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2Living an Exciting, Purpose Filled,
Passion-Driven Life Today
3Living an Exciting, Purpose Filled,
Passion-Driven Life Today Wars, depressions,
financial and natural disasters,plagues have all
happened yet people who live a nd work with a
purpose and are passion- or dream- driven have
not only survived they have succeeded.
Understanding ourselves thinking style
preferences, value systems, strengths, skills,
talents and abilities and integrating them with
our purposes, passions and a "What's Good About
It?" attitude will lead us to levels of success
we can only imagine or dream of.
4 Living an Exciting, Purpose Filled,
Passion-Driven Life Today
5Introduction
6Your speaker today is
Dr. Robert Alan Black
7Who?
8Alan
9Robert
Alan
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Ph.D, CSP
101960 - today!
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1 day to 25 yrs
11Winner of the Employee of the month award 294
months in a row since June 1984
12Licensed Architect
College Professor
Interior Designer
Signage Graphics Designer
Television News writer editor
Freelance Writer
Cartoonist
Creative Thinking Consultant
131976 to today
Fortune 100 to 10,000 to 20,000
businesses Government agencies Police/Fire/EMT
depts. Volunteer Leadership groups, Universities
Creativity conferences around the globe
3,400presentations
speeches
programs
14Duck Head Apparel, Bibb Manufacturing, Thiele
Kaolin, Coloplast, Ferrosan, Danisco, Novo,
SIM
General Motors, Nestle, Johnson
Johnson, CertainTeed, Kimberly Clark , American
Management Association, Battelle Institute,
Gillette-Stationery Division, Warner Robins Air
Force Base, Fort Gordon, Fort Benning, Fort
Stewart police departments in ... Athens, Forest
Park, Rome, Gwinnett, Riverdale Georgia Police
Chiefs Assn's Command College Georgia Public
Safety Training Center
Partial client list
15Since 98
16Hungary
Thailand
Taiwan
Russia
Japan
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Korea
Turkey
Taiwan
South Africa
8 trips around
18Alan
19A colorful white man named
Black!
20My lifes
passion
purpose
21S.P.R.E.A.D.
C,r,e,8,n,g,
Creative Thinking
22I do this through Keynote speeches, Workshops, Tr
aining Programs, Consulting.
Break Your Crayons and Draw
Outside the Lines
Living an Exciting, Purpose Filled,
Passion-Driven Life Today
23http//www.cre8ng.com
24http//www.cre8ng.com
25http//www.cre8ng.com
26http//www.cre8ng.com
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Passions Creativeness
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Whats Good About it
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Test canceled Losing a boy/girl Losing a
job Losing a client Natural disaster Financial
crash
Whats Good About it
30Who Might Be
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Creative
31Bill Gates Microsoft
Michael Eisner Disney
Michael Andreessen Netscape
Fred Smith FedEx
Jack Welch GE
Jeff Bezos Amazon
Richard Branson Virgin, etc.
Michael Dell Dell
32Anita Roddick Body Shop
Debi Fields Mrs Fields
Martha Stewart
Mary Kay Ash
20/1000
Ursula Burns Xerox
Linda Quam Ovations
Irene Rosenfeld Frito-Lay
Cathleen Black Hearst
33Are You Creative ?
3432 Traits
Adaptable Curious Divergent thinker Energetic Fant
asize, 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
See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actuali
zing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive S
everely critical Specific interests Synthesize
correctly Tolerant of ambiguity
35Adaptable Curious Divergent thinker Energetic Fant
asize, 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
See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actuali
zing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive S
everely critical Specific interests Synthesize
correctly Tolerant of ambiguity
Living an Exciting, Purpose Filled,
Passion-Driven Life Today
3632 Traits
Adaptable Curious Divergent thinker Energetic Fant
asize, 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
See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actuali
zing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive S
everely critical of self, their work,
potential of field potential of other
people Specific interests Synthesize correctly
often intuitively Tolerant of ambiguity
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All born with.
