1. Connections Connections Connections Connections Connections

2. Forced
Relationships

3. Forced
Relationships 3

4. Everyone Can Be
Creative
When They Need to Be
Every Day

5. Fluency Flexibility Originality Elaboration

7. Teaching Models
S T E M
S T E A M
S T
R E A M

8. S - Science T – Technology E - Engineering M - Math

9. S - Science T – Technology E - Engineering A – Art/Design M - Math

10. S. -. Science T. –. Technology R. – Reading E. -. Engineering A. –
S - Science T – Technology R – Reading E - Engineering A – Art/Design M - Math

11. Who am I!

12. Wandering Alan!

13. Don’t
Just
Sit
There!

14. Be Creative!!!

17. Puzzles on board or screen
Greetings
Decoration
Room Arrangement
Bonding
Connecting
Puzzles on board or screen
Handout of fun puzzles

19. Partners Other uses for a... Brick Paper clip Water bottle Marbles
Ash trays
Partners

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

22. Creative
Thinking Tools
Divergent & Convergent

23. Diverge

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

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

26. S. = substitute C. = combine A. = adapt, adopt M. = minify, magnify
P. = put to other uses
E. = eliminate
R. = reverse
Divergent Thinking Tool

27. Forced
Relationships + =
Divergent Thinking Tool

28. Forced Relationships Animal (a-z) Product - Aardvark - clothing - Bear
Creative
Thinking
Tools
Relationships
Animal (a-z)
Product
- Aardvark
- Bear
- Cow
- Dog
- Elephant
- clothing
- entertainment
- building
- sports
- teaching tools
Divergent Thinking Tool

29. White

30. White

31. 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

32. Professions Occupations Famous People Super Heroes Heroes Cartoons
ACRE Namibia CONFERENCE 2
Professions
Occupations
Famous People
Super Heroes
Heroes
Cartoons A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S Y U V W X Z
Alphabetizing
Robert Alan Black, PhD, DLA, TM-Gold

33. Idea Grid Creative Thinking Tools #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #71. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.
Divergent Thinking Tool

34. Idea Grid Creative Thinking Tools Bread Meat Top’g Veg Fruit Snack
Dessert 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.
Divergent Thinking Tool

35. Resources
Ramon Vulings

36. Biomimicry

39. Resources

40. Resources Intersectional Thinking Cross Industry innovation
Frans Johansson
Intersectional Thinking
Cross Industry innovation