion, opinion, perspective, point of view, points position, principles, pronouncement standards, statement of belief, tenets, tips values,

beliefs, code of belief, commandments, conclusions credo declaration decrees directive, doctrine, dogma finding guidelines, guides, ideals, imperative, judgement laws, lead, notion, opinion, perspective, point of view, points position, principles, pronouncement standards, statement of belief, tenets, tips values,

beliefs, code of belief, commandments, conclusions credo declaration decrees directive, doctrine, dogma finding guidelines, guides, ideals, imperative, judgement laws, lead, notion, opinion, perspective, point of view, points position, principles, pronouncement standards, statement of belief, tenets, tips values,

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The Whole Box Which Paradigm for 2016? Breaking the Box Warming UP for Creativity Are You Creative? Creative Tools & Techniques S.P.R.E.A.D.ng Creative Thinking

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Chapter 1

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What Some Corps Do…

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What Some Corps Do…

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% Of Profit 15% Rule

Creativity or Idea Clubs Company Books (Dupont)

Contests Creativity/Innovation

Newsletters - Print/Electronic Creativity/Innovation Rooms

Groups---Oz Group Guest Speakers

Idea Meetings Idea Systems

In-House Training

Innovation Fairs Libraries Management Support Newsletters - External Posters Problem Solving Teams Rebel Groups-Unofficial Retreats Rewards & Reward Systems Seminars Support Conference Attendance Training Programs Workshops

What Some Corps Do…

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% Of Profit 15% Rule

Creativity or Idea Clubs Company Books (Dupont)

What Some Corps Do…

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Seminars Support Conference Attendance Training Programs Workshops

What Some Corps Do…

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% Of Profit 15% Rule

Creativity or Idea Clubs Company Books (Dupont)

Contests Creativity/Innovation

Newsletters - Print/Electronic Creativity/Innovation Rooms

Groups---Oz Group Guest Speakers

Idea Meetings Idea Systems

In-House Training

Innovation Fairs Libraries Management Support Newsletters - External Posters Problem Solving Teams Rebel Groups-Unofficial Retreats Rewards & Reward Systems Seminars Support Conference Attendance Training Programs Workshops

What Some Corps Do…

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THINKERTOYS

ORBITING THE GIANT HAIRBALL

SIX THINKING HATS

THE ART OF INNOVATION

THE ART OF POSSIBILITY

THE CREATIVE HABIT

Broken Crayons THE INNOVATOR'S DILEMMA

JUMPSTART YOUR BUSINESS BRAIN

THE RISE OF THE CREATIVE CLASS

WHACK ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD

ZAG

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What might the next two letters be?

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Connect these 9 dots w/ 4 or less straight lines…

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Classic Answer

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One or NO “straight lines”

A wide crayon Pour paint on it Spray paint on it Squash paper up Line around world Dip in can of paint Cut dots out & line up Spiral from center out Wide paint roller/brush Fold drawing until overlap Write in cursive “4 straight lines”

3 lines

Possible Solutions

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Breaking Paradigms or simply Re-examining Re-stating Re-inventing the problem.

Quickest way to Create or Innovate?

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Cre8v W A R M - U P S

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Cre8v W A R M - U P S

Window Roof top Envelope

4 triangles Symbol for duct

Top of a pyramid “x” marks the spot

Under side of pyramid Close up view of fence

Tent Logo Game board Ceiling light 4 arrow heads Decorated box Display shelf unit 2 overlapping triangles …….?????????

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Cre8v W A R M - U P S

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? Break the Box

Use the Box

No Box New Box Virtual Box

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Cre8v W A R M - U P S

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Cre8v W A R M - U P S

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Warm-Up Exercises

Why do them?

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Warm-Up Exercises

To open up a group or team's creative thinking Warm-Up Exercises are very helpful.

The exercises help to loosen up paradigms, mindsets, and points of view brought to a creative thinking session.

