Crash Course in CreativityAn easy-to-use work of improving creativity fast suitable for individuals or as part of a group. Split into 30 units, this Crash Course in Creativity is designed to be manageable in spare time. The free CD-ROM contains additional techniques and exercises, together with interactive Web links. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Work plan | 29 |
The course | 39 |
Getting to know you loosening up a new group | 46 |
Clarifying the problem just what are you trying to do? | 52 |
Challenging assumptions thinking differently about | 58 |
Good vibrations positive thinking | 65 |
New how tos getting different cuts at the problem | 71 |
Natural input using nature and science as tools to generate ideas | 140 |
Memories are made of this memory techniques | 146 |
Strange translations generating ideas from misunderstanding | 153 |
Creative comms stimulating new approaches by forcing | 159 |
Going green environmental techniques to enhance creativity | 166 |
Spatial thinking rightbrain group sessions | 172 |
Selection techniques which idea is best? | 179 |
Changing group dynamics more energy and fun | 186 |
Incremental creativity step change techniques | 78 |
Distortion idea generation techniques that modify the nature | 84 |
Pure energy injecting oomph | 90 |
Seeking knowledge building a personal knowledge base | 96 |
Seeing it differently looking at solutions through different eyes | 103 |
A swift kick random stimuli to generate a new starting point | 109 |
Looking somewhere else taking a good look beyond the obvious | 116 |
Simple fun laughter makers | 122 |
Breakdown techniques that break down a problem into | 128 |
Touchyfeely generating ideas using rightbrain activities | 134 |
Refinement techniques polishing up your ideas | 192 |
Knowledge expansion more techniques to help personal | 198 |
Spock rules logic exercises to challenge the brain | 204 |
Making it happen techniques to expedite implementation | 210 |
Rightbrain teamwork more exercises to encourage groups | 216 |
Mental workout personal creativity exercises | 222 |
Review | 229 |
Techniques with high culture ratings | 236 |
Techniques suited to stage 3 selection and refinement | 242 |
Common terms and phrases
activity answer approach appropriate forum assumptions better blindfolded books Web links brain break Brian Clegg cards chain challenge component creativity techniques Culture Techniques Personal development Mental energy draw effective energy Fun Unit enhance example exercise Exercise/Technique Feedback feel fiction find more information Five minutes found at www.cul.co.uk/crashcourse Frequency As required Frequency Once Gene Wolfe getting ice-breaking idea images individual Internet involved knowledge management links Links links Unit looking memory Mental energy Fun metaphor mind mind mapping Outcome paper paperclips participants particularly Paul Birch personal creativity Personal development Mental personal knowledge management picture possible practice Preparation Obtain problem statement Resources Notepad result Running time Fifteen Running time Five selection session solve someone space story sure you give team members Techniques Personal development there's things tion Unit books Variations warm-up

