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The Creative Method and Systems v2
                      a toolkit for the age of ideas




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                                                   Jason Theodor
                                                  Creative Director




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The Creative Method & Systems — Chaos & Creativity edition
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I facilitates ideas. I direct the
                            creation of communications so that
                            they solve a specific client problem
                            or need using the appropriate
                            digital channels, and then I oversee
                            the output of designers, art
                            directors, copywriters, information
                            architects, user experience experts,
                            programmers, planners and
                            marketing scientists, all the while
                            keeping the bigger vision in mind.

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The Creative Method & Systems
                           is my attempt to describe creativity




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Creativity means
                                                  not copying.
                                                  Jacques Maximin, chef




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Creativity is
                                                  effective novelty
                                                  Michele & Robert Root-Bernstein,
                                                  Psychology Today




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Creativity is
                                                  coming up with
                                                  something new
                                                  by letting go of
                                                  convention.
                                                  Kenneth Heilman, neurologist

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Creativity is
                                                  the ability to
                                                  restructure one’s
                                                  understanding of
                                                  a situation in a
                                                  non-obvious way.
                                                  Dr. John Kounios




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Creativity is
                                                  kind of like
                                                  pornography—
                                                  you know it
                                                  when you see it.
                                                  Dr. Rex Jung




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Unlike many
                                                  phenomena in
                                                  science, there is no
                                                  single, authoritative
                                                  perspective or
                                                  definition of
                                                  creativity.
                                                  Wikipedia




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The Scientific Method
                                                    Focus
                                                   Observe
                                                 Hypothesize
                                                 Experiment
                                                  Evaluate


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The Scientific Method
                           is expressed from the outside in,
                         trying to understand existing things,
                               and put them in a tidy box.




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Creativity is not like that.




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The Creative Method
                               is expressed from the inside out,
                                trying to make new things, and
                                  forget there ever was a box.




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It’s about the
                                                     ACTION
                                             of creating something
                                              that never existed.




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It’s about the
                                                 CONNECTION
                                                of this act to our
                                             culture and humanity




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It’s about
                                                  DEVIATION
                                              from the default path
                                              by forging a new one.




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Scientific Method vs Creative Method
                     Two very different approaches


                                                 th  od     Creativ
                                   S cientific Me                   e Metho
                                                                          d

                                              Focus         Focus
                                           Observe         Act
                                        Hy pothesize       Connect
                                        E xperiment       Deviate
                                           Evaluate       Evaluate


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Recipe for Creative Success:
                                           Have a focus.
                                            Just do it
                                          Find meaning
                                         Think different
                                          Stay on target.




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The Creative Method
                                                                       Preparation Phase
                                                                       Definition of Problem or Goal
                                                                       Focus Methods used to
                                                                       provide insight and direction


                               Induction Phase
                           Brainstorming Quantity
                            Action Methods used to
                                      break barriers

                                                                            Analysis Phase
                                                                            Organizing Quality Ideas
                                                                            Connection Methods used to
                                                                            strengthen bonds
                                           Synthesis Phase
                                 Creating a uniQue Expression
                                    Deviation Methods used to
                                          escape default settings
                                                                    Evaluation Phase
                                                                    Judge and Purge Ideas Against Focus
                                                                    Creative Success Meter used to
                                                                    rate and rank creative work

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Elements of Science


                                   Observation    Hypothesis Experimentation




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Elements of Creativity


                                              Action Connection Deviation




                                                  do     glue     skew




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Action
                                        ‘do’
                                      Quantity
                                 breaking barriers
                     leads to simple, smart, well-crafted work

                                            Pablo Picasso
                                      created over 50,000 works

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Connection
                                       ‘glue’
                                      Quality
                             strengthening bonds
                  leads to familiar, resonant, shareable work

                                    Pablo Picasso’s Guernica
                                 depicts the anguish of civil war

