Fundamentals of Creativity

Fundamentals of Creativity

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  Fundamentals of CreativityPresented By Bob Sharp [email_address] August 13 th , 2009 http://explodingcreativity.com
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  Definitions dictionary.com The ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination. The process by which one utilizes creative ability.
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  Joy, state ofplay, humor, not rushed Productivity – quantity leads to quality Do something, anything Don’t let perfection be the enemy of the good Tolerance of risk, failure, and the unknown Looking at things from different perspectives Randomness, unexpected, spontaneous Sleeping well, napping, daydreaming Serendipity – being observant Hard times, necessity, curiosity Some Creativity Characteristics
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  Triune Brain Model
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  Left-Brain Right-Brain Analytical Creative Logical Thinks in pictures Speech Flashes of insight Breaks things down into parts Sees things as a whole
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  Seven Intelligences Language Math and Logic Music Spatial Reasoning Movement Interpersonal Intelligence Intrapersonal Intelligence
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  Diversity Helps usto see things from different perspectives Yourself Seek different kinds of people to interact with, different kinds of knowledge, learning, and experiences Break out of routine Be an active observer Your Team Gender, age, culture Job function Team role Add customers, investors, other stakeholders Personality type
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  Selection Organization culture,values, morale, and motivation Trust Advocacy vs. Inquiry Belbin Team Roles: Coordinator, Shaper, Plant, Team Worker, Implementer, Completer-Finisher, Monitor-Evaluator, Resource Investigator, Specialist Leadership styles: Visionary, Coaching, Affiliative, Democratic, Pacesetting, Commanding Leadership Great leadership can lead to great creative results
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  Organizational that punishesrisk taking, experimentation, failure Lack of trust, fear Advocacy environment, strongly political environment Overuse of Pacesetting and/or Commanding leadership Micromanaging Selection of wrong people, keeping bad team members, defensiveness Lack of flexibility in how teams organize themselves Some Creativity Killers
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  Used for most/allother creativity techniques Useful for patents; first-to-invent policy Action Items, To Do List, Course Notes, Scratchpad Developing ideas now and later Idea Log, Dream Log Journaling => Intrapersonal Intelligence Development Better than relying on memory Use of multiple notebooks Notebooks
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  Used to expandthe number of choices to choose from Group creativity technique, but can be done alone Separates creative act of inventing from the act of deciding Everyone encouraged to express ideas Judgment deferred. Quantity of ideas, not quality of ideas, is the initial goal. Ideas are listed, combined, improved, changed Afterwards, judgment is used and the group selects one idea Brainstorming
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  Bubble diagram usedto capture and organize ideas and the relationships between the ideas Not started with preconceived hierarchies or frameworks Used as-is for remembering and organizing Used in problem solving, decision making, and writing Used as the basis for to-do lists, formal planning, etc. Good brainstorming tool XMIND, FreeMind free software tools Mind Mapping
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  Example Mind Map
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  Unified Modeling Language(UML) Fishbone System Mapping Force Field Analysis Your own drawing and drawing conventions Other Drawing Techniques
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  SCAMPER Substitute Process,procedure, rule, people, place, time, color, approach, part, shape, texture, sound, smell, name, people’s feelings or attitudes Combine Ideas, purposes, parts, assortments, materials, people, appeals talents combined or merged; can a blend be created Adapt Different context, other ideas, circumstances, what can be copied or imitated, who can be emulated, what different contexts can the subject be put in to Magnify Minify Modify Larger, extended, exaggerated, overstated; time added; higher, longer, stronger Smaller, restricted, understated, streamlined; less time, slower, lighter Altered for the better; meaning, plan, process, shape, package, name change Put to other uses New uses, other markets or industries, or any other uses if the thing is modified somehow; used by people other than those it was originally intended for Eliminate What can be omitted, divided, split-up, separated into different components; what rules or processes can be eliminated; simplification; eliminate waste Reverse Rearrange Opposites, negatives, turned around, backwards, upside down; reverse roles Other arrangement, parts interchanged, other pattern or layout or sequence, changed pace or schedule
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  http://ExplodingCreativity.com