1. One step to creativity Judit Fehér IATEFL Hungary conference October 2015

2. What’s this object? What did we do that made this activity creative?

3. What’s this object? We turned one object into another object

4. What is creativity? Creativity is transforming one thing into another. Roger Von Oech Creative thinking is ‘double-minded’ thinking that ‘operates on more than one plane’. Arthur Koestler

5. What is discovery? Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something A. Szent-Györgyi

6. What is understanding and humour? p. 118 ”… to understand … that always requires a tiny little jump of the intellect, a minute hop that connects one thing to another… To ‘get’ a joke requires a similar mental skip...”

7. What do we do when our minds work creatively? Transform one thing to another Think on more than one plane See something different Jump, hop, skip intellectually Transition

8. One step: Transition Information Opinion Perception Creative thinking

9. Creating the right gap – Mind the width!

10. Classroom activities

11. Telltale objectsPage 68 Transitions / thinking planes person - object between points of view

12. J. and C. Hadfield: My day so farPage 55 What object is it? Lay on the desk, wrote a letter, drew a picture, scribbled on the wall, ran out of ink, ended up in the waste paper bin. A pen

13. J. and C. Hadfield: My day so farPage 55 What did they do? ScissorsComputerMobile phone HandcuffsKnifeChairSun cream PencilBookMirrorDoormat HammockBrushPillowT-shirt Camera Cup Shoes Door Teddy bearCarChewing gum

14. J. and C. Hadfield: My day so farPage 55 Transitions / thinking planes passive – active object – person activities – thing verbs – noun points of view

15. Who is speaking to whom? ”If... anyone scolds you – wash. If you slip and fall off something and somebody laughs at you – wash.... Whatever difficulty you may be in, you can’t go wrong if you wash. If you come into a room full of people you do not know, and who are confusing to you, sit right down in the midst of them and start washing. They’ll end up by quieting down and watching you. Some noise frightens you into a jump, and somebody you know saw you were frightened – begin washing immediately. If somebody calls you and you don’t care to come and still you don’t wish to make it a direct insult – wash... And of course you also wash to get clean and to keep clean.”

16. J. and C. Hadfield: Maternal advice Pp. 60-61

17. Transitions / thinking planes part - whole animal behaviour - human behaviour behaviour - animal usual behaviour - advice

18. T. Woodward: Combined objectsPage 155 Fridge Computer Bedroom Window Ticket Garden Chair Sun cream Pencil Dictionary Picture Hammock Music Chocolate Pillow Coffee T-shirt Camera Perfume Doormat

19. T. Woodward: Combined objectsPage 155 Transitions / thinking planes one object – another object separated - combined never heard / thought of - imagined

20. T. Woodward: Unusual connectionsPage 153

21. Transitions / thinking planes person - an animal / thing different - similar the usual concept of what is comparable - - a unique concept of what is comparable

22. Describing a picture creatively Make it a ‘double-minded’ activity. Add some elements of transition / transformation.

24. Describing a picture creatively 1. Part – whole a. Limiting information part of picture, short time for viewing, not everyone can see it, etc. b. Extending before – after; things / people not in the picture; reasons, cause – effect; sound and voices, etc. 2. Person – person and person - object monologues, speech bubbles, role play, drama, story, etc.

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26. Who are they? 5 people who … are presenters at + contributed to

27. One step to creativity Thank you!