Opening Doors (3): Section A - Developing your creativity

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Opening doors on creativity – Section A

Overview

You will be ofered the opportunity to develop your

connection with your own creativity by workingthrough a erie o! four activities" You will recall !ro#the intended learning outco#e in the Introduction $p"%& that the activitie are deigned to buildcon'dence in your creativity and think through yourapiration !or applying creativity in your workplaceconte(t"

)ach activity take between %* #inute and an hourto co#plete" You will probably need to 'nd your ownti#e to do the# in+ independent o! work

co##it#ent" You #ay want to et aide a day o! your own ti#e+ or et aide an hour a day !or !ourday preading your day over a !ew week"

,he activitie have been planned in a develop#entale-uence+ and we trongly reco##end that you work through the# in the e-uence decribed" You #aywant to do each activity on your own+ or withcolleague+ or with a creative co#panion i! you haveone"

.oing the activitie will e(pand your learning about

your self + and it centrality to creativity" ,hi #ay beo#ething you haven/t conidered be!ore how do you feel about seeing yourself as core to creativity?

,ake a !ew #o#ent to reect on thi -uetion and#ake a note about your thought and !eeling"owever+ i! you have conidered the el! a central tothe creative proce+ take a #o#ent to reect onwhat you wih to e(plore !urther about the el! andnote down your thought" $You #ay re#e#ber thatwe e(plained the buttery y#bol in the Introduction

to the reource it appear where we reco##endthat you #ake note to upport your learning"&

Aims and structure of the four activities

)ach activity i deigned to enable you to work with your i#agination and introduce you to working with arange o! creative #aterial o that you gain practicein uing your i#agination+ e(preing yourel!creatively+ and e(peri#enting with diferent

#aterial",he !our activitie are3

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1 Creative exploration: getting tarted byundertanding your current view about yourcreativity"

2 Creative aspirations: #aking a creative tate#ento! your drea# and idea !or developing creativityin your working li!e"

4 Creative breakthrough: e(ploring how creativitycan bring about inight or tran!or#ation"

% Creative review and action plan: an e(ploration o!what being creative #ean to you now+ anddeveloping a work5baed action plan"

,here are alo !our ele#ent to each o! the activitie3

• a brie! el!5ae#ent to kicktart your thoughtand !eeling

• a photographic i#age a a poible ource o!inpiration and reection

• a creative e(ercie with a choice o! option o that you can try out diferent creative #ethod

• a brie! evaluation"

Materials

In thee activitie you can ue a variety o! #aterial"

$o#e are lited under Materials required in the Introduction to thi reource $p"7&"& In each activitywe have uggeted #aterial which you #ay like toue" Chooe the one you are attracted to+ even i!they/re not o#ething you/re !a#iliar with+ a you willbe guided in how to ue the# in the activity" 8 lit o!#aterial i given in each activity in recognition o!the !act that o#e people #ay chooe to print out oneactivity at a ti#e"

Learning outcomes

9y e(ploring thee activitie you will3

• gain an undertanding o! what/ i#portant to youabout creativity

• beco#e clear about what your creative apiration!or your work are

• learn how to apply a creative #ethod to a currentchallenge in your li!e

• clari!y how you want to develop creative practiceat work"

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)ach activity ha a tructure to !ollow+ and broadlearning outco#e a decribed above" :theroutco#e are likely to be3

• dicovering which #aterial you en;oy uing

•

'nding out how the i#agination can act a aource o! inight and help you think in new way

• learning about your own e(pectation+ belie! and!eeling about being creative+ which will aid youwhen !acilitating other

• building con'dence in your own creative abilitie+and getting idea about #ethod you #ay want toue in your work"

Guidance on developing a creative attitude9eing creative i about having a ene o! dicovery+e(peri#entation and play" 8 key challenge o! beingcreative i taying with the unknown a you engagein an activity and truting that you will get to anoutco#e+ a thi will be a proce o! dicovery+ ratherthan knowing the outco#e in advance"


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It i an invitation to tolerate the unknown withoutknowing the anwer in advance" o+ a #uch a youcan+ upport yourel! to have an open !ra#e o! #indwhile doing the activitie+ try not to pre;udge+ andevaluate your progre a!ter you have co#pleted a

whole activity"

Preparation for each activity

Gake ure you have a -uiet and uninterrupted pace+and can allocate up to an hour to do the activitie"Hrint out or #ake a note o! the guidance !orreecting on and evaluating the activitie !ro# the Introduction $p"6&" You #ay want to et up o#e -uiet#uic in the roo#" .ecide whether you want to do

the activitie with any colleague or a creativeco#panion i! you have one" or each activity readthrough the decription in the activity bo(+ and !ollowthe intruction below it"

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Activity 1

Creative exploration: getting started by understanding your current views about your

creativity

Purpose Practise using the imagination and creative materials toexplore what is important to you about creativity.