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Deviation
                                      ‘skew’
                                  uniQueness
                               forging new paths
                  leads to original, flexible, challenging work

                                    Pablo Picasso’s Bull Sketches
                                     go in unexpected directions

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Elements of Creativity
                     Put the three elements together and you have magical powers




                                                                          Connection

                                       Action
                                                            magic




                                                                      Deviation



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Not all of us have these
                                    3 elements in equal measure




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Strengthening Weaknesses
                     bash barriers, strengthen ties, take unmarked paths




                                    barriers               superficiality   default




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Strengthening Weaknesses
                     bash barriers, strengthen ties, take unmarked paths




                                    Some of us have a hard time getting things started.
                                    There are simply too many barriers in our way.
                                    We are weak on action.




                                    barriers               superficiality       default




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Strengthening Weaknesses
                     bash barriers, strengthen ties, take unmarked paths



                                  Some of us have a hard time giving things real meaning.
                                   We focus on the superficial instead of the fundamental.
                                                We are weak on connection.




                                    barriers               superficiality      default




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Strengthening Weaknesses
                     bash barriers, strengthen ties, take unmarked paths



                                             Some of us have a hard time being original.
                              We default to status quo, the ‘normal’ way of doing things.
                                                               We are weak on deviation.




                                    barriers               superficiality      default




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What are your strengths &
                                             weaknesses?

                                        I have identified 8 general
                                              creative types.

                                   Which one are you? Let’s take
                                           a quick test.

                                            Get out a pen & paper*
                                       *If you don’t have a pen & paper, see “Capture,
                                           Catalogue, Review” in the Focus section.


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Creative Type Analyzer
                     which creative type are you?

                              Taker                  Mimic     Empath     Crazy




                            Dreamer                 Outsider   Producer   Maker

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1. When you see great creative
                               work you:
                            a) Immediately start creating
                               something
                            b) Take it all in, but do nothing.
                            c) Ponder its intrinsic meaning
                            d) Imagine how you would have
                               done it differently.


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2. The most important thing
                               about my creative work is:

                            a) That I’m doing it
                            b) Nothing — it’s not a priority
                            c) That it resonates with other
                               people
                            d) That nobody has ever done it
                               before


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3. At the start of a new project you:
                            a) Never have difficulty getting
                               started
                            b) Give up because you don’t really
                               know what to do
                            c) Do a lot of research (you <3
                               Wikipedia)
                            d) Experiment with a large variety
                               of options

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4. Which statement(s) do you
                               identify strongly with:
                            a) I always have a creative project
                               on the go
                            b) I prefer to relax by watching TV
                            c) I find it easy to empathize with
                               others
                            d) If people knew all of my ideas
                               they would probably lock me up


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5. Choose all that apply
                               (answer truthfully!):
                            a) I usually finish what I start
                            b) I’m not a very creative person
                            c) I am very interested in other
                               races, cultures and religions
                            d) I wear ‘strange’ like a badge of
                               honour


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6. Choose all that apply:

                            a) I make many, many versions of
                               my art before I’m satisfied
                            b) I’m just glad to get a project
                               over with so I can watch a game
                               on the Television
                            c) I’m never happy until a project
                               ‘feels’ right
                            d) If something I’ve made has been
                               done before, I change it or set it
                               on fire

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Add up your totals:
                                          a=___ b=___ c=___ d=___

                               Now subtract b from a, c and d:
                                  a-b=___ c-b=___ d-b=___

                                                  Your creative type:
                     If your total for a letter is 0, 1, 2 or 3 use a lowercase letter (a, c, or d).
                         If your total is 4, 5, or 6 than use an uppercase letter (A, C, or D)


                                                      ___ ___ ___
                                                     a or A c or C d or D




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Your creative type:
                                                      ___ ___ ___
                                                     a or A c or C d or D



