The Wizard Presentation

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Broken Crayons Break Your Crayons And Draw
Outside the Lines

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Broken Crayons
S.P.R.E.A.D.ng Creative Thinking Throughout
Your Entire Organization
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Broken Crayons
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,
Broken Crayons
Creative Thinking Inside, Outside, Along side,
Under, Over, with a New or No Box at All,
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Introduction

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Your speaker today is
Dr. Robert Alan Black
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Who?
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Alan
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Robert
Alan
Black,
Ph.D, CSP
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1960 - today!
47 in 49
1 day to 25 yrs
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Winner of the Employee of the month award 306
months in a row since June 1984
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Licensed Architect
College Professor
Interior Designer
Signage Graphics Designer
Television News writer editor
Freelance Writer
Cartoonist
Creative Thinking Consultant
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1976 to today
Fortune 100 to 10,000 to 20,000
businesses Government agencies Police/Fire/EMT
depts. Volunteer Leadership groups, Universities
Creativity conferences around the globe
3,400presentations
speeches
programs
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Duck Head Apparel, Bibb Manufacturing, Thiele
Kaolin, Coloplast, Ferrosan, Danisco, Novo,
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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
Stewart police departments in ... Athens, Forest
Park, Rome, Lawrenceville, Georgia Police Chiefs
Assn's Command College Georgia Public Safety
Training Center
Partial client list
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Since 98
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8 trips around
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Alan
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A colorful white man named
Black!
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My lifes
passion
purpose
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S.P.R.E.A.D.
C,r,e,8,n,g,

Creative Thinking
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I do this through Keynote speeches, Workshops, Tr
aining Programs, Consulting.
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http//www.cre8ng.com
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Skills of Productive Leading
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Let s Begin

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The Whole Box
Who What Where When Why How
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The Whole Box
Which Paradigm for 2010? Breaking the Box Warming
UP for Creativity Definitions Negatives of
Creativity Innovation What Might It Be? Who
Might Be Creative? Are You Creative? How Creative
Are You? How to Be Creative? Creative Tools
Techniques When? Where? S.P.R.E.A.D.ng Creative
Thinking Through
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 1
Which Paradigm for 2010? Breaking the Box Warming
UP for Creativity
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Paradigm 2010
a. If it aint broke.....leave it alone.
b. If it aint broke.break it.
c. Better fix it before it breaks
d. Keep using it until it breaks
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Paradigm 2010

• If it aint broke.....leave it alone.
• Can lead to potential disaster in changing
  and highly competitive times

b. If it aint broke.break it. Right
Brain Continually sample test and check exploring
for new and better ways
c. Better fix it before it breaks Left
Brain Systematically control and prevent problems
and potential dangerscontrol
d. Keep using it until it breaks Asking for
problems in changing and competitive times
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What Some Corps Do
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What Some Corps Do
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What Some Corps Do
Innovation Fairs Libraries Management
Support Newsletters - External Posters Problem
Solving Teams Rebel Groups-Unofficial Retreats Rew
ards Reward Systems Seminars Support Conference
Attendance Training Programs Workshops
Of Profit 15 Rule Creativity or Idea
Clubs Company Books (Dupont) Contests Creativity/I
nnovation Newsletters - Print/Electronic Creativi
ty/Innovation Rooms Groups---Oz Group Guest
Speakers Idea Meetings Idea Systems In-House
Training
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What Some Corps Do
Innovation Fairs Libraries Management
Support Newsletters - External Posters Problem
Solving Teams Rebel Groups-Unofficial Retreats Rew
ards Reward Systems Seminars Support Conference
Attendance Training Programs Workshops
Of Profit 15 Rule Creativity or Idea
Clubs Company Books (Dupont) Contests Creativity/I
nnovation Newsletters - Print/Electronic Creativi
ty/Innovation Rooms Groups---Oz Group Guest
Speakers Idea Meetings Idea Systems In-House
Training
None do it Systematically or Throughout or for
more than 18 months
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Cre8ng Communities
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S.P.R.E.A.D.
S P R E A D