Learning outcome Deepen your appreciation of your imagination and connect to

your creative potential.

Time required 50–55 minutes

Materials ou will need:

! a noteboo" and pen

! some sheets of plain paper #si$e %& or bigger of any

'uality or colour(! some spare maga$ines or newspapers

! glue stic"

! scissors

! stic"y tape

! drawing materials) e.g.:

– crayons

– felt*tip pens

– pastels– paints.

#+f you have a digital camera and access to a printer) have it

available) but this is not essential to doing the exercise) as

there is a choice of materials to use.(

+f you use paints) have some plastic covering) an old sheet or

newspaper to protect your floor or table) brushes) a paper

plate as a palette and a ,ar-plastic cup of water) some paper

roll or tissues.

Structure of activity ( /elf assessment and your noteboo". #mins(

1( 2eflections on the photographic image and your noteboo".

#mins(

( Creative exercise and your materials. #&0mins(

&( 3valuation of activity and your noteboo". #5mins(

Self assessment (3mins)

,ake a !ew #o#ent to note down your thought and

!eeling o! how connected you !eel with yourcreativity at thi point in ti#e uing thee two cue3

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• In what way do I e(perience creativity in #yel!>

• ow creative do I !eel at work>

You will be aked to return to your evaluation ateveral point a you work through the activity o you

can update the# and capture your develop#ent andprogre"

Reflections on the photographic image (3mins)

Je the i#age and the word below it to ti#ulate your i#agination by pending a !ew #o#ent lookingat it" ,hen repond to the i#age uing the !ollowingcue3

• Note down any i##ediate thought+ !eeling or

idea about creativity in repone to the i#ageand word" $I! nothing co#e to #ind+ that/ 'ne"&

• econdly+ reect on and note down anything you!eel creatively connected to e(perience+ idea+#ethod+ people+ reource" $Herhap thireource i the 'rt anchor point !or you+ or you#ay have other creative e(perience andreource which are igni'cant !or you"&

Two shells

illuminated by light

anchored in time and space.

Is your experience of your creativity well-formed

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or just coming into being?

Perhaps cyclic or even stuck

dormant or in lively growth !

like the shells creativity takes time to form.


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Preparation (10mins

Read through the !our option below be!ore you tart"Chooe one to work with and print it out" Gake ure your #aterial are to hand be!ore you tart+ and that

you have uninterrupted ti#e and pace" Eive yourel! hal! an hour to !ul'l the e(ercie" $You #ay 'nd yourel! uing #ore or le ti#e !or any part o! thee(ercie depending how -uickly you work"& or eachoption you will be aked to hold a -uetion in #ind aa way o! ti#ulating your creativity"

!sing your imagination as a source of insight ("0mins

Option a: Using pictures

old looely at the back o! your #ind the -uetion3%hat is iportant to e about creativity?

Jing a !ew old newpaper+ #agaBine or potcardtake 1* #inute to go through the# in an attentiveand -uiet way and dicover which picture $not thenewpaper or #agaBine torie or word& have areonance !or you in repone to the -uetion"

Cut out or put aide any picture you are drawn to+and take 've #inute to lay the# out on one or #oreheet o! paper and tick the# down" You #ay not

know why you chooe the picture at 'rt+ but it willbeco#e clearer a you reect on the#" ,rut yourintuition and i#agination and ;ut elect thoepicture that capture your interet and attention"

,ake a !urther 10 #inute to add key word orphrae around the picture about what it i you likeabout the#+ and any idea they evoke in you aboutcreativity" Note any urprie or challenge in doingthe e(ercie"

Option b: Using your indoor environment

old the a#e -uetion looely in your #ind3 %hat isiportant to e about creativity?

