The Wizard Presentation

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Creativity Techniques
Guaranteed to Spark Ideas!

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In the 21st Centurys highly competitive world
every organization needs more creativity and
innovation happening from their front lobbies or
shipping docks and manufacturing plants to their
executive floors. Todays leaders, managers and
supervisors need to strengthen their skills as
facilitators of the creative thinking of all of
their employees. This 4 hour program has been
designed to provide each participant with a
collection of tools, techniques and a creative
thinking process that will guarantee more
creative ideas and more innovative solutions in
their workplaces.
S.P.R.E.A.D.ng Creative Thinking Throughout
Your Entire Organization
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beliefs, code of belief, commandments,
conclusions credo declaration decrees directive,
doctrine, dogma finding guidelines, guides,
ideals, imperative, judgement laws, lead,
notion, opinion, perspective, point of
view, points position, principles,
pronouncement standards, statement of belief,
tenets, tips values,
beliefs, code of belief, commandments,
conclusions credo declaration decrees directive,
doctrine, dogma finding guidelines, guides,
ideals, imperative, judgement laws, lead,
notion, opinion, perspective, point of
view, points position, principles,
pronouncement standards, statement of belief,
tenets, tips values,
beliefs, code of belief, commandments,
conclusions credo declaration decrees directive,
doctrine, dogma finding guidelines, guides,
ideals, imperative, judgement laws, lead,
notion, opinion, perspective, point of
view, points position, principles,
pronouncement standards, statement of belief,
tenets, tips values,
beliefs, code of belief, commandments,
conclusions credo declaration decrees directive,
doctrine, dogma finding guidelines, guides,
ideals, imperative, judgement laws, lead,
notion, opinion, perspective, point of
view, points position, principles,
pronouncement standards, statement of belief,
tenets, tips values,
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Creative Thinking Inside, Outside, Along side,
Under, Over, with a New or No Box at All,
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The Whole Box
Who What Where When Why How
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The Whole Box
How to set up a working environment that
increases creative thinking How to jump-start
the creative thinking of all of their
employees 12 different high energy creative
idea generating exercises 4 to 24 primary
Creative Thinking Styles employees have How to
take the most convergent people and help them
become highly divergent when necessary How to
set up very creative teams How to set up a
creative idea generating meeting from before
people walk into the room until they return to
their offices or plants How to take 100 ideas
and generate 1,000,000 ideas 6 ways for
narrowing down hundreds of ideas down to workable
solutions How to plan rapidly in right brain ways
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 1
Which Paradigm for 2010? Breaking the Box Warming
UP for Creativity
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Paradigm 2010
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
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What Some Corps Do
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What Some Corps Do
Innovation Fairs Libraries Management
Support Newsletters - External Posters Rebel
Groups-Unofficial Retreats Rewards Reward
Systems Seminars Support Conference
Attendance Training Programs Workshops
Of Profit 15 Rule Clubs Company Books
(Dupont) Contests Creativity/Innovation
Newsletters - Print/Electronic Creativity/Innovati
on Rooms Groups---Oz Group Guest Speakers Idea
Meetings Idea Systems In-House Training
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Cre8ng Communities
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S.P.R.E.A.D.
S P R E A D

• UPPORTING
• ROMOTING
• ECOGNIZING
• NCOURAGING
• PPLYING
• EVELOPING

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Warm-up to Create
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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
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Warm-Up Exercises Why do them?
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Warm-Up Exercises To open up a group or team's
creative thinking Warm-Up Exercises are very
helpful. The exercises help to loosen up
paradigms, mindsets, and points of view that
people bring to a creative thinking session.
Some goals of Warm-Up Exercises are to
encourage people to a. look beyond the
obvious or known answers (correct
answers) b. stretch their thinking c.
breakout of establish thinking d. look for
multiple possibilities e. take on many
different points of perspective f. practice
producing a variety of potential solutions g.
to take a few risks and play with ideas
possible solutions h. get discussion going
I. raise interest level
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Time for some Review Incubation
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 2
Negatives of Creativity Innovation
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Negatives of/to
Creativity
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Tombstones or Trophies of creativity
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Tombstones of creativity
RIP
here lies a good idea
today
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Trophies of creativity
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fantastic!
worth a try
very cool!
does make waves.... but thats ok!
an inspiration
impressive
changes are good
bold idea
Clever approach!
crazy enough to work
idea
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Creative
Environment
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Lack of
Support, Resources, Time
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Time for some Review Incubation
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 3
Are You Creative? How Creative Are You?
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What Might It Be?
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How Creative Are You?
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Fluency Flexibility Elaboration Originality
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Time for some Review Incubation
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 4
How Are You Creative?
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How
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Styles
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M.I.N.D. DesignTM Preferred Thinking Styles
Think
Learn
Communicate
Solve Problems
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Create
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M.I.N.D. DesignTM Creativity ProfilesShort
Description of the Four Profiles

• Meditative
• factual
• detailed
• logical
• one focus at a time

• Intuitive
• mostly creative
• use hunches or guesses
• strive for new ideas
• many focuses or challenges at once

• Directive
• systematic
• practical
• organized
• do what is scheduled or expected

• Negotiative
• personal/friendly
• very loyal
• like to enjoy what they are doing
• work as the spirit moves them

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M.I.N.D. DesignTM Preferred Thinking Styles

• M - Meditative
• uses facts
• gives specific answer
• works alone
• thinks as a detective
• explains in detail
• questions everyone
• calculates accurately
• is very precise
• thinks abstractly
• uses logical thought
• works step by step

• I - Intuitive
• lots of ideas
• imagination
• sees or senses answers
• gets solutions w/o facts
• experiments often
• pretends easily
• sees patterns quickly
• takes risks
• very inventive
• future thinker

• N - Negotiative
• friendly
• loyal to others
• likes to work w/ people
• always involves others
• tends to be emotional
• joiner
• follower over leader
• trustworthy
• enjoys talking
• adaptable to group

• D - Directive
• works step by step
• is very practical
• plans before acts
• neat organized
• directs people
• follows the rules
• on time exactly
• dependable
• does things right way
• wants correct answers

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Chapter 5
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Chapter 5
Creative Tools Techniques
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Creative
Thinking
Techniques
Tools

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Creative Thinking Tools

• Alphabetizing
• Attribute Listing
• Bionics
• Metaphors
• Story rewriting
• Idea Grids
• Post-It Relay

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Creative Thinking Tools

• Checklists
• Forced Relationships
• Idea Grids
• PCP-Pluses/Concerns/Potentials
• Hits Misses, Doting, Ranking
• Value Grid

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Creative Thinking Tools

• Checklisting

S C A M P E R

• - Substitute
• - Combine
• - Adapt
• - Magnify, Minify
• - Put to Other Uses
• - Eliminate
• - Reverse

Bob Eberles S.C.A.M.P.E.R.
C.R.E.A.T.E. I.N.N.O.V.A.T.E. C.O.M.P.A.N.Y.
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Forced
Creative Thinking Tools
Relationships
Animal (a-z)
Product
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Creative Thinking Tools
Idea Grid
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Veg
Fruit
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Creative Thinking Tools
PCP Pluses/Concerns/Potentials
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Creative Thinking Tools
Hits Misses Doting, Ranking
Idea 1 Idea 2 Idea 3 Idea 4 Idea 5 Idea 6
Idea 1 Idea 2 Idea 3 Idea 4 Idea 5 Idea 6
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Value Grid
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May Your Creativity Continually Grow All Your
Life!