4. Make an ideas wall. Put up ideas when they pop into
your mind.
When you study the wall now and then, try to make
connections between the ideas.
Adapted from
https://issuu.com/rosalythr/docs/what_is_creativity_the_bookv2
Page 32.
6. When you are tired at a time during a day, try
using that time to do a brainstorming exercise.
http://bigthink.com/natalie-shoemaker/5-exercises-to-help-boost-creativity-divergent-thinking
9. Step # 1
Think of a problem you have.
Step # 2
Try out an idea that can help solve the problem.
Step # 3
If it doesn’t work, try something else.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial-and-error
12. During the next 2 minutes, please draw
and/or write - in the circles - as many
new services or products of a company
you work for or want to work for.
Inspired by Tim Brown.
http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_brown_on_creativity_and_play.html
20. The team / department, who copies an idea
from another team / department and uses it to
create more value, gets a prize.
Part A
https://hbr.org/2012/12/a-simpler-way-to-get-employees-to-share.html
21. The team / department, that gets
an idea copied by another team /
department, also gets a prize.
Part B
https://hbr.org/2012/12/a-simpler-way-to-get-employees-to-share.html
22. When people in team A observe how
people in team B and C etc. do their work,
they may learn to do other things and/or
do things differently.
https://hbr.org/ideacast/2016/07/teaching-creativity-to-leaders
24. Very successful initiatives like the music event ”Barely Opera”,
http://www.rickshawstop.com/event/793735-barely-opera-san-francisco/,
show that constraints can help speed up creative thinking.
Examples of constraints:
Make the event happen in 2 weeks.
Ticket price: Maximum USD 10.
https://hbr.org/2016/06/what-design-thinking-is-doing-for-the-san-francisco-opera
https://medium.com/stanford-d-school/want-some-creativity-crank-up-the-constraints-5728a988a635#.qz4brozij
25. 1. Which constraints cannot be ignored now?
2. Which constraints can be ignored now?
https://hbr.org/ideacast/2016/07/teaching-creativity-to-leaders
27. Step A
Please think about a problem you have at the moment.
Step B
Imagine what each of these people would do if he or she had
the same problem:
What would the person, you have a problem with, do?
What would your best friend do?
What would the best teacher, you ever had, do?
30. Research shows that bringing together individuals
with diverse backgrounds can enhance the flow
of ideas, making people more open to new
information and finding ways to integrate it into
solutions.
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-discipline-of-creativity/
31. What about inviting an external person to your next meeting?
http://designshack.co.uk/articles/inspiration/10-tips-for-effective-creative-brainstorming
http://www.destination-innovation.com/articles/top-tips-for-a-great-brainstorm-session/
44. Question # 1
How many squares can you find in the picture
on the next page?
Question # 2
How did you arrive at this number?
https://hbr.org/2013/04/whats-the-connection-between-c
48. Step A
Please think about a problem you have at the moment.
Step B
Now think about how you would have solved / solve the problem
10 years ago.
10 years from now.
51. Composer Steve Reich took a ride in the
subway around New York when he was stuck.
Inspired by
http://thinkjarcollective.com/tools/creative-practice-tips-from-brian-eno/
55. Research shows that doing 30 minutes of aerobic exercise
increases our ability to solve problems creatively.
The effect lasts for up to 2 hours after we've finished
exercising.
http://www.fastcompany.com/3061704/five-surprising-science-backed-ways-to-boost-your-creativity
56. Research shows that people people, who
exercise 4 times a week, are able to think
more creatively.
http://everybodywalk.org/read/1468-lacking-inspiration-exercise-found-to-boost-creativity.html
57. Exercise stimulates neurogenesis within the hippocampus.
This means that exercise will increase the a person’s ability
to form creative ideas within the brain.
http://www.medicaldaily.com/pulse/improving-creative-process-may-be-one-benefits-exercise-352536
60. Step A
Take a shower.
Step B
Relax. Let your mind wander.
Inspired by
http://thinkjarcollective.com/tools/creative-practice-tips-from-brian-eno/
61. When you are showering alone, you're in
a personal space, free from negative
feedback, quizzical stares, and other
distractions.
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20031001/strategies.html
63. As we scrub under the shower, our minds
revert to a sort of neutral state in which
we are receptive to issues or themes
that bother us or that are unresolved.
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20031001/strategies.html
66. While standing under the shade of an
apple tree, Sir Isaac Newton saw an
apple fall to the ground.
Newton asked himself questions:
Why should that apple always descend
perpendicularly to the ground? Why
should it not go sideways, or upwards,
but constantly to the earth’s center?
The concept of gravity was born.
http://jamesclear.com/creative-thinking
71. Acting like a kid and questioning everything,
you'll come up with the most unexpected insights.
http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2010/10/how-to-quickly-and-easily-be-more-creative/
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-unlock-your-creativity-according-to-science-2016-9?IR=T/#get-out-4
73. Write down 5 acts that constitute personal
risk-taking upon which you promise to act.
Then fold the paper into a pea and place it in
your pocket.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-one-lifespan/201209/cultivating-creativity-in-the-classroom
74. Creativity method # 24
Imagine you are on a date with
a person you find attractive
75. Research shows that if people imagine themselves
being on a date with a person they find attractive,
they think more creatively.
http://www.fastcompany.com/3061704/five-surprising-science-backed-ways-to-boost-your-creativity