3732 Traits
Adaptable Curious Divergent thinker Energetic Fant
asize, 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
See possibilities Self- knowledgeable Self-actuali
zing Self-disciplined Sense of destiny Sensitive S
everely critical of self, their work,
potential of field potential of other
people Specific interests Synthesize correctly
often intuitively Tolerant of ambiguity
All are learnable
38Paradigm 2015
a. If it aint broke.....leave it alone.
b. If it aint broke.break it.
c. Better fix it before it breaks
d. Keep using it until it breaks
39Warm-up to Create
40What might the next two letters be?
O T T F F _ _
41Connect these 9 dots w/ 4 or less straight lines
42Classic Answer
43One or NO straight lines A wide crayon Pour
paint on it Spray paint on it Squash paper up
Line around world Dip in can of paint Cut dots
out line up Spiral from center out Wide paint
roller/brush Fold drawing until overlap Write in
cursive 4 straight lines
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3 lines
44One or NO straight lines A wide crayon Pour
paint on it Spray paint on it Squash paper up
Line around world Dip in can of paint Cut dots
out line up Spiral from center out Wide paint
roller/brush Fold drawing until overlap Write in
cursive 4 straight lines
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3 lines
45Quickest way to Create or Innovate?
Break Paradigms or simply Re-examine Re-state Re-
invent the problem.
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Window Roof top Envelope 4 triangles Symbol for
duct Top of a pyramid x marks the spot Under
side of pyramid Close up view of fence
Tent Logo Game board Ceiling light 4 arrow
heads Decorated box Display shelf unit 2
overlapping triangles .?????????
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51Use the Box
Break the Box
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No Box New Box Virtual Box
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Cre8ng
63 Break Your Crayons and Draw
Outside the Lines
Living an Exciting, Purpose Filled,
Passion-Driven Life Today
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65Think Learn Communicate Solve Problems
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67- process information, knowledge - take in, use
info/knowledge - share info/knowledge - apply
info/knowledge
68Solo Convergently Divergent
Solo/Team Divergent
Organizationally Convergent
Divergent Family
69Rational, Logical, Analytical, Individual
Intuitive, Exploratory, Unknown, Fanciful
Fun, Harmonious, Involving all, Family/Team
Systematic, equations, Step-by-step, Proven
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Excursions Forced Relationships Metaphors
Idea Grid Attribute Listing TRIZ
S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Checklisting Brain Writing
Writing Relay Group Excursions Guided Imagery
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76We all create our own box shapes
Barriers, Containers, Limiters, etc.
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81What Might It Be?
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84Creative
Thinking Tools
Divergent Convergent
85Brainstorming
Quantity breeds Quality Freewheeling of
ideas Hitchhike/Combine Ideas No Judgement
Divergent Thinking Tool
86Brainwriting
Quantity breeds Quality Freewheeling of
ideas Hitchhike/Combine Ideas No Judgement
Divergent Thinking Tool
87S. substitute C. combine A. adapt, adopt M.
minify, magnify P. put to other uses E.
eliminate R. reverse
S.C.A.M.P.E.R. CHECKLISTING S.C.A.M.P.E.R
. is a form of CHECKLIST. A CHECKLLIST is a
prepared list of words, verbs, questions that you
can use that can spark new ideas, change your
thinking or your point of view or even you mood
and the direction your thinking at the moment and
take you into many directions. S.C.A.M.P.E.R.
was created by Bob Eberle, teacher/educational
consultant in the 1970 s to teach the concept of
CHECKLISTING to school children by using a memory
device (acronym) that they could easily remember
when they needed to generate new ideas or
remember existing or past ideas. It is used as
the foundation for Michael Michalkos excellent
Creative Thinking Tools bookTHINKERTOYS. First
Step Write out the word S.C.A.M.P.E.R. vertically
on a piece of paper or on a flip chart/chalkboard
or other surface that the group can see. Second
Step Write out what the 7 letters stand
for. Third Step Then use each of the 7 by asking
questions using these verbs to improve/change/revi
se your challenge or problem to generate
potential ideas and solutions. Fourth Step Read
over the ideas you have produced and select the
best To work on to turn them into HOT SOLUTIONS
to use.