• UPPORTING
• ROMOTING
• ECOGNIZING
• NCOURAGING
• PPLYING
• EVELOPING

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Warm-up to Create
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What might the next two letters be?
O T T F F _ _
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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
Possible
Solutions
3 lines
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Quickest way to Create or Innovate?
Breaking Paradigms or simply Re-examining Re-stat
ing Re-inventing the problem.
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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
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W A R M - U P S
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Cre8v
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W A R M - U P S
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Use the Box
Break the Box
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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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Changing viewpoints or perspectives
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Three cuts.
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Push the edge to the bizarre
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Only one cut.
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Changing tools
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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 that
people bring to a creative thinking session.
Some goals of Warm-Up Exercises are to
encourage people to a. look beyond the
obvious or known answers (correct
answers) b. stretch their thinking c.
breakout of establish thinking d. look for
multiple possibilities e. take on many
different points of perspective f. practice
producing a variety of potential solutions g.
to take a few risks and play with ideas
possible solutions h. get discussion going
I. raise interest level
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Time for some Review Incubation
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 2
Definitions Negatives of Creativity Innovation
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Diverge Converge Creativity Creative
Thinking Innovation
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Negatives of/to
Creativity
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Tombstones or Trophies of creativity
Break Your Crayons and Draw
Outside the Lines
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Tombstones of creativity
RIP
here lies a good idea
today
Break Your Crayons and Draw
Outside the Lines
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Trophies of creativity
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fantastic!
worth a try
very cool!
does make waves.... but thats ok!
an inspiration
impressive
changes are good
bold idea
Clever approach!
crazy enough to work
idea
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Creative
Environment
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Lack of
Support, Resources, Time
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Time for some Review Incubation
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 3
Who Might Be Creative? Are You Creative? How
Creative Are You?
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What Might It Be?
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Who Might Be
Creative
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Bill Gates Microsoft
Michael Eisner Disney
Michael Andreessen Netscape
Fred Smith FedEx
Jack Welch GE
Jeff Bezos Amazon
Richard Branson Virgin, etc.
Michael Dell Dell
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Anita Roddick Body Shop
Debi Fields Mrs Fields
Martha Stewart
Mary Kay Ash
20/1000
Ursula Burns Xerox
Linda Quam Ovations
Irene Rosenfeld Frito-Lay
Cathleen Black Hearst
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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 Icti
nus 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
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
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
ALL people in ALL countries are born with the
capacity to be
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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 Icti
nus 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
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
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
ALL people in ALL countries are born with the
capacity to be
Creative
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World of creative people
Malaysia ASamad Said Amir Muhammad, prime
minister Tun Mahathir Mohd. Argentina   Ladisla
o Biro Juan Vucetich, Diego Maradona Carlos
Gardel Astor Piazzola,   South Africa Chris
Barnard Ernie Els Mandella Charlize
Theron Israel Abie Nathan S.Y. Agnion Dalia
Rabikowitz Yona Wallach Yigal Tomarkin Peres David
Ben Gurion
India U.R.Ananthamurthy Anil Ananthakrishna,
H.D.Devegowda, Bheem Singh Bhure Lal, Justice
Venkatachaliya Lokayukta Salumarada Timmakka
V.N.Narayanana P.N.A.Tharakan Bob
Hoekstra Verghese Kurian M. F. Hussain Arindam
Chaudhuri Shiv Khera Arundhati Roy Ritu
Beri Mexico Juan Celada Mario Molina Octavio
Paz Carlos Fuentes Diego Rivera Guadalupe
Posada. Subcomandante Insurgente Juán O'Gorman
Russia Berdyayev Vygotski, Lotman. Altshuller,
Batischev, Berdyayev, Vygotski, Lotman .
Dostoyevsky, Pasternak, Gogol, Bulgakov,
Pushkin Chekhov Great Britain Sir Norman
Foster James Dyson Richard Branson Mo
Mowlem Camila Batmangheldjh Silvio
Berlusconi Python team Eddie Izzard John Logie
Baird
Begin Sharon Gil peretz Roni Horowitz And Nir
Barkat BRM GROUP Nir Barkat Shlomo Dovrat Prof.
Israel Aumann Brasil Oscar Niemeyer Pelé
Robinho Tom Jobin Vinicius de Moraes Gilberto
Gil Portinari Hector Babenco Australia Ken
Done Paul Keating Barry Humphries Olivia
Newton John Kylie Minogue Janine Shepherd
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Break Your Crayons and Draw
Outside the Lines
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Are You Creative ?
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32 Traits
Adaptable Curious Divergent thinker Energetic Fant
asize, 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
See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actuali
zing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive S
everely critical of Specific interests Synthesize
correctly Tolerant of ambiguity
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32 Traits
Adaptable Curious Divergent thinker Energetic Fant
asize, 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
See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actuali
zing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive S
everely critical of self, their work,
potential of field potential of other
people Specific interests Synthesize correctly
often intuitively Tolerant of ambiguity
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All born with.
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32 Traits
Adaptable Curious Divergent thinker Energetic Fant
asize, 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
See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actuali
zing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive S
everely critical of self, their work,
potential of field potential of other
people Specific interests Synthesize correctly
often intuitively Tolerant of ambiguity
All are learnable
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How Creative Are You?
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Fluency Flexibility Elaboration Originality
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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
Solo/Team Divergent
Organizationally Convergent
Divergent Family
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Rational, Logical, Analytical, Individual
Intuitive, Exploratory, Unknown, Fanciful
Fun, Harmonious, Involving all, Family/Team
Systematic, equations, Step-by-step, Proven
Answers
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your cre8ng style
Innovation- Problem-Finding Self
Imagination- Idea-Generating Self
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Discovery- Idea Sensing Self
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Excursions Forced Relationships Metaphors
Idea Grid Attribute Listing TRIZ
S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Checklisting Brain Writing
Writing Relay Group Excursions Guided Imagery
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QUOTE

