1. Creativity
Dr. Robert Alan Black

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

5. Introductions

7. Since 98 ACRE & Globe

8. Korea
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Thailand
Turkey
South Africa
Japan
Russia
Taiwan
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9. Alan

10. Black!

11. My life’s…
passion
purpose

12. S.P.R.E.A.D.
C,r,e,8,n,g,
&
Creative Thinking

13. I do this through Keynote speeches, Workshops, Training Programs,
& Consulting.
Creativity: a Gift, an Attitude, a Process, a Strategy

15. Productive Leading
Skills of

16. ! Creativity Let s Begin ’ Turn Your Classroom into a
C.r.E.8.N.G! environment. ! ’
Let s Begin

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

18. We can measure levels of
creative thinking
by examining:

19. Flexibility Elaboration Originality E. Paul Torrance
We can measure creative thinking levels
by examining:
Fluency
Flexibility
Elaboration
Originality
E. Paul Torrance

20. Creativity
G.A.P.S.!

21. Creativity
a Gift,
an Attitude,
a Process,
a Strategy

22. G - Gift

23. 5 to 10%
10 to 15%
75 to 85%

24. A-Attitude

25. P-Process/es

26. S-Strategy/ies

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

28. Cre8ng Communities

29. S.P.R.E.A.D. SUPPORTING PROMOTING RECOGNIZING ENCOURAGING APPLYING
DEVELOPING

30. Warm-up to Create

32. What might the
next two letters be?
O T T F F _ _

33. Connect these 9 dots w/ 4
or less straight lines…

34. Classic Answer

35. Possible Solutions 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

36. Quickest way to Create or Innovate? Breaking Paradigms or simply
Re-examine
Re-state
Re-invent the problem.

37. Cre8v
W A R M - U P S

38. Cre8v W A R M - U P S Window Tent Roof top Logo Envelope Game board
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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