                                  a   c   d
                                 ___ ___ ___                          a    C   D
                                                                      ___ ___ ___
                                           Taker                            Dreamer
                                  A   c   d
                                 ___ ___ ___                          A    c   D
                                                                      ___ ___ ___
                                           Mimic                            Outsider
                                  a   C   d
                                 ___ ___ ___                          A    C   d
                                                                      ___ ___ ___
                                         Empath                             Producer
                                  a   c   D
                                 ___ ___ ___                          A    C   D
                                                                      ___ ___ ___
                                           Crazy                             Maker


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The 8 Creative Types
                              Taker                Mimic     Empath     Crazy
                                acd                 Acd        aCd       acD




                            Dreamer               Outsider   Producer   Maker
                                aCD                 AcD        ACd       ACD



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Taker
                     watches gameshows                                              a c d




                                                  A Taker just consumes what
                                                  is put in front of him. He is
                                                  rarely interesting in creating
                                                  anything but a sandwich.
                                                  (eg. most North Americans)




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Mimic
                     mimic                                                      A c d




                                                  A Mimic can copy anything,
                                                  but doesn’t understand a
                                                  work’s greater significance.
                                                  He has a hard time coming
                                                  up with ideas on his own.
                                                  (eg. Counterfeiter)




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Empath
                     more than a feeling                                          a C d




                                                  An Empath has an intimate
                                                  grasp of culture and the
                                                  human condition, but cannot
                                                  translate this into concrete
                                                  or original ideas.
                                                  (eg. That person who cries at
                                                  parties)




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Crazy
                     mr out of left field                                          a c D




                                                  A Crazy is all over the place.
                                                  She is constantly thinking,
                                                  but her strange ideas have no
                                                  focus and are very hard to
                                                  relate to. She never finishes
                                                  anything she starts.
                                                  (eg. Your cousins kid)




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Dreamer
                     nothing but a dreamer                                        a C D




                                                  A Dreamer is full of
                                                  wonderful, creative ideas but
                                                  has a very difficult time
                                                  finishing what they start. He
                                                  is often too intimidated by
                                                  reality and prefers the warm
                                                  solace of his mind.




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Outsider
                     always looking in                                            A c D




                                                  The Outsider is disconnected
                                                  from culture either through
                                                  choice or affliction, but this
                                                  doesn’t stop him from
                                                  creating large quantities of
                                                  strange, inaccessible works.
                                                  (eg. Wesley Willis, Henry
                                                  Darger)




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Producer
                     get ‘er done                                                A C d




                                                  A Producer is very good at
                                                  making things happen and
                                                  creating things people like,
                                                  even if they aren’t very
                                                  original. Her work is often
                                                  described as ‘churned out’.
                                                  (eg. Danielle Steel, Robert
                                                  Bateman)




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Maker
                     busy making cool stuff you’ll like                              A C D




                                                          A Maker is a rare and
                                                          balanced artist who is
                                                          prolific, relevant, and
                                                          original.
                                                          (eg. Lady Gaga, Picasso)




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Strengthen your weakest elements.

                             Build creative teams by combining
                              creative strengths of individuals.




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Strengthening Weaknesses
                     fight barriers, fight superficiality, fight default




                                    routinize                      entangle   meander




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But before we tackle the elements
                         individually, you can strengthen all
                        your creative elements by working on
                                        Focus.




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Focus
                                                   ‘cue’



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Chance favours
                                                  the prepared mind.
                                                  Louis Pasteur




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Capture Catalogue Review




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Capture
                     Carry a fast, omnipresent, accessible capturing device.




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Capture
                     Plane hits Truck, Guatemala, 1976




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Catalogue
                     File all ideas to make them findable and useful.




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Catalogue
                     Piles vs Stacks




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Review
                     Appraise your ideas regularly.




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Review
                     Ideas have a shelf life.




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Focus
                     a creative brief in 4 parts



                                                          Key Message
                                                  What is the most important thing to convey?




                                                  What             Who               Why
                                           is the challenge?      is this for?       do this?



