This presentation was given to the San Diego Inventors Forum in August 2009 and is a very short summary of the ExplodingCreativity.com podcast and blog up to that point. The audio presentation is at http://explodingcreativity.com/2009/08/episode-11-san-diego-inventors-forum-august-2009-presentation.

1. Fundamentals of Creativity Presented By Bob Sharp [email_address] August 13 th , 2009 http://explodingcreativity.com

5. Left-Brain Right-Brain Analytical Creative Logical Thinks in pictures Speech Flashes of insight Breaks things down into parts Sees things as a whole

13. Example Mind Map

15. SCAMPER Substitute Process, procedure, rule, people, place, time, color, approach, part, shape, texture, sound, smell, name, people’s feelings or attitudes Combine Ideas, purposes, parts, assortments, materials, people, appeals talents combined or merged; can a blend be created Adapt Different context, other ideas, circumstances, what can be copied or imitated, who can be emulated, what different contexts can the subject be put in to Magnify Minify Modify Larger, extended, exaggerated, overstated; time added; higher, longer, stronger Smaller, restricted, understated, streamlined; less time, slower, lighter Altered for the better; meaning, plan, process, shape, package, name change Put to other uses New uses, other markets or industries, or any other uses if the thing is modified somehow; used by people other than those it was originally intended for Eliminate What can be omitted, divided, split-up, separated into different components; what rules or processes can be eliminated; simplification; eliminate waste Reverse Rearrange Opposites, negatives, turned around, backwards, upside down; reverse roles Other arrangement, parts interchanged, other pattern or layout or sequence, changed pace or schedule

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