Creativity Dr. Robert Alan Black Turn Your Classroom into a C.r.E.8.N.G! environment. Dr. Robert Alan Black

Warm-Up Exercises Why do them?

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.

a. look beyond the obvious 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

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

Negatives of/to Creativity

Tombstones or Trophies of creativity

RIP Tombstones of creativity today RIP RIP idea idea here lies a good yesterday RIP idea tomorrow today

! Trophies of creativity idea fantastic! impressive Clever approach! worth a try very cool! does make waves.... but that’s ok! an inspiration impressive bold idea changes are good Clever approach! crazy enough to work idea

! Trophies of creativity fantastic! impressive Clever approach! worth a try very cool! does make waves.... but that’s ok! an inspiration impressive bold idea changes are good Clever approach! crazy enough to work

Next Chapter Who Might Be Creative? Are You Creative? How Creative Are You?

What Might It Be?

Are You Creative ?

32 Traits 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 See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actualizing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive Severely critical Specific interests Synthesize correctly Tolerant of ambiguity

Cre8ng™ Styles

Creativity: a Gift, an Attitude, a Process, a Strategy

Think Learn Communicate Solve Problems CREATE!

- process information, knowledge - take in, use info/knowledge - share info/knowledge - apply info/knowledge

looking from different frames of reference.

Solo Convergently Divergent Solo/Team Divergent Organizationally Convergent Divergent Family

Rational, Logical, Analytical, Individual Intuitive, Exploratory, Unknown, Fanciful Systematic, equations, Step-by-step, Proven Answers Fun, Harmonious, Involving all, Family/Team

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your cre8ng style M Dd i i i i i i i Innovation- Imagination- Problem-Finding Self Imagination- Idea-Generating Self i i i i i M i i Dd n n n n n n Recovery- Implementing Self Discovery- Idea Sensing Self

Idea Grid Attribute Listing TRIZ Excursions Forced Relationships Metaphors S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Checklisting Brain Writing Writing Relay Group Excursions Guided Imagery

QUOTE We all create Our own box shapes “ .” Barriers, Containers, Limiters, etc.

Creative Thinking Tools Divergent & Convergent

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

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

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

Forced Relationships + =

Idea or Morphological Grids Zwicky Fred Stryker

PCP Pluses Concerns Potentials

Hits & Misses Sample Hits Unsure? Misses

Being creative is a choice… a daily choice! Individuals, leaders, entire organizations can make the choice.

Every aspect & part of teaching and our classrooms can be made more CREATIVE! As you develop, expand and enrich the creativeness EVERYONE will generate more ideas, solutions and have fun doing it.

May you all… as individuals & teachers make the choice to be... Creative

And may all your Classrooms become Communities

My time has come to an end today. Break Your Crayons and Draw Outside the Lines

Grazie Abrigado Gracias Origato Danke Merci Gratis Xie xie ni Nandri Terima Kasih Thank you lah No worry mate

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Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP Contact information Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities P. O. Box 5805 Athens, Georgia 30604 alan@cre8ng.com http://www.cre8ng.com