8llow the -uetion to oat to the back o! your #ind+hut your eye !or 40 econd+ and let yourel! ettle+then open your eye and let your attention wanderaround the pace you are itting or tanding in" ,ake've #inute to notice which thing or thing you payparticular attention to"

o#ething #ay grab your attention -uickly+ and you'nd yourel! gaBing at it+ or you pa over o#ething

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and then 'nd you are drawn back to it" It #ay beob;ect in the roo#+ picture+ the view+ part o! thetructure o! the roo# or !urniture" Kook at whateverit i cloely and alo !ro# !urther away"

I! you have a digital ca#era+ take photo o! what youare drawn to and print the#"

8lternatively take 1* #inute to roughly draw the#on paper $regardle o! whether you have anye(perience o! drawing&" 8llow what you draw toe#erge through your hand" ,hi i not about #aking ;udge#ent about artitic ability" It i about engaging your creative i#agination !ro# a place o! curioity+upending ;udge#ent and upporting yourel! to bein a proce o! aborbed play+ #aking a drawing thati a rough and childlike a you want it to be" Youcould do a drawing with your oppoite hand to yourdo#inant one+ which #ay give you #ore per#iionto #ake a #ey drawingA

,hen take a !urther 10 #inute to add to yourdrawing or digital picture any additional note oridea about the thing that caught your attention+what they ay to you about creativity+ and anyurprie or challenge in doing the activity"

Option c: Using the outdoor environment

old the a#e -uetion looely in #ind3 %hat isiportant to e about creativity?

,hen go !or a low+ 1*5#inute walk in your localenviron#ent or o#ewhere cloe by that i practical!or you in ter# o! ti#e and ditance+ and noticewhat your attention i drawn to $whether it ibuilding+ a part o! nature+ a peron or o#ethingele&" Lut let yourel! be aware o! what hold yourattention"

You will need to have a -uiet #ind to do thi+ becauethe intention i to let o#ething in your environ#entcapture your attention in repone to the -uetion" I! your #ind i !ull o! other thing+ delay your walk until you !eel rela(ed+ with a cal# #ind" I! you have adigital ca#era+ take it with you to capture what youpay attention to" :r take your notebook !or note orrough drawing"


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#ay alo wih to add to any drawing you have done in#ore detail"

Option d: Using ideas or images from your inner world

ocu on the -uetion3 %hat is iportant to e aboutcreativity?

Eive the -uetion #editative attention3 take 24#inute+ hut your eye and gently and looely holdthe -uetion in your #ind"

Notice i!+ a!ter a while+ an i#age+ word+ phrae orcolour$& co#e into your awarene" You #ay notknow why they have appeared"

,hen open your eye+ and take 101* #inute todraw or paint whatever ca#e to #ind" ,hi can be a very rough and childlike drawing or painting"

inally take 1012 #inute to note down any ideaabout what ca#e to #ind+ how it connect to your-uetion+ and any urprie or challenge youencountered"

N"9"3 I! nothing co#e to #ind doing the activity thiway+ either chooe one o! the other #ethod+ ornotice i! anything pop into your #ind over the ne(t

day about creativity+ and then draw or note it down aabove"

Guidance note


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Endpoint

You now have a baeline+ a ource o! inight about your creativity" You can think o! it a a =creative audit/

to help clari!y what you !eel connected to+ what ii#portant to you about creativity+ and urprie orchallenge you dealt with in being creative"

I! you did thi activity with colleague+ or have acreative co#panion+ arrange o#e ti#e together tohare any inight and learning"


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Activity 2

Creative aspirations: ma"ing a creative statement of your dreams and ideas for

developing creativity in your wor"ing life

Purpose 3xperience the use of creative methods to vision yourcreative aspirations for your wor"place.

Learning outcome Discover your creative intentions for your wor" and how to

develop them in a creative way.

Time required 55 minutes




'uality or colour(! spare maga$ines or newspapers

! glue stic"

! scissors

! stic"y tape


– crayons

– felt*tip pens

– pastels

– paints.



plate as a palette) a ,ar-plastic cup of water) and paper roll or

tissues.

ou can also use ob,ects from your home if you want to #e.g.)

small ornaments) or anything which is a source of inspiration

for you in your environment() and from nature #leaves)

flowers) con"ers) etc. depending on the time of year() a candleand any music that inspires you #not essential(.


