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3rd of a series of ppt presentations used during my SIM - BROKEN CRAYONS 2-day workshop November 9th and 10th, 2010 in Singapore
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Break Your Crayons and Draw Outside the Lines
S.P.R.E.A.D.ng Creative ThinkingThroughout Your Entire DeparmentLesso
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Break Your Crayons and Draw Outside the Lines
Creative Thinking andProblem Solving Involves
Thinking
Inside, Outside,
Along side, Under,Over,
with a New or No Box at All,
Break Your Crayons and Draw Outside the Lines
Paradigm 2015
a.a.b.b.c.c.d.d.
If it ain’t broke…..leave it alone.
If it ain’t broke….break it.
Better fix it before it breaks.
Keep using it until it breaks.
We need to challenge the status quoAnd prepare for the unexpected andUnknown.
Break Your Crayons and Draw Outside the Lines
Develop your people into a
Break Your Crayons and Draw Outside the Lines
We need to and can do ALL of theseDaily, Weekly, MonthlyThroughout each year to developOur teams, depts, organizationsInto Cre8ng Organizations.
Break Your Crayons and Draw Outside the Lines
In meetings warm-up the thinkingUse puzzles and practice exercisesto get the brains andCreative Thinking working.
Break Your Crayons and Draw Outside the Lines
One or NO “straight lines”
A wide crayonPour paint on itSpray paint on itSquash paper up Line around worldDip in can of paintCut dots out & line upSpiral from center outWide paint roller/brushFold drawing until overlapWrite in cursive “4 straight lines”
3 lines
PossibleSolutions
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Cre8vW A R M - U P S
WindowRoof top
Envelope4 triangles
Symbol for ductTop of a pyramid
“x” marks the spotUnder side of pyramidClose up view of fence
TentLogoGame boardCeiling light4 arrow headsDecorated boxDisplay shelf unit2 overlapping triangles…….?????????
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See from many perspectives
Go beyond the norm
Generate many POSSIBLE solutions
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Convergence
We need to encourage bothDivergent & Convergent thinking
Divergent = open endedConvergent = focused, narrowing down
Break Your Crayons and Draw Outside the Lines
Negatives of CreativityWe KILL Ideas in ourselves & others We do not consciously SPREAD
Creative G.A.P.S.GiftAttitudeProcess(es)Strategies/Systems
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RIPherelies
agoodidea
RIP
idea
yesterday
RIP
idea
tomorrowtoday
TombstonesTombstones of creativity
STOPKILLING
IDEAS
Always Test SOLUTIONS before your use them
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idea
worth a try
does make waves....
but that’s ok!
bo
ld id
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Clever approach!
crazy enough
to work
impressivechanges are good
an inspiration
very cool!fantastic!
Trophies of creativity
! Support
Promote
Encourage
Recognize & Reward
Apply
Develop
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32 Traits32 TraitsSee possibilities
Self- knowledgeable
Self-actualizing
Self-disciplined
Sense of destiny
Sensitive
Severely critical of…
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
All born with capacity
Develop these traitsInto strengths
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See reality in fantasySee fantasy in reality.
Perspective makes a difference.
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your Cre8ng styles
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Rational, logical,Analytical, individual
Systematic, equations,Step-by-step, proven
Intuitive, exploratory,Unknown, fanciful
Fun, harmonious,Involving all, family/team
SoloConvergently
Divergent
SystematicallyConvergentOrganization
WholisticallyDivergentFamily
Solo/TeamDivergentM. I.
N.D.
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Innovation-Problem-FindingSelf
Recovery-ImplementingSelf
Imagination-Idea-Generating
Self
Discovery-Idea Sensing
Self
your cre8ng™ style
M. I.N.D.
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What Might
What Is It?
It Be?What Might
We Want it to be?
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Tools & Techniques
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When to beCreative
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!!When You Need to Be
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Where to beCreative
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?Where You Need to Be
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S.P.R.E.A.D.SPREAD
Physical
Mental
Emotional
Social
Physical
Mental
Emotional
Social
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Choose To be
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http://www.cre8ng.com
Break Your Crayons and Draw Outside the Lines
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Break Your Crayons and Draw Outside the Lines
Tell Me - I will forgetShow Me - I may rememberInvolve Me - I may begin to Learn
Reach Me - get to know me as I get to know you
- we will learn together
