2006 torrance lecture shadow

Davis, Gary

Eberle, Bob; Feldhuzen, John

Gordon, William JJ; Guilford, J. P.

Issacs, Anne; Khatena, Joe; McPherson, Joe

Parnes, Sidney J.; Prince, George; Renzulli, Joe

Shallcross, Dorie; Shore, Sid; Sisk, Dorothy

Stein, Morris I.; Taylor, Calvin

Williams, Frank, Weeks, Jim

Torrance, E. Paul; Torrance, Pansy

From the Shadowof a

Gentle GiantEmerged

a Life Mission

Your speaker today is…

Dr. Robert Alan Black

Who?

Alan

AlanRobert

Black, Ph.D, CSP

1960 - today!47 in 46

1 day to 22+ yrs

chronological order beginning in 1960...

Freelance cartoonist and sign maker during high schoolBlueprint boy first college summerJunior draftsman second college summerLIT-Math tutor during undergraduate programLIT-Physical tutor during undergraduate programLIT-Calculus tutor during undergraduate programLIT-Writer on college paperLIT-Cartoonist on college paperLIT-Bus boyLIT-Kitchen helpLIT-Shoe salesman one Easter vacationWXYZ-TV News writerWXYZ-TV weekend desk editorTile estimatorWXYZ-TV editor summer of ‘65Mechanical engineering draftsmanSiegel draftsmanRogvoy draftsmanRogvoy designerConfer designerConfer model makerDe conti draftsmanDe conti designerDesign House designerRestaurant display Chris’ restaurantRestaurant display other restaurantWindow display fabric store

Apprentice mechanical draftsman

Architect (2)

Architect-own firm

Architectural designer (4)

Architectural draftsman (9)

Architectural job captain (5)

Architectural project architect (2)

Blueprint boy

Busboy

Calculus tutor

Candy Sales

Cleaning crew member

Freelance Cartoonist

College professor (2)

Consultant

Draftsman-mechanical (2)

Freelance advertising designer

Freelance art director

Freelance display artist

Freelance writer

Geometry tutor

Graphics and signage designer

Interiors-party designer

Interior designer

Janitor at a church

Janitorial service employee

Kitchen helper

Math tutor

Model maker

Newspaper boy

Physics tutor

Shoe salesman

Signage designer

Sign

Tile estimator

maker

Soap salesman

Speaker

Tile floor estimator

Trainer

TV News writer

TV News editor

TV News weekend desk editor

Volunteer construction worker (Habitat for Humanity)

Volunteer gifted education teacher-elementary school

Volunteer gifted education teacher-middle school

Window Display designer

47 in 46

Winner of the Employee of the month award

260 months in a rowsince June 1984

Freelance Writer

LicensedArchitect

Interior Designer

CollegeProfessor

Creative Thinking Consultant

Cartoonist

TelevisionNews writer

& editor

Signage &GraphicsDesigner

1976 to todayFortune 100 to 10,000 to 20,000 businessesFortune 100 to 10,000 to 20,000 businessesGovernment agencies & Police/Fire/Emt deptsGovernment agencies & Police/Fire/Emt deptsVolunteer Leadership groups, Universities &Volunteer Leadership groups, Universities &

Creativity conferences around the globeCreativity conferences around the globe

3,100+presentationsprogramsspeeches

General Motors, Nestle, Johnson & Johnson,CertainTeed, Kimberly Clark , American Management Association, Battelle Institute, Gillette-Stationery Division, Warner Robins Air Force Base, Fort Gordon, Fort Benning, Fort Stewartpolice departments in ...Athens, Forest Park, Rome, Lawrenceville, Georgia Police Chiefs Assn's Command CollegeGeorgia Public Safety Training Center

Duck Head Apparel, Bibb Manufacturing,

Thiele Kaolin, Coloplast, Ferrosan, Danisco,

Novo,SIM

Partial client lis

t

Since 98

50+

8 trips around

2003

2001

Davis, Gary

Eberle, Bob; Feldhuzen, John

Gordon, William JJ; Guilford, J. P.

Issacs, Anne; Khatena, Joe; McPherson, Joe

Parnes, Sidney J.; Prince, George; Renzulli, Joe

Shallcross, Dorie; Shore, Sid; Sisk, Dorothy

Stein, Morris I.; Taylor, Calvin

Williams, Frank, Weeks, Jim

Torrance, E. Paul; Torrance, Pansy

From the Shadowof a

Gentle GiantEmerged

a Life Mission

17From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Dr. T., Me & Creativity

18From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Dr. T., Me & Creativity

Lessons fromDr. T.

19From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

“Change the way you teachand the stars in

your classroom will change! ”

20From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Creativity and Innovation consists of

what everyone else has seen,

what no one else has thought, and

what no one else has dared!"

TRUESEEING

THINKINGDOING

“

”

21From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

“Creativity has long been considered the highest form of mental functioning and

human achievement.”