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Some goals of Warm-Up Exercises are to encourage people to:

a. look beyond the obvious or known answers (“correct” answers)

b. stretch thinking c. breakout of establish thinking d. look for multiple possibilities

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e. take on many different perspectives

f. practice producing a variety of potential solutions

g. to take a few risks and play W/ ideas & possible solutions

h. get discussion going I. raise interest level

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Chapter 2

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Who Might Be

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Jeff Bezos Amazon

Jack Welch GE

Richard Branson Virgin, etc.

Fred Smith FedEx

Michael Andreessen Netscape

Bill Gates Microsoft

Michael Eisner Disney

Michael Dell Dell

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Cathleen Black Hearst

Ursula Burns Xerox

Linda Quam Ovations

Irene Rosenfeld Frito-Lay 20

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Anita Roddick Body Shop

Mary Kay Ash Martha Stewart Debi Fields

Mrs Fields’

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Le Corbusier Lucio Costa, Brazil Charles Correa, India Domenico da Cortona Keith Cottier, Australia Justus Dahinden Paeonis and Daphnis Howard Davis, United States Town and Davis Charles Davis/ EHDD, United States Paeonius and Demetrios John Dobson Peter Dodge/ EHDD, United States Domitian Adrien Dortsman Balkrishna Doshi, India A. E. Doyle, United States Duany and Plater-Zyberk, United States Willem Marinus Dudok, Netherlands Bijvoet and Duiker Contamin and Dutert Charles and Ray Eames, United States Karl Ehn Gustave Eiffel, France L. A. Boileau and Gustave Eiffel, France Peter Eisenman, United States Sedad Eldem, Turkey Craig Ellwood, United States Carl Ludvig Engel Kobori Enshu Arthur C. Erickson, Canada Johann Fisher von Erlach Joseph Esherick, Esherick Homsey Ralph Erskine, England, UK, Joseph Esherick, United States Aldo van Eyck, Netherlands

Alvar Aalto, Finland Robert Adam, Scotland

Steffen Ahrends Gregory Ain

Leon Battista Alberti, Italy Galeazzo Alessi, Italy

Christopher Alexander, United States William Van Alen

Amenophis III, Egypt Tadao Ando, Japan

John Andrews, Australia Anthemios

Apollodorus of Damascus, Roman The Architects Collaborative (TAC)

Arton C. R. Ashbee, England

Erik Gunnar Asplund, Sweden Arup Associates United Kingdom

Gae Aulenti, France M. H. Baillie-Scott

Luis Barragan, Mexico Sir Charles Barry, England

William Henry Barlow Falke Barmou

Edward Larabee Barnes, United States Geoffrey Bawa

Gunter Behnisch, Germany Peter Behrens, Germany

Belgiojoso, Peressutti and Rogers Pietro Belluschi, United States

Henrik Petrus Berlage, Netherlands Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Italy

Dominikus Böhm, Germany L. A. Boileau, France

Francesco Borromini, Italy Mario Botta, Switzerland

Etienne-Louis Boullee, France Donato Bramante, Italy

Zion & Breen, United States Marcel Breuer, United States and Germany

Michiel Brinkman Johannes Brinkman, Netherlands

Neave Brown Isambard Kingdom Brunel, England

Filippo Brunelleschi, Italy Erik Bryggman, Finland

Charles Bulfinch, United States Thornton-Latrobe-Bulfinch, United States

Shepley and Bulfinch, United States Gordon Bunshaft/ SOM, United States

Lord Burlington, England Daniel Burnham, United States

Decimus Burton, England William Butterfield, England

Santiago Calatrava, Spain Callicrates

Ictinus and Callicrates with Phidias, Greece Arnolfo di Cambio

Cambridge Seven Associates Felix Candela, Mexico

Cola da Caprarola Douglas Cardinal, Canada

Giancarlo de Carlo, Italy Carrere and Hastings

Richard Castle Severus and Celer William Chambers

G. P. Chedanne, France Serge Chermayeff Mario J. Ciampi

Henry Ciriani, France Henry N. Cobb, United States

ALL people in ALL countries are born with the capacity to be

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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

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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

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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

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How Can You Help Others to be

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Fluency Flexibility Elaboration Originality

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Chapter 3 We Each Think

Differently!