                                   cha$enge statement           target audience     purpose statement




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Key Message
                                     The Creative Method and Systems can help you
                                     be a more creative person.

                                     WHAT: Challenge Statement
                                     Define creativity. Help others identify their
                                     creative strengths and weaknesses. Provide
                                     tools for improving and enabling creativity.

                                     WHO: Target
                                     Anyone intent on making interesting original
                                     things. Could be an artist, musician, art director,
                                     designer, writer, entrepreneur, investment
                                     banker, inventor.

                                     WHY: Purpose statement
                                     To inspire and enable better creative output in
                                     the universe.


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Darkroom
                     Studies show that people are better prepared for insight into a
                     problem after a short mental break. In this era of ubiquitous
                     connectivity, email, IMs, and social media saturation it does your brain
                     well to reboot on occasion.




                                                         1. Find a dark, relaxed space and mute
                                                            all your equipment.
                                                         2. Close your eyes.
                                                         3. Concentrate on breathing deeply
                                                         4. Ignore your own thoughts as if they
                                                            were clouds.




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How to BS* Better                                          oto: ‘Playingw
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                     a simple guide to better *brainstorming           flickr ph




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                             Get out                        d  on them.
                                              ideas. Buil
                             Creat e lots of
                                       e verything
                              Capture



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How to BS* Better
                     a simple guide to better *brainstorming




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Types of BS*
                     Quantity, Quality, and uniQueness




                              Ideation (induction)
                           Brainstorming for Quantity




                                                                       Problem Solving (analysis)
                                                                       Connecting & Grouping Quality Ideas




                                        Innovation (synthesis)
                                 Pushing Ideas into uniQue Territory



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‘do’



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Action is about doing.
                                     The act of creation.
                           It is about learning how to fail well.
                          It is a journey of ten-thousand steps.
                                    It is moving forward.




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If Action is about doing, than
                               the weakest of us— the Empaths,
                               the Crazies, and the Dreamers—
                                 need to break our inertia and
                                     build up momentum.




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Common barriers:
                                                        Time
                                                     Doubt/Fear
                                                   Procrastination
                                                     Distraction




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To break down barriers
                                            you need one of these.

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Barrier vs Routine
                     Pesky barriers are resistant to random attacks




                                                            Barrier


                                            0                         1




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Barrier vs Routine
                     But a barrier cannot hold up to a persistent routine




                                                  Routine
                                            0                               1




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Systems

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I must create a
                                                  system or be
                                                  enslaved by
                                                  another man’s.
                                                  William Blake




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David Allen’s System
                     getting things done




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Scott Belsky’s System
                     the action method




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Twyla Tharp’s System
                     a cardboard box




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Ben Franklin’s System
                     Focus & Reflection




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Once you break through your
                                   barriers (or get around them,
                                   or use them) you can use that
                                       momentum to improve
                                             your craft.

                                              Action begets genius.




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10,000 hours is
                                                  equivalent to
                                                  roughly 3 hours a
                                                  day, or 20 hours a
                                                  week, of practice
                                                  over 10 years… No
                                                  one has yet found a
                                                  case in which true
                                                  world-class expertise
                                                  was accomplished in
                                                  less time.
                                                  Malcolm Gladwell quoting
                                                  Daniel Levitin

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As you put in the hours of doing…

                Your work becomes simpler to execute, and
                to explain due to your increased exposure.

                    Your work becomes smarter as you learn
                      best practices from previous failures.

                Your work becomes well-crafted because of
                      the sheer time put against it.

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Gladwell Genius Development Tracker
                     Use this handy dandy chart for the next decade. Print on non-yellowing acid-free paper.


                                                                                        Only 9083 more
                                                                                         hours to go!