We all create Our own box shapes
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Barriers, Containers, Limiters, etc.
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Creative
Thinking Tools
Divergent Convergent
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Brainstorming
Quantity breeds Quality Freewheeling of
ideas Hitchhike/Combine Ideas No Judgement

Divergent Thinking Tool
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Brainwriting
Quantity breeds Quality Freewheeling of
ideas Hitchhike/Combine Ideas No Judgement

Divergent Thinking Tool
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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

Divergent Thinking Tool
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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 Michalkos excellent
Creative Thinking Tools bookTHINKERTOYS. 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/revi
se 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.
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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Sample
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 chairs list with the goal to improve,
change, correct the chair design or to generate
ideas for designing the ultimate chair.
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. (WWWWWHand using all
the senses) Fourth Step Take items/details/aspect
s 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.


Feathers-Soft chair is hard make seat
soft Yellow chair is ship gray add color
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Sample
Ideas 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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.
Idea 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
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Variables of story
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
locations
heroines
crimes
heroes
villians
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Sample
Divergent Thinking Tool
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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
Values 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Idea A. B. C. D. E.


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
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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.
• Pluses of the ideas
• Concerns
• 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.

Sample
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.

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Sample
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
Hits
Unsure?
Misses
Convergent Thinking Tool
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Being creative is a choice a daily
choice! Individuals, leaders, entire
organizations can make the choice.
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Every aspect part of an Organization can be
made more creative. As you develop, expand and
enrich the creativeness EVERYONE will generate
more ideas solutions.
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May you all as individuals future leaders
make the choice to be...
Creative
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And may all your organizations and companies
become
Creative
Communities
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My time has come to an end today.
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Nandri Terima Kasih Thank you lah No worry mate
Danke Merci Gratis Xie xie ni
Grazie Abrigado Gracias Origato
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Contact information
Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP Cre8ng People,
Places Possibilities P. O. Box 5805 Athens,
Georgia 30604 alan_at_cre8ng.com http//www.cre8ng.c
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