1( 2eflection and your noteboo". #5mins(




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,ake a !ew #o#ent to note down your currentthought and !eeling about3

• your con'dence and learning need !or bringingcreative #ethod into your work

• any idea you have a a reult o! doing &ctivity ' $Creative e(ploration& about how creativity couldbe ue!ul in your workplace conte(t" $I! you do nothave any idea yet+ that i 'ne"&

eep thee note with you a you will add to the# a you work through thi e(ercie"


Je the i#age on the ne(t page and the word beideit to ti#ulate your i#agination by pending a !ew#o#ent looking at it+ and then note down yourthought and idea uing the !ollowing cue3

•

,hi -uetion ak you to build on your el!5ae#ent by taking a broad and open approach tocreativity at work" You #ay have o#e idea noteddown !ro# your ae#ent" Je thi i#age todevelop your note by reecting very broadly on theneed o! your working environ#ent and your role"Note down any idea that co#e to #ind about3

• where+ why and how creative #ethod could beue!ul

• the kind o! outco#e you want to achieve throughuing creative approache"

You #ay have clear idea or vague one" .on/tdi#i any idea at thi point in ti#e" ,hi tage idivergent thinking thinking broadly and capturingany idea you beco#e aware o!" You will #ove intoconvergent thinking !ocuing in on particular idea at the ne(t tage o! the e(ercie"

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" dream catcher!

threads of colour

woven together

what dreamsdoes it hold?


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your #aterial near you be!ore you tart+ and #akeure you have uninterrupted ti#e and pace" Chooewhether you would like to light a candle+ play o#e#uic+ or i#ply work in ilence" 8llow hal! an hourto do the e(ercie" $eel !ree to give #ore or le

ti#e i! that i what you need+ but #ake ure you giveenough ti#e to really engage with the e(ercie"&

#a$ing a creative statement using free imagination("0mins

Read through the note you have #ade !ro# the 'rttwo tage o! thi activity+ and decide which are thetwo #ot i#portant idea !or you at thi point in ti#e" Your idea #ay be a ingle word+ a phrae or aentence" elect the two idea which have #ot value

!or you and which you want to work toward toi#ple#ent"

,ran!er your two idea by copying the# ontodiferent ection o! a large heet o! plain paper" $:rwrite each idea on two heet o! 8% or larger"&

Chooe which o! the two key idea you want to workwith 'rt" ,he ne(t tep will be to develop the 'rtidea by #aking a creative tate#ent to upport it",ake 1* #inute to do thi+ uing one o! the threeoption below"

Option a: Newspaper/magaine pictures

Chooe o#e picture !ro# newpaper or #agaBinewhich have a reonance !or you in relation to youridea" ,he picture you chooe #ight de#ontrate-ualitie connected to your idea+ challenge to be!aced+ or goal to be achieved" Your picture #ightalo convey what you would be doing+ eeing and!eeling and what other would be doing i! your ideawa being !ul'lled" Hlace the picture you elect on your heet o! paper near the idea in a e-uence that!eel right to you"

,here are no right or wrong way o! chooing thepicture or placing the# on the paper" i#ply chooepicture which draw your attention" You are creatinga =collage/3 a election o! i#age that when placedtogether tell a tory about what i i#portant andigni'cant about the idea you are developing" You#ay be urpried by the picture you chooe+ or you#ay have in #ind a clear ene o! the kind$& o!

picture you want"

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Option b: !ainting or drawing and using ob"ects

Intead o! electing picture+ you #ay want to drawor paint o#e i#age !ro# your #ind that capturethe -ualitie+ challenge or goal connected to your

idea" or e(a#ple+ an i#age you #ight aociate with your idea could be unhine or a tor#+ or aowering tree+ etc"+ i"e" any i#age !ro# youri#agination which i relevant to the develop#ent o! your idea"


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Endpoint revie!ing "our creative statement


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Activity 3

Creative brea"through: exploring how creativity can bring about insight or

transformation

Purpose 3xperience the use of creative methods to transform achallenge.

Learning outcome Discover how giving creative expression to feelings can

transform bloc"s and create new understanding about what to

do in a given situation.

Time required 55 minutes



! some sheets of plain paper #si$e %& or bigger of any'uality or colour(

! spare maga$ines or newspapers

! glue stic"

! scissors

! stic"y tape

! modelling clay #not essential(


– crayons

– felt*tip pens

– pastels

– paints.



plate as a palette) a ,ar-plastic cup of water) and paper roll or

tissues.

ou can also use any ob,ects from your home) wor"place or

the natural environment that are a source of inspiration to

you) and a candle or any music that inspires you #not

essential(.