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Styles Cre8ng™

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Think Learn Communicate Solve Problems

CREATE!

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- process information, knowledge

- take in, use info/knowledge

- share info/knowledge

- apply info/knowledge

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Solo Convergently

Divergent

Organizationally Convergent

Divergent Family

Solo/Team Divergent

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Rational, Logical,

Analytical, Individual

Systematic, equations,

Step-by-step, Proven Answers

Intuitive, Exploratory, Unknown, Fanciful

Fun, Harmonious, Involving all, Family/Team

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Innovation- Problem-Finding Self

Recovery- Implementing Self

Imagination- Idea-Generating

Self

Discovery- Idea Sensing

Self

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Idea Grid Attribute Listing

TRIZ

S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Checklisting

Brain Writing

Excursions Forced Relationships Metaphors

Writing Relay Group Excursions Guided Imagery

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QUOTE

We all create Our own

box shapes .”

Barriers, Containers, Limiters, etc.

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Chapter 4 Creativity! on

Demand

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Thinking Tools Divergent & Convergent

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Divergent Thinking Tool

Brainstorming

Quantity breeds Quality Freewheeling of ideas Hitchhike/Combine Ideas No Judgement

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Divergent Thinking Tool

Brainwriting

Quantity breeds Quality Freewheeling of ideas Hitchhike/Combine Ideas No Judgement

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Divergent Thinking Tool

Alphabetizing A B C D E F G

H I J K L M

N O P Q R S T

U V W X Y Z

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S.C.A.M.P.E.R. CHECKLISTING S.C.A.M.P.E.R. is a form of CHECKLIST. A CHECKLLIST is a prepared list of words, verbs, questions that you can use that can spark new ideas, change your thinking or your point of view or even you mood and the direction your thinking at the moment and take you into many directions.

S.C.A.M.P.E.R. was created by Bob Eberle, teacher/educational consultant in the 1970 s to teach the concept of CHECKLISTING to school children by using a memory device (acronym) that they could easily remember when they needed to generate new ideas or remember existing or past ideas. It is used as the foundation for Michael Michalko’s excellent Creative Thinking Tools book…THINKERTOYS.

First Step Write out the word S.C.A.M.P.E.R. vertically on a piece of paper or on a flip chart/chalkboard or other surface that the group can see.

Second Step Write out what the 7 letters stand for.

Third Step Then use each of the 7 by asking questions using these verbs to improve/change/revise your challenge or problem to generate potential ideas and solutions.

Fourth Step Read over the ideas you have produced and select the best To work on to turn them into HOT SOLUTIONS to use.

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S. = substitute C. = combine A. = adapt, adopt M. = minify, magnify P. = put to other uses E. = eliminate R. = reverse

Divergent Thinking Tool

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Forced Relationships This is an idea generating technique that appears in many books about creative thinking and creative thinking or innovation tools.

First Step choose something totally unrelated to the problem or challenge You or your group are working on.

Second Step List everything you or your group know about it. (Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?… physical, visual, tactile,…all senses, good and bad)

Third Step List everything you or your group know about your problem or challenge. (WWWWWH…and using all the senses)

Fourth Step Take items/details/aspects from the first list and FORCE FIT them to features Or details from the second list. Your goal is to see if the features from The randomly chosen, unrelated thing/animal sparks ideas for improving, Changing, correcting features of the problem.

A traditional example or warm-up for doing this consists of…

1st. Ask the person or group to write everything they know about a canary (or a bird in their country.

2nd. Ask the person or group to write everything they know about the chair they are sitting in.

3rd. Then I ask them to combine (FORCE FIT or make a FORCED Relationship) one item from the canary list with The chair’s list with the goal to improve, change, correct the chair design or to generate ideas for designing the ultimate chair.

