1. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com Wild, Whacky, Weird Off the Wall, Out of the Box Idea Generating

2. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com Toys, Games & Props

3. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com Think/Act Like Mavericks

4. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com creative people spend 20 minutes looking at a orange juice box because it says "concentrate."

5. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com “ I don ’ t understand why People take life so seriously. None of us is going to Get out alive. ” Morrie Amsterdam, comedian./actor

6. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com

7. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com The Manifesto for Children E. Paul Torrance Don't be afraid to fall in love with something and pursue it with intensity. Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop, exploit and enjoy your greatest strengths. Learn to free yourself from the expectations of others and to walk away from the games they impose on you.

8. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com Free yourself to play your own game. Find a great teacher or mentor who will help you. Learn the skills of interdependence. Don't waste energy trying to be well rounded. Do what you love and can do well. © E. P. Torrance (1983) Manifesto for Children, Athens, GA: Georgia Studies of Creative Behavior and Full Circle Counseling, Inc.

9. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com The Manifesto for Adults E. Paul Torrance & Garnet Millar (1983) Take delight in deep thinking Tolerate mistakes (yours & others) Love the work you do and do it well Feel comfortable as a minority of one Have a sense of wisdom Have the courage to be Creative Do not waste needless energy trying to be well rounded

10. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com Creativity is Your Choice Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP (1983) Daily make the choice to be Creative in much to most of what you do.

11. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com 1. sensitive 2. not motivated by money 3. sense of destiny 4. adaptable 5. tolerant of ambiguity 6. observant 7. perceive world differently 8. see possibilities 9. question asker 10. can synthesize correctly often intuitively 11. able to fantasize 12. flexible 13. fluent 14. imaginative 15. intuitive 16. original 17. ingenious 18. energetic 19. sense of humor 20. self-actualizing 21. self-disciplined 22. self-knowledgeable 23. specific interests 24. divergent thinker 25. curious 26. open-ended 27. independent 28. severely critical 29. non-conforming 30. confident 31. risk taker 32. persistent Are You a Crayon BREAKER?

12. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com Be Childish Be Childlike

13. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com Normal Ordinary Regular Boring Unique Unusual Wild Exciting

14. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com What? What Else! Why? Why Not! WWWWWH

15. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com Forced Obj. Metaphors Excursions Bionics Classics!

16. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com

17. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com

18. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com Improv Imagination Perspective Non-Human

19. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com 5 Sensing Idea Grids! Excursions? Super Heroes!

20. iv, Ú ©2007 Cre8ng People, Places & Possibilities Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP POB 5805 Athens, GA 30604 USA 706-353-3387 alan@cre8ng.com www.cre8ng.comalan@cre8ng.com Cartoons Imaging! Famous Folk Alphabetizing!