1( Photographic reflection and your noteboo". #5mins(



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,ake a !ew #o#ent to note down your currentthought and !eeling about a challenge that !eel!rutrating $or very !rutratingA& at work and which you !eel blocked about" Gake ure thi i a challengethat you are able to inuence"

Lot down your !eeling about it+ and what thedificultie o! the challenge are"

eep your note cloe by a you will ue the# duringthe activity"


Je the i#age below and the word between the#to ti#ulate your i#agination by pending a !ew#o#ent conte#plating it+ and then note down yourthought and idea uing thi cue3

• 8re there any aociation+ inight+ or -uetionthe piral provoke in relation to your challenge>

I! nothing co#e to #ind i##ediately+ give yourel! ahort #editation on the piral" ocu on it in your#ind+ hut your eye+ it co#!ortably and let the

i#age i#ply be in your awarene" 8!ter a couple o!#inute+ ee i! any new idea or thought about yourchallenge co#e to #ind and note thee down however wacky or vague your thought$& #ay beA

,he piral #ight guide you to develop your owni#age" I! you ee an i#age co#ing to you in your#ind+ or you !eel you need to draw one+ ;ut go withthat and then ue the i#age you have created !or any!urther inight or idea" You #ight alo 'nd that anyinight or idea co#e to you a a poetic repone"

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" spiral

rich in colours

and shapeas you look from

di#erent

viewpoints

new

perspectives

arise


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Creative exercise (40mins)

Hleae read the !ollowing "uidance and #reparation be!ore beginning the e(ercie+ %orking creatively

with di+iculties"

Guidance

,hi e(ercie !ocue on uing creative #ethod towork with !eeling and block in order to tran!or# your relationhip to a challenge" 8 in the previouactivitie+ you will be working with your creativei#agination" 8cknowledge any poitive or negativethought and !eeling you have while doing theactivity and any dificultie or urprie you

encounter a you work through the e(ercie"

Preparation (10mins

Read through the e(ercie be!ore you tart" Chooewhich option you want to do and print it out" et out your #aterial near you be!ore you tart+ and #akeure you have uninterrupted ti#e and pace" 8llowhal! an hour to do the e(ercie"

%or$ing creatively with difficulties ("0mins

,ake a !ew #o#ent to reread the note you wroteabout your challenge at the beginning o! thi activity"

,he ne(t tep i to repreent your !eeling creatively",he intention i to ue your #aterial to help channel your energy and ti#ulate inight or a ene o!tran!or#ation about your challenge" ,ake 1*#inute to do one o! the !ollowing !our option"

Option a: !ainting or drawing

.o a rough painting or drawing to how what you !eelabout thi challenge" You can do thi by chooingcolour to repreent !eeling and block" Je paint+crayon+ or patel to put your !eeling on paper $iBe 8% or bigger& in any way you wih" You #ight want toi#ply plah colour on+ or paint or draw what you!eel into particular hape+ or a cartoon or tick5likecharacter" I! your heet get #ey+ that/ 'neA

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Option b: $odelling clay

Je #odelling clay to repreent your !eeling" Gouldthe clay into diferent hape that capture the -ualityo! the !eeling or block you have"

Hlace the #oulded #aterial onto a heet o! paper$iBe 8% or bigger&" I! you alo want to ue anyob;ect !ro# ho#e+ work or nature to repreent your!eeling+ then add the# to your heet o! paper"

Option c: Newspaper/magaine pictures

Chooe o#e i#age !ro# your collection o!newpaper or #agaBine that reect your !eelingand block+ and tick thee i#age onto paper $iBe 8% or bigger&+ in any e-uence you wih"

Option d: %ombining materials

You can o! coure co#bine your #aterial a well+ o you could chooe two or three diferent #aterial!ro# the above option to repreent your !eelingabout thi challenge"

Guidance notes


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Introduction $p"6&" Review the#+ and take 've#inute to add any !urther thought or idea to yournotebook" You #ight 'nd it ue!ul to look at thelearning outco#e !or (ection & again $p"12&" ave you been able to identi!y all your learning>

Endpoint reflecting on "our learning


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Activity 4

Creative review and action plan: an exploration of what being creative means to you

now) and developing a wor"*based action plan

Purpose 2eview your learning from the first three activities andcreate an action plan for developing your creative practice.

Learning outcome Clarify what you are going to commit to in terms of creative

practice and how you are going to move forward.

Time required hour 0 minutes




'uality or colour(! some spare maga$ines or newspapers

! glue stic"

! scissors

! stic"y tape

! modelling clay

! any ob,ects from your environment that inspire you


– crayons– felt*tip pens

– pastels

– paints.



plate as a palette) a ,ar-plastic cup of water) and some paper

roll or tissues.

Structure of activity ( /elf assessment and your noteboo". #5mins(

1( 2eflections on the photographic image and your noteboo".

