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Don’t Just Sit There Robert Alan Black, Ph.D.
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? Why are ALL People NOT
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G.A.P.S.G.A.P.S. GAPSGAPS GIFTATTITUDEPROCESS(ES)STRATEGIES
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? What is
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? Thinking
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? What’s Good About It
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Who Might Be ?
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Creating Matters.
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Jeff Bezos Amazon Jack Welch GE Richard Branson Virgin, etc. Fred Smith FedEx Michael Andreessen Netscape Bill Gates Microsoft Michael Eisner Disney Michael Dell Dell Steve Jobs
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Cathleen Black Hearst Ursula Burns Xerox Linda Quam Ovations Irene Rosenfeld Frito-Lay 20/1000 Anita Roddick Body Shop Mary Kay Ash Martha Stewart Debi Fields Mrs Fields’
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Are You Creative ?
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32 Traits See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actualizing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive Severely critical Specific interests Synthesize correctly Tolerant of ambiguity 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
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32 Traits See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actualizing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive Severely critical of… self, their work, potential of field potential of other people Specific interests Synthesize correctly often intuitively Tolerant of ambiguity 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 28 All born with….
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32 Traits See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actualizing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive Severely critical of… self, their work, potential of field potential of other people Specific interests Synthesize correctly often intuitively Tolerant of ambiguity 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 All are learnable…
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Definitions What do these mean? Normal Creative Innovative Strategic
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Definitions Normal Creative Innovative Strategic
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Andrei G. Aleinkov
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Normal
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Creative
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Innovative
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Strategic
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Normal Thinking what exists or has always existed how people think now how people have always thought how people traditionally have thought
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Creative Thinking generating new ideas or new combinations of old ones Strategic Thinking focusing on the “End Result” desired Innovative Thinking Improving what exists or Implementing Creative Ideas
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How to Become More Creative on Demand at Any Time
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Being on Demand
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Basic Tools for Creative Thinking
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O T T F F _ _O T T F F _ _ What might the next two letters be?
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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” 3 lines Possible Solutions
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Break Paradigms or simply Re-examine Re-state Re-invent the problem. Quickest way to Create or Innovate?
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Cre 8 v W A R M - U P S
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Cre 8 v 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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Cre 8 v W A R M - U P S ? ?
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What Might It Be? What Might It Be?
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