1. Developing
Creative Thinking in Your Employees, Teams, Depts.

8. IDEAtion Planning & Leading Meetings 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,
Planning & Leading
IDEAtion
Meetings

9. Before
Starting During After

10. Creative Thinking Inside, Outside, Along side, Under, Over, with a New
or No Box at All…

12. Before we start school

13. After we start school

14. What Some Corps Do…

15. What Some Corps Do…

16. What Some Corps Do… % 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

17. What Some Corps Do…
% Of Profit
15% Rule
Creativity or Idea Clubs
Company Books (Dupont)

18. What Some Corps Do… Seminars Support Conference Attendance
Training Programs
Workshops

19. None do it Systematically or Throughout or for more than 18 months
What Some Corps Do…
% 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
None do it
Systematically
or Throughout
or for more than
18 months

20. Cre8ng Communities

23. To Re-Spark Creativity
Lesson Quickest way
To Re-Spark Creativity
Become CHILD-LIKE .
Perhaps even….
CHILDISH for a short time

24. Lesson We need to seek to discover & learn new tools and to Look from
different perspectives.

25. Warm-Up Exercises
Why do them?

26. 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.

27. 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

28. 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

29. Divergent thinking

30. Convergent thinking

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

33. Creative May you all… as individuals & future leaders make
the choice to be...
Creative

34. And may all your
organizations and
companies become
Cre8ng
Communities

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

37. 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