22From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

“…available tests do not measure accurately creativecapacities or potentialities.”

The earlier assumption thatinclination and ability to respondin novel and useful ways, like native intelligence (creativity), were products largely of inheritance, has been refuted.”

23From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

“

We now know creativity(however it is defined)

…is a form of behaviorthat basically has to be

learned.”

“

24From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

…any teacher can learnto teach creatively inany educational system.”

plus creative thinking skills

“

25From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

26From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Refined theoryDocumented research results

Practical examples

Personal experiences.

1970CREATIVE LEARNINGAND TEACHINGByE. Paul Torrance &R. E. Myers

27From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Josh AbendGraeme AlexanderGloria AquilaLinda AvarelloRose AventDan BagleyLinda Bagley-WardChris BarlowJanet Finleyd-Cam BarthMin BasadurMarguerite Battaglia-EvansBruce BaumChristine BedardJacynthe Bedard-MenardGinger BerndRene BernecheCharles Beroesd-Merry BlackRobert Alan BlackJudy Blackwell-JonesBee BleedornDirk BornhorstBud BrooksiekerTed CallistoDennis CarterSuzanne ChamberlainVeronica CharbonneauJeanne ChatigneyCarrie ChevalierChris ChristieCharlie Clark

Jerry ClineStarr ClineLindsay CollierVicki ConnellBarbara CooneyJoanne CurranJim DenyesMary DePewAndre de ZangerPat DiltsBrian DorvalMaggie DuganLee DunnePhillipe DuPontBob EckertMary EmenyGary EnnorPaul EverettJoelle EverettWhitworth FergusonDon FerrisRuth Ann FerrisJohn FiascoJoette FieldRoger FirestienJoe FlynnDiane Foucar-SzockiReg Foucar-SzockiLynn FrankelJohn FrederickGeorge FridhomBill Frost

David GardnerRosemary GaymerJohn Gerding-OresicOtis Groverd-Larry GoldenNancy GoldenJoel GoodmanJohn Gowand-Bob GreeneSteve Grossmand-Sandra HargasBill HartwellRosalie Deer HeartSusanne HeinckeNed HerrmannJohn HorneckerDavid HorthEileen HothowJean HoustonCheryl HurleyBill IdolHunter IngallsScott IsaksenJohn JablonskiGus JaccaciSuzanne JonasRoy JonesCliff JordanKay JordanAnthony JudgeMarie "Teddy" KaneGeir Kaufmann

Charlotte KellsMargaret KingEleanor KlauDeborah KnoxSusan KondzielaLarry KortaKevin KrausLucy KrullBarbara KubyTom KubyAlon KvashnyJohn Lampland - 50thJim LathropNorma LathropChuck LaughlinJohn LegateTony LeStortiRendle LeathemKathy Leydon-ConwayDoug LoescherJacquie LowellHedria LunkenDonna LutherDoug MacKayMary MallonFrank MaravigliaOyvind MartinsenSylvain Matted-Kay McCulloughCamille McLeanThomas McNameeIrv Merson

1976 to presentA few others… Some giants Some not so gentle

Thank you Bob Eberle (S.C.A.M.P.E.R.)

Beth WismarCarol WittigBill WrightCecilia YauDelmar YoderDee YoungJo YudessSue ZajacEd ZilewiczMarilyn Zuckerman

Blair MillerBill MitchellBeverly MooreJudith Morgan-de ZangerJoel Moored-Clayton MorganJane Morgan BostSharon Drew MorganDave MorrisonMary MurdockNancy MyersCheryl Nee-GieringerKobus NeethlingRoy NicholsDebbie NicklausDavid NollerRuth NollerMarilyn NorrisJohn OstrowskiLarry OstuniMarjorie ParkerBea ParnesSid ParnesBob PartridgeCharlene PascoDean PattonJon PearsonJohn PfeilSam PinkardLois PinkowskiTom PotterRita Priestly

Frank PrinceCherri PrinceGerard PuccioNancy RansburgGil RapailleMichael RayMarty ReddoutJudy ReidBenny ReehlBecka ReillyRich ReisD-Annie Durrum RobinsonJohn ReiderJim RoughPaul RosseauWayne RydbergDavid SarnoffJames SawyerLeslie SeaburyJohn SedgwickMarci SegalDorie ShallcrossGabrielle ShoreSid ShoreRoynn Lisa SimmonsDorothy SiskBarbara SlatinRolf SmithSidney SmithMary Ann SmorraMichael SnyderD-Norm Soucha

Joe SpahnD-Mary SpahnBill StantonMoe SteinWalt StevensonDavid StidolphDavid StieglitzSteve StockmanJacquelyn StrohBill SturnerPat SullivanLinda SwiniuchGerry TabioKathleen ThomasOdessa ThomasCarol ThornDick ThornSuzanne Toomey SpinksKitty Tracey HuesnerEd TuttleAndy van GundyAnton WalkerChuck WalkerPeter WarnockBridget WebbSusan WengerWin WengerMartha Whited-Bruce Whitingd-Jack WhitingNancy S. WilsonEd Wiseman

