Developing Cre8ng Communities
Throughout Your Entire Workplace,
June 13, 2006
Contents
1. Choosing to Be Creative
2. Creative Thinking Igniter
3. Creative Thinking Point
4. Creative Thinking Tool of the Week
5. Creative Books to Explore
6. Creativity Websites to Explore
7. Article to Expand Your Creativity
1. Choosing to Be Creative
After 30 years of working in the field of creative thinking development I am convinced the first necessary step is …
Choose to Be Creative as Often as You can be each day
2. Creative Thinking Igniter:
"It is not the strongest of the species that survive nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."
Charles Darwin, scientist
3. Creative Thinking Point:
Accept that ALL people in ALL cultures around the entire globe are born with the capacity to be creative. Yet, as research by E, Paul Torrance showed, most children have put away their creative thinking abilties/traits/skills by the 4th grade and other by the 10th. Only a small minority continue to capitalize on their creativity. Some of them become highly successful. Others simply lead creative lives throughout their lives.
Yes being creative is a GIFT, a gift that is given to everyone. Unfortunately too many people forget where they left the GIFTS.
4. Creative Thinking Tool of the Week:
When you need to ignite your creative thinking simply play with the word
C - R - E - A - T - E
Combine ideas, facts, pieces of the puzzle
Rearrange ideas, facts, pieces of the puzzle
Erase parts
Alter parts or perspectives
Try different ways to do it
Enlarge, expand, energize, explode some of your ideas
5. Creative Books to Explore:
HOW TO HAVE KICK-ASS IDEAS
By Chris Barez-Brown
Principal of ?WhatIf! of London, England
The book helps you get curious, get adventurous, get creative!!!
6. Creativity Websites to Explore:
Visit the Odyssey of the Mind website
http://www.odyssey.org/
“How We’re Changing Transportation
Emphasize benefits of diverse transit, walking and biking choices.
Promote both policy reform and service improvements and look for links between the two.
Build powerful coalitions and find win-win solutions.
Conduct trainings, outreach and education to diverse stakeholders.
Organize communities to get more involved in transportation decisions.
Provide technical assistance to transit agencies and community groups.
Create positive, substantive, lasting changes in California's transportation system and quality of life.”
7. Article to Expand Your Creativity:
Being Serious
Won't Make You Silly,
Yet Being Silly
Can Help You Be More Serious
Number 6 Cartoon Drawing of Robert ALAN Black
Over 35 years of working in creative fields and working with people striving to be more creative or use more creativity I have discovered that silly has its place in the serious workplace.
Since first attending CPSI in 1978 I have met hundreds of consultants, business leaders, managers, trainers and educators that have shared how they use silly as a serious creativity tool.
To read the entire article go to….
http://www.cre8ng.com/newsletter/news06.shtml
Best wishes to you for a creative week this week.
Remember it is always your choice to be creative.
Alan
http://www.cre8ng.com