Sample

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Feathers-Soft + chair is hard = make seat soft Yellow + chair is ship gray = add color

Divergent Thinking Tool

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Sample

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Idea 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Ideas 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Idea 2

Idea 4

Vertical 2 = make the chair out of wood Horizontal 4 = make the color changeable

Ideas might be….cover, removable film or skin

Idea Grids First Step With this Cre8ng Tool we first generate 12 to 24 ideas through Brainstorming or any other technique.

Second Step Then draw a grid made up of as many vertical and horizontal Cells as you have ideas.

Third Step Combine the ideas on the vertical side of the grid With the ideas on the horizontal side one by one and write them into the separate boxes where the two ideas meet.. 6 ideas can Then produce 36 ideas, 12 can produce 24, 100 - 10,000

Fourth Step Read over the ideas you have produced and select the best To work on to turn them into HOT SOLUTIONS to use.

Divergent Thinking Tool

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Idea or Morphological Grids

This is a logical/left-brain convergent tool that can be used to generate large numbers of ideas. 6 columns of 10 examples of each variable can produce 1,000,000 possible combinations.

First Step Generate list of variables of problem or story

Second Step Generate lists for each of the variables: i.e.: heroes: cowboy, Rancher, sheriff, shopkeeper, teacher, minister.

Third Step Number each list for each variable 1 to 2 to 3 to …...

Fourth Step Randomly pick one number for each variable column from 1 to ?

Fifth Step Then write a story using one from each of the columns

Sample

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Divergent Thinking Tool

Variables of story

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Value Grids This is a logical/left-brain convergent tool that can be used to select ideas to turn into solutions

First Step Generate ideas

Second Step Select a workable number of ideas you or the group like

Third Step Generate a list of values that final solution can be evaluated with.

Fourth Step Examine each idea one by one for each value. Or Examine each value one by one comparing the chairs.

Fifth Step If one idea ends up better from the analysis than one that you or the group have a strong feeling for then go back and re-evaluate the weak areas and strengthen or change them.

Sample

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Idea A. B. C. D. E.

Values 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Idea B

Value 4

Idea B = make the chair out of wood Value 4 = better aesthetics

Wood would make it easier to tool, the grain will Give a natural beauty to the chair Convergent Thinking Tool

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PCP-Pluses/Concerns/Potentials Pluses/Concerns/Potentials a convergent thinking tool used for analyzing a list or group of ideas that have been generated by an individual or a group.

First Step Narrow down the number of ideas to a comfortable number (3 to 6)

Second Step Then one by one write out 3 lists of thoughts about each idea.

a.  Pluses of the ideas b.  Concerns c.  Potentials

Third Step Then compare the results.

Fourth Step If one idea falls behind the others yet the group seems more excited about it or committed to it, then go over each of the concerns and think of ways to eliminate or strength them with that idea.

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Idea 1 Make the chair out of XXX plastic and apply electrical lighting to it.

Pluses - Plastic will be cheaper Lighting will make it more useable The plastic will provide more color options

Concerns - We have no experience with plastic Electrical wiring will add cost It may be too easily tipped over

Potentials - Could lead to a product that could be sold anywhere in the world. Could expand our technical capacities Could open up new markets for our other products.

Convergent Thinking Tool

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Hits & Misses Hits & Misses is a convergent thinking tool used for quickly choosing ideas from several that have been generated.

First Step Generate many ideas….24, 48, 144…..on Post-It notes or slips of paper or index cards or simply write them on a surface where everyone can see them easily.

Second Step Tell the group to go up and scan the total group of ideas and mark which ones their “gut” tells them is a hit. No discussion. Just simply read and react. Or Tell the group to go up and move the ideas they think are HITS to an area labeled HITS and the MISSES to another area labeled thus. Leave the “NOT SURE” ones where they are.

Third Step Then discuss, organize by popularity, group, cluster the ideas by categories.

Fourth Step Select the one or more that can be used at the same time or the ones that can be combined into a single idea

Sample

Hits Unsure? Misses

Convergent Thinking Tool

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Contact information

Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities P. O. Box 5805 Athens, Georgia 30604

[email protected] http://www.cre8ng.com