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Some definitions
Creativity Coming up with and expressing, new ideas and perspectives
Some definitions
Some definitions
Innovating
Applying ideas, processes, products or procedures, which are new to the people and places where you are introducing them
Innovation
Invention
Change
Creativity is about
It is about ACTION and DEVIATING from a default path to create something new
Solution
Solution
Solution
Solution
Solution
Are the boundaries your own perceptions or reality? What are the possibilities if you push the boundaries?
What are the benefits of small boundary changes?
It shows a person holding a block of wood. What will happen to the piece of wood when the person lets go of it?
In Space
The block of wood will drop DOWN to the ground as it is drawn to earth by gravity.
The block of wood will float UP to the surface of the water because it is less dense than water.
The block of wood will NOT MOVE because there are no overall forces in any direction.
Inevitably, the most common answer people give is that the block of wood will fall DOWN to the floor. While this answer is the most appropriate answer for everyday living, this puzzle shows how easy it is to give the most obvious answer first and to ignore alternative possibilities like the context
Some Thoughts
You are probably already living in a different world to the world which existed yesterday. How have you changed your view of life to take the changes into account?
Remember
Right Hemisphere
Insight 3-D forms
Art Awareness
Spoken language
Imagination
Scientific skills
Right Hand Left Hand
Musical Awareness
Look at the chart on the next slide and try to say the colour out loud not the word
It would have been especially difficult if you have a strong preference for using your right hand because this is an example of right left brain conflict.
Your right brain tries to say the colour, but your left brain insists on reading the word.
A fish or a girl?
The smarter you are, the more creative you will be The young are more creative than the old Creativity is reserved for a few the flamboyant risk-takers
S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G
Your Mind
This is a divergence test and requires you to use your imagination and take your mind in as many directions as possible.
With a divergence test there are no right answers, what we are looking for is the number and uniqueness of the responses. Divergence tests do not measure analytical intelligence, but something different - something closer to creativity.
In 1 minute write down as many uses you can think of for a brick and a blanket.
Boy A (blanket)
To use on a bed As a tent Make smoke signals with Sail for boat, cart or sled As a substitute for a towel As a target for shooting practice for short-sighted people As a thing to catch people falling out of a burning skyscraper
Boy B (blanket)
Keeping warm Smothering fire Tying to trees to sleep in Improvised shelter
Both of these boys, at elite public schools, have a high IQ but Boy B is considered a prodigy with a stellar IQ
I prefer structure in my work I solve problems by refining, extending, improving the current accepted paradigm I prefer incremental change I want to do things better
I prefer an unstructured work routine I solve problems by breaking, eliminating, replacing the current accepted paradigm I prefer transformational change I want to do things differently
Adaptive Style
I prefer structure in my work I solve problems by refining, extending, improving the current accepted paradigm I prefer incremental change I want to do things better
Innovative Style
I prefer an unstructured work routine I solve problems by breaking, eliminating, replacing the current accepted paradigm I prefer transformational change I want to do things differently
Innovative Unsound, impractical, abrasive, undisciplined, insensitive, and one who loves to create confusion
Making Assumptions
Check Assumptions
Over-reliance on logic
Fear of Failure
Risk-taking culture
Conceptual Blocks?
They are:
The mental obstacles that constrain the way the problem is defined and limit the number of alternative solutions thought to be relevant
The more experience people have in a job the less able they may be to solve problems in creative ways because they are looking at the proper way of doing things, they have specialized knowledge or rigid expectations of appropriate actions
The more complacent people are the less willing they are to be inquisitive or think about things/systems/processes in their job
There are no absolute rules about brainstorming, but here are a few things you might like to consider:
Get a group of people together who can generate lots of ideas Have plenty of supplies such as pens and paper ready Establish a sense of urgency by setting a strict time limit, e.g. 5 minutes Each person shouts out lots of ideas in turn. Each idea is written down without stopping at this stage to consider them just keep the ideas coming Capture everything
Some Common Barriers to Working This way Time Doubts and fears about new ways of working Giving employees the power to input their ideas Would the brainstorming session raise uncomfortable issues such as areas in the organization which are not working well at the moment
And I leave you with this final thought from Thomas Edison - the man who is widely credited with inventing the light bulb .