CREATIVITY 101

THINKCUBE WORKSHOP 1

WHAT IS CREATIVITY?

Cre-ate \ Kre-at\ To bring into being;

Cause to exist:

Creativity - adj

SHORT CUT HOME?

USES FOR A PAPERCLIP

Categories of Ideas: – Shape – Quantity – Size – Physical Properties – Break Apart

SMUDGED DOT

SCHOOL CRUSHES CREATIVITY

WHAT DID YOU LEARN ?

SCHOOL LESSONS

•  ONLY 1 RIGHT ANSWER

•  BE LOGICAL

•  FOLLOW THE RULES

•  BE PRACTICAL

•  DON’T PLAY AROUND

•  DON’T BE SILLY

•  AMBIGUITY IS BAD

•  DON’T MAKE MISTAKES

SCHOOL LESSONS

•  ONLY 1 RIGHT ANSWER

•  BE LOGICAL

•  FOLLOW THE RULES

•  BE PRACTICAL

•  DON’T PLAY AROUND

•  DON’T BE SILLY

•  AMBIGUITY IS BAD

•  DON’T MAKE MISTAKES

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BRAIN CHECK

HOW MANY RUNNERS ARE WEARING RED SHIRTS?

Which color appeared most?

MIND FILTERS

PAPER AEROPLANE COMPETITION

ASSUMPTIONS

WHAT ARE CREATIVE TECHNIQUES?

QUESTIONS ARE THE ANSWER

MORE THAN 1 RIGHT ANSWER

WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY?

SCAMPER •  S-C-A-M-P-E-R – Initial questions came from Alex Osborn (Creative Pioneer) –

combined into mnemonic by Bob Eberle

•  SUBSTITUE – What component can I substitute for something else?

•  COMBINE – What can I combine this with to form something new?

•  ADAPT – What can adapt or copy from another method?

•  MODIFY / MAGNIFY – What can I modify, magnify about this?

•  PUT TO OTHER USES – What other uses can I put this to?

•  ELIMINATE – What can eliminate from this?

•  REARANGE – What if I rearranged the components?

SIX THINKING HATS

WHITE HAT – Data and Information

RED HAT– Feelings, Intuition

BLACK HAT– Caution, Negatives

YELLOW HAT – Optimistic

GREEN HAT – Growth, New Ideas

BLUE HAT – Big Picture, Overview

MIND MAPPING

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1.   START WITH CENTRAL IDEA – Position the central idea in the middle

2.   LIST ALL ASSOCIATED IDEAS – These will radiate out from the central idea

3.   LIST ASSOCIATIONS OF ASSOCIATIONS – Take each associated idea and repeat step 2

Combinatory Play

CREATIVITY

GENERATION OF NOVEL AND APPROPRIATE IDEAS

BREAK RULES

TAKE RISKS

BE PLAYFUL

MAKE MISTAKES

STIMULATE YOUR MIND

WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

RETHINK

INNOVATION

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