#0mins(




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Self assessment creative revie! (#5mins)

Eather your note and the creative work you havedone !ro# the 'rt three activitie in (ection &" ,ake

a !ew #o#ent to look through it all"

Conider how your creativity ha developed a areult o! doing thee activitie" Note down yourthought and !eeling by reviewing3

• how your undertanding and knowledge o! yourcreativity ha changed

• anything that ha been dificult and anything thatha been eay

• how con'dent you !eel now about e(preing

yourel! creatively co#pared to your con'dencelevel be!ore uing thi reource"

eep your note with you a you will add to the# inthi activity"

Reflections on the photographic image (#0mins)

Je the i#age and the word below it to ti#ulate your i#agination by pending a !ew #o#ent lookingat it+ and then note down your thought and idea

uing the !ollowing cue3

•

– .o you have a new ene o! the poible ori#poible>

– Conider any opportunitie or e(perience youwant to introduce into your li!e that will ait

your creative develop#ent $!or e(a#ple+coure or book+ workhop+ or #aking aregular co##it#ent to e(preing yourcreativity&"


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The clowna playful character

who connects with the imagination

bringing fresh ways of being in the world

8dd your thought and idea in repone to the i#ageto your note" I! you have dificultie with the i#ageo! a clown thi i : can you identi!y what your

!eeling are> I there an i#age you can ue intead>


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Guidance

8 in the previou activitie+ you will be working with your creative i#agination" 8cknowledge any poitiveor negative thought and !eeling you have while

doing the activity and any dificultie or urprie youencounter a you work through the e(ercie"

Preparation (10mins

,ake a !ew #o#ent to decide the !ocu o! youraction plan !ro# one o! the !ollowing three option3

• tep to take to develop your creativity !urther+ a you need #ore e(perience and con'dence be!ore!acilitating other

• way o! incorporating creative #ethod into yourwork a a developer or !acilitator

• a co#bination o! the above"

aving elected the !ocu o! your action plan+ readthrough the e(ercie be!ore you tart and print it out"et out your #aterial near you be!ore you tart+ and#ake ure you have uninterrupted ti#e and pace" 8llow hal! an hour to do the e(ercie"

#a$ing an action plan ("0mins

Reect on the -uetion3 %hat are y next steps fordeveloping creative practice? Lot down your idea+which #ay be #all tep you want to take+ or apro;ect you want to initiate in relation to the !ocu you have choen $!ro# the three option above&"

,hen take 1* #inute to tart your action plan byuing creative #aterial to repreent your ne(t tepuing one o! the !ollowing !our option"

Option a: Using ob"ects

Chooe o#e ob;ect to repreent your ne(t tepand place the# on a piece o! paper $iBe 8% orlarger&"

Option b: Newspaper/magaine images

elect o#e i#age !ro# your newpaper or#agaBine that capture the -ualitie o! the tep youwant to take and tick the# onto a piece o! paper$iBe 8% or larger&"


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Option c: &rawing or painting

Je your crayon or paint to #ake a picture in ai#ple a way a you want that repreent the tep you want to take"

Option d: %ombine your materials to represent yoursteps

,o co#plete your action plan+ take another 1*#inute to write $on a econd heet o! paper& thepeci'c action you need to take to !ul'l each o! yourne(t tep+ including any reource or upport youneed+ and how you will know when you have beenucce!ul and any urprie or inight evoked bythe creative repone you have #ade"

Evaluation

aving worked through &ctivity + return to theevaluation point you printed out !ro# the Introduction $p"6&" Review the#+ and take 've#inute to add any !urther thought or idea to yournotebook" You #ight 'nd it ue!ul to look at thelearning outco#e !or (ection & again $p"12&" ave you been able to identi!y all your learning>

Endpoint

I! you have a creative co#panion+ hare your actionplan with the#+ and dicu how you are going totake it !orward+ or hare it with your tea# orcolleague" :nce you have taken the 'rt tep+ note your !eeling and thought about what happened+ and#ake any a#end#ent to the ret o! the plan aneeded"

&e't stage of the resource

CongratulationA You have now co#pleted the !ouractivitie in (ection &" You #ay 'nd it ue!ul to lookat the -eedback sheet at the end o! thi reource and ;ot down your dra!t repone to the -uetion nowthat you have co#pleted (ection 8" :nce you havetudied the ret o! the reource+ you #ay have otherpoint you wih to #ake on the !eedback heet"

In (ection . you will 'nd !our e(a#ple o! creative#ethod that have been ued in healthcare practice"


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tudy the# to upport your learning+ and ue oradapt the# !or application in your own conte(t"

Documents

Opening Doors (3): Section A - Developing your creativity