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Think Differently & Spark Creativity:
Let Your Intelligence Have Fun!
A Workshop Presented toAMA Houston
Professional Development for Marketers SIG April 13, 2011
byJoe Fournet
copyright 2011 Ideas & MORE, all rights reserved
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Handouts & Take Aways
Helpful Stuff - - websites & booksTop TipsHighlights
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Some Creativity Stuff
What is creativityPower of ideasCapturing creativity when you don’t have an iPad
Presenting the iKit
Warp Speed Thinking
Drill down technique
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S’more Stuff and Some Fun . . .
What to do with those ideas you generate?Idea Wall
Idea Tub
What makes for a creative environment?Failure is an option
“SuckLess” mentality
Dead cat
Things to ponder & Wrap up4
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Warning!
You are now entering
The
Creativity Zone
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Creativity
Creat ivi ty seems al l about thought and concepts .
So, what is i t real ly?
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What is creativity?
Creat ivi ty is the spark - the spark that igni tes what you say and how you say i t .
Or . . .
what you do and how you do i t .
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What does creativity mean to you?
OK, who wants to be first?
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Creativity . . .
should besynonymous
with a popular 4-letter wordthat begins with
F . . . U . . .
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Creativity . . .
Relax!We’re talking
“FUN!”
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Creativity Insights
Creativity is a state of mindwhen the mind has fun, creativity is boundless
Creativity occurs when people perceive there are no limits.
Creativity can be defined as the ability to see, feel, touch, think and imagine what one has not seen, felt, touched, thought or imagined before.
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Creativity Insights
Creativity – the sudden cessation of stupidity.
“Creative is a fickle mistress; she will not be rushed or forced, she will not answer simply because your or I call; It isn’t always the client’s fault that the work sucketh.”
-- D. Walker, Brown & Browner
My favorite definition:
“Intelligence having fun.”
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You’re creative if . . .
You have the ability to challenge your own imagination and stimulate thoughts to lead you to
a new level of solution.We’re all creative because . . .
Each one of us represents a different perspective, a different creative slant.
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Power of Ideas
Simplest idea, creatively and smartly executed, can differentiate the forgettable from the memorable.
Ideas + Creativity = Logic + Magic.
Best results = ideas are media and discipline neutral.
Don’t just think FaceBook or Twitter; think broader.
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More on Ideas
Companies should only care about two things: How to make the idea work and be relevant.
Ideas need to be the foundation for delivering creative solutions to business problems.
Marketers need to be creative business thinkers as well as storytellers in relating to audiences.
Ideas must be clear with basic value explained in 20 seconds; borrow an 8-year old--if she gets it, u r ok.
An idea is only as good as its execution.
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Don’t Let Execution Bury Idea
Plenty of good ideas have been trounced because execution sucked or some decision maker didn’t have the guts to stay true to it.
Even when strategy is clear, message can still be diluted if the creative is too cute, too complex or just plain dumb.
The computer and software are just tools to enhance the idea, not to compete with, replace, or screw it up.
Technology notwithstanding, be able to jot down your thoughts on paper or the infamous cocktail napkin.
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Are U creative?
How many of you think you are creative?
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Check Your Ego!
“Creative people are 50% ego and 50% insecurity. They need to be constantly told they’re good and they’re loved.”
--Lee Clow,Worldwide Creative Director,
TBWA Chiat-Day
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Soooooooooooooooooo,
Never fall in love with your idea!
There’s always a better one around the corner.
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Creativity’s Cardinal Rules
Don’t ever underestimate the power of your mind or imagination.
In order to innovate or create, move beyond the conventional.
To hell with the status quo (attitude)There will be time for a reality check
Don’t be afraid to ask . . . “Why, why not, or what if?”
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Capturing Creativity
How do you do that
when you don’t have an iPad?
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Presenting the iKit
Ye Olde Creativity Survival Kit:Makes you feel creative, think creatively
Warp Speed ThinkingDrill Down
Idea Tub
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Warp Speed Thinking
Generating ideas at breakneck speed by capturing one idea (single word or two or
phrase) per Post-it Note in answering simple question to solve a problem.
No time to analyze or judge or be fearful!Strive for 50 ideas in 5 minutes - Ready, Set
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Warp Speed Thinking Reaction
So, whadyathink?
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Drill Down Technique #1
Trying to hit THE idea from a standard approach
After eliminating duplicates . . .
Select half from your Post-its
(you only have 2-3 minutes)
Select half again until you’re down to 5.
Select 2, then 1.
Is it the best one? Supposedly. But wait . . .
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Drill Down #2
Trying to hit THE idea from a different perspective
Select 5 best ideas from Post-its (2-3 minutes)
Surprise!
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More Drill Down #2
After you have selected and discarded all Post-its until you’re down to one,
consider this . . .
Is it the best one? It’s definitely one you would not have paid any attention to were it not for this exercise.
It may be the hidden gem.
Consider doing BOTH techniques with different groups
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Idea Wall & Idea Tub
Idea Wall - anywhere your Post-it Note ideas can gather together in one placeIdea Tub - physical place, thing or electronic file where all ideas ever submitted are collected and organized in a manner that’s easily accessibleRemember: Bad ideas are forgotten; good ones need storage
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Creative Environment
Don’t manage creativity; manage FOR creativity
Environment must be open and receptive to exploring new ideas
They should be acknowledged as achievement & worthy ambition
Be prepared to take risksWhat toys do you have?
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“You’re going to screw up!”
“So it comes with being daring that you’re going to screw up. But I’d rather
apologize than to be so timid as to not try and do anything smart or brave.”
-- Lee ClowWorldwide Creative Director
TBWA/ChiatDay
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Failure is an option
You can’t have success unless you’re prepared to have failure
As soon as you say “failure is not an option,” you’ve just said “innovation is not an option.”
Have the courage and guts to accept failure. Build it into your culture as part of the process; don’t ridicule it, but honor and embrace it.
Adopt Pixar Studio’s “SuckLess mentality”. When presented with something that doesn’t quite measure up, be lighthearted. Say something like “Gee, that really sucks. However, if your tried this or that, it might suck less.”
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Be like Harley
“Creativity as a weapon of business is under-leveraged not for lack of ideas, but for lack of courage to use them or refusal to give up on them. The phrase,
‘We don’t have time for creativity,’ is not something you would ever hear in the most successful
businesses.”-- Mark-hans Richer, SVP/CMO
Harley-Davidson
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What To Do With A Dead Cat
Do not bring a DEAD CAT without a shovel!
Never present a problem without bringing the shovel: At least two possible solutions.
You save time if one of these is adopted, and you get to share your creative thinking while learning what’s important to your boss.
Remember, you may not know all there is to know.
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Oddball Observation #1
When it comes to applying yourself and
being focused:
“It’s okay to be orderly in your normal life,
but be violent and original in your work.”
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Oddball Observation #2
The key to accomplishing anything great is being too stupid to realize
it can’t be done.
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Oddball Observation #3
There will be mistakes made.
According to Scott Adams, The Dilbert Principle:
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”
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