sa we are all creative high school
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final presentation made at two high schools near Pretoria on October 17th.TRANSCRIPT
We Are All
Robert “Alan” Black
1+1 EqualsMore than 2Teaching Students/People How to Generate Hundreds of Ideas in Minutes to Produce New Solutions.
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Alan (Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP)
Who am I?
47 Jobs since 1960
Summer of 1977Summer of 1977
76 to 78 Volunteer w/Gifted76 to 78 Volunteer w/Gifted
Since 1998 wandering around globe
1960 - today!47 in 51
1 day to 27+ yrs
Winner of the Employee of the month award
320 months in a rowsince June 1984
Freelance Writer
LicensedArchitect
Interior Designer
CollegeProfessor
Creative Thinking Consultant
Cartoonist
TelevisionNews writer
& editor
Signage &GraphicsDesigner
Since 98
Who are U?
Who Are You?
Are You Curious?
Do you have lots of Ideas?
Do you Day Dream?
Do you laugh a lot?
Do you imagine things?
Do you ask lots of questions?
Who Are You?See possibilities
Self- knowledgeable
Self-actualizing
Self-disciplined
Sense of destiny
Sensitive
Severely critical of…
Specific interests
Synthesize correctly
Tolerant of ambiguity
Adaptable
Curious
Divergent thinker
Energetic
Fantasize, 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
Circle, check, markall of the following traitsthat fit you now.
What?
Questions we ask…
What Else?What Else?
How? Questions we ask…
HowHowElse?Else?
w/Serious
Mix Fun
creative people spend
20 minutes looking at a orange juice box
because it says "concentrate."
Creativity is Your ChoiceRobert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSP (1983)
Daily make the choiceto be Creative in much to most of what you do.
Are you a
Drawing Outside of the LinesDrawing Outside of the Lines
Broken CrayonsBroken Crayons
What is it?
WhatMightit be?
what is half of...
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what is half of...
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11:30, 1/2 dozen
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Other uses for a...
Brick
Other uses for a...
Water bottle
Other uses for a...
Marbles
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Changing toolsChanging tools
Thinking ToolsThinking Tools
CreativeThinking
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ForcedRelationships
Animal (a-z) Product
CreativeThinking
Tools Idea Grid
Bread Meat Top’g Veg Fruit Snack Dessert
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CreativeThinking
ToolsS.C.A.M.P.E.R.
SCAMPER
- Substitute - Combine- Adapt- Magnify, Minify- Put to Other Uses- Eliminate- Reverse
1. Play it safe
2. Know your limitations : pigeonhole yourself
3. It's just a job, keep your mouth shut
4. Show you're the smartest guy in the room, make skepticism your middle name
5. Be the tough guy, demand to see the data
6. Respect history, always give the past \ the benefit of the doubt
7. Stop the madness before it can get started
1. Play it safe
2. Know your limitations : pigeonhole yourself
3. It's just a job, keep your mouth shut
4. Show you're the smartest guy in the room, make skepticism your middle name
5. Be the tough guy, demand to see the data
6. Respect history, always give the past \ the benefit of the doubt
7. Stop the madness before it can get started
Uncreative
Uncreative
8. Been there, done that. Use experience as a weapon
9. Keep your eyes closed... your mind too
10. Assume there is no problem
11. Underestimate your customers
12. Be a mentor, give sound advice to people who for you
13. Be suspicious of the "creatives"
14. When all else fails, act like a grown-up
8. Been there, done that. Use experience as a weapon
9. Keep your eyes closed... your mind too
10. Assume there is no problem
11. Underestimate your customers
12. Be a mentor, give sound advice to people who for you
13. Be suspicious of the "creatives"
14. When all else fails, act like a grown-up
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NandriTerima Kasih
Thank you lahNo worry mate
GrazieAbrigado
GraciasOrigato
DankeMerciGratis
Xie xie ni
Contact information
Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSPCre8ng People, Places & PossibilitiesP. O. Box 5805Athens, Georgia 30604
[email protected] [email protected]://www.cre8ng.com/