31From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Me & my mission

since 1983

IrelandItalyJapanKorea

Kuala LumpurMauritius

MexicoNetherlandsNew Zealand

NorwayRussia

AustraliaAustriaCanada

DenmarkEnglandFinlandFrance

HungaryIndia

Indonesia

ScotlandSingaporeSlovakiaSouth AfricaSri LankaSwedenThailandTrinidad/TobagoTurkeyUkraineUSA

CPSI, ACA,

ICINC, IN, CREA,

THINC, ACRE

Since 1998

2006 & Beyond

33From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

…any LEADER can learnto DEVELOP creativity inany organization.”

“

34From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

HowWhen WhereWhom?

35From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

36From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Which shape appeals to you most?

What Some Corps Do…

37From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

What Some Corps Do…

38From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

% 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…

39From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

40From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

S.P.R.E.A.D.SPREAD

UPPORTINGROMOTINGECOGNIZINGNCOURAGINGPPLYINGEVELOPING

41From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

42From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Classic Answer

43From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

One or NO “straight lines”

A wide crayonPour paint on itSpray paint on itSquash paper up Line around worldDip in can of paintCut dots out & line upSpiral from center outWide paint roller/brushFold drawing until overlapWrite in cursive “4 straight lines”

3 lines

PossibleSolutions

44From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Breaking Paradigmsor simply Re-examiningRe-statingRe-inventing the problem.

Quickest way toCreate or Innovate?

45From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Cre8vW A R M - U P S

46From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

What MIGHT

it be?

Cre8vW A R M - U P S

WindowRoof top

Envelope4 triangles

Symbol for ductTop of a pyramid

“x” marks the spotUnder side of pyramidClose up view of fence

TentLogoGame boardCeiling light4 arrow headsDecorated boxDisplay shelf unit2 overlapping triangles…….?????????

47From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Cre8vW A R M - U P S

?48From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

How many do you see

Cre8vW A R M - U P S

?49From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

How many do you see

SquaresRectanglesDiamonds

Parallelograms

50From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Cut each of these 12 squares into 4 pieces each differently.

?Break the Box

Use the Box

No BoxNew BoxVirtual Box

51From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Cre8vW A R M - U P S

52From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Cre8vW A R M - U P S

11 22

3344

5 678

53From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Cre8vW A R M - U P S

1122

33

44

5566 77

88

54From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

1

23

4

5 67

8

12

34

5 6 78

Three cuts….

55From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Only one cut….

12

34

56

7

8

Push the edge to the bizarre

56From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

1 23

4

56

7

8

Only one cut….

Changing tools

57From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Are YouCreative ?

58From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

1960s

TTCTTorrance Testsof Creative Thinking

21 Measured Traits

All are learnable…

Abstract, can easily move from reality to

Breakthrough from Current Limits, can

Change of Context (cross-interpretation)

Combination of Ideas/Facts (Synthesis)

Elaborative - in drawing, speaking

Fantasy life when young

Feelings & Emotions, expresses

Feelings & Emotions, senses

Flexible in problem situations

Fluent - produces many ideas

Future oriented

Humorous Perspective

Movement & Sound (Sense change)

Multiple Idea Combinations

Openness-resisting early closure or completion

Original - uniqueness

Perspective, Internal – easily sees in to problems & things

Perspective, Macro Scale [seeing from larger view]

Provocative Viewpoint, takes

Richness & Colorful Detail in thinking and communicating

Tolerant of ambiguity

Unusual Viewpoint, sees easily from

62From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

Survey of 4 journals1950 to 1980

63From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

147400+

32 TraitsSee possibilitiesSelf- knowledgeableSelf-actualizingSelf-disciplinedSense of destinySensitiveSeverely critical of… self, their work, potential of field potential of other people

Specific interestsSynthesize correctly often intuitively

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

64From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

32 TraitsSee possibilitiesSelf- knowledgeableSelf-actualizingSelf-disciplinedSense of destinySensitiveSeverely critical of… self, their work, potential of field potential of other people

Specific interestsSynthesize correctly often intuitively

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

2828

All born with….65From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

32 TraitsSee possibilitiesSelf- knowledgeableSelf-actualizingSelf-disciplinedSense of destinySensitiveSeverely critical of… self, their work, potential of field potential of other people

Specific interestsSynthesize correctly often intuitively

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

All are learnable…

66From the Shadow of a Gentle Giant Emerged a Life Mission

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To Expand YOUR Creative Thinking Inside, Outside, Along side, Under,Over, with a New or No Box at All

A life tim

e of reading

May you all…as individuals& future leaders makethe choice to be...

And may all yourschools andcompanies become

Communities

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