S.C.A.M.P.E.R.
Divergent Thinking Tool
88Forced Relationships This is an idea generating
technique that appears in many books about
creative thinking and creative thinking or
innovation tools. First Step choose something
totally unrelated to the problem or challenge You
or your group are working on. Second Step List
everything you or your group know about it. (Who?
What? When? Where? Why? How? physical, visual,
tactile,all senses, good and bad) Third
Step List everything you or your group know about
your problem or challenge. (WWWWWHand using all
the senses) Fourth Step Take items/details/aspect
s from the first list and FORCE FIT them to
features Or details from the second list. Your
goal is to see if the features from The randomly
chosen, unrelated thing/animal sparks ideas for
improving, Changing, correcting features of the
problem.
Sample
A traditional example or warm-up for doing this
consists of 1st. Ask the person or group to
write everything they know about a canary (or a
bird in their country. 2nd. Ask the person or
group to write everything they know about the
chair they are sitting in. 3rd. Then I ask them
to combine (FORCE FIT or make a FORCED
Relationship) one item from the canary list with
The chairs list with the goal to improve,
change, correct the chair design or to generate
ideas for designing the ultimate chair.
Forced Relationships
Feathers-Soft chair is hard make seat
soft Yellow chair is ship gray add color
Divergent Thinking Tool
89Value Grids This is a logical/left-brain
convergent tool that can be used to select ideas
to turn into solutions First Step Generate
ideas Second Step Select a workable number of
ideas you or the group like Third Step Generate
a list of values that final solution can be
evaluated with. Fourth Step Examine each idea
one by one for each value. Or Examine each value
one by one comparing the chairs. Fifth Step If
one idea ends up better from the analysis than
one that you or the group have a strong feeling
for then go back and re-evaluate the weak areas
and strengthen or change them.
Sample
Values 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Idea A. B. C. D. E.
Value Grids
Idea B
Value 4
Idea B make the chair out of wood Value 4
better aesthetics Wood would make it easier to
tool, the grain will Give a natural beauty to the
chair
Convergent Thinking Tool
90- PCP-Pluses/Concerns/Potentials
- Pluses/Concerns/Potentials a convergent thinking
tool used for analyzing a list or group of ideas
that have been generated by an individual or a
group. - First Step
- Narrow down the number of ideas to a comfortable
- number (3 to 6)
- Second Step
- Then one by one write out 3 lists of thoughts
about each idea. - Pluses of the ideas
- Concerns
- Potentials
- Third Step
- Then compare the results.
- Fourth Step
- If one idea falls behind the others yet the group
seems more excited about it or committed to it,
then go over each of the concerns and think of
ways to eliminate or strength them with that
idea.
Sample
Idea 1 Make the chair out of XXX plastic and
apply electrical lighting to it. Pluses -
Plastic will be cheaper Lighting will make it
more useable The plastic will provide more color
options Concerns - We have no experience with
plastic Electrical wiring will add cost It may be
too easily tipped over Potentials - Could lead
to a product that could be sold anywhere in the
world. Could expand our technical
capacities Could open up new markets for our
other products.
PCP
Convergent Thinking Tool
91 Living an Exciting, Purpose Filled,
Passion-Driven Life Today
92May you all as individuals future leaders
make the choice to be...
Creative
93And may all your organizations and companies
become
Creative
Communities
94Nandri Terima Kasih Thank you lah No worry mate
Danke Merci Gratis Xie xie ni
Grazie Abrigado Gracias Origato
95Contact information
Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP Cre8ng People,
Places Possibilities P. O. Box 5805 Athens,
Georgia 30604 alan_at_cre8ng.com http//www.cre8ng.c
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