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Action Methods

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focused on quantity

                                                     break inertia
                                                    aid in ideation
                                                    provide variety




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The Creative Method
                                                                       Preparation Phase
                                                                       Definition of Problem or Goal
                                                                       Focus Methods used to
                                                                       provide insight and direction


                               Induction Phase
                           Brainstorming Quantity
                            Action Methods used to
                                      break barriers

                                                                            Analysis Phase
                                                                            Organizing Quality Ideas
                                                                            Connection Methods used to
                                                                            strengthen bonds
                                           Synthesis Phase
                                 Creating a uniQue Expression
                                    Deviation Methods used to
                                          escape default settings
                                                                    Evaluation Phase
                                                                    Judge and Purge Ideas Against Focus
                                                                    Creative Success Meter used to
                                                                    rate and rank creative work

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Streaming
                     “Just do it.” Don’t think, just do. No judgement, no self-censorship, no
                     hesitation, no stopping until the allocated time is up.




                                                         1. Start a creative exercise.
                                                         2. Don’t judge, censor, hesitate.
                                                         3. Don’t let yourself stop until the time
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When I [hear] the
                                                  word “stream”
                                                  uttered with such a
                                                  revolting primness,
                                                  what I think of is
                                                  urine and not the
                                                  contemporary novel.
                                                  James Joyce on the Stream of
                                                  Consciousness writing method




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10 Ideas in 10 Minutes™
                     This exercise is a great way to push over the barriers of time,
                     procrastination and distraction in one concentrated sprint of ideation.




                                                        1. Block off 10 minutes of
                                                           uninterrupted time and start the
                                                           clock
                                                        2. Write one or more ideas every
                                                           minute for 10 minutes straight
                                                        3. Every idea counts and you must
                                                           write down something even if it is
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                     Ways to Illustrate Creative Elements




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                     Mass quantity eventually yields quality.
                     Helps build up Connection and Deviation skills as well, because it
                     forces you to dig deeper to find stronger connections, and to forge
                     new paths to find more ideas.




                                                        1. Spend the time to write every single
                                                           idea you can think of around the
                                                           focus. Then think of more.
                                                        2. Exhaust all possibilities, then think
                                                           of more.
                                                        3. When you get to 100 ideas (per
                                                           person) you can stop.




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Genius is 1% inspiration,
                     99% perspiration.
                     Thomas A. Edison




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                     photography                  with what
                                                  happens when
                                                  someone stays in
                                                  the same place
                                                  and you took the
                                                  same picture
                                                  over and over
                                                  and it would be
                                                  different, every
                                                  single frame.
                                                  Annie Leibovitz, photographer

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Connection is the ‘glue’, the meaning,
                        that bonds the fabric of our culture, of
                             our emotions, of our humanity.
                             It is imagination and empathy.
                         It is the threading of things together.
                             It is the right pieces to make a
                                      greater whole.




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If Connection is about bonding,
                                   than the weakest of us— the
                                 Mimics, the Crazies, and the
                                Outsiders— need to get past the
                                superficial, the anti-social, and
                                     explore deeper meaning.




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Common bonding agents:
                                           Imagination
                                             Empathy
                                              History
                                              Culture




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Trendy vs Legendary
                     Thin shallow (superficial) content cannot compete longterm with rich deep content.




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As you strengthen the bonds…

                                Your work is familiar because it
                                   contains universal truths.

                                Your work is resonant as it taps
                                  into basic human emotion.

                               Your work is shareable by virtue
                                    of being a great story.

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                                                   link ideas
                                           strengthen the message
                                               tell great stories




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The Creative Method
                                                                       Preparation Phase
                                                                       Definition of Problem or Goal
                                                                       Focus Methods used to
                                                                       provide insight and direction


                               Induction Phase
                           Brainstorming Quantity
                            Action Methods used to
                                      break barriers

                                                                            Analysis Phase
                                                                            Organizing Quality Ideas
                                                                            Connection Methods used to
                                                                            strengthen bonds
                                           Synthesis Phase
                                 Creating a uniQue Expression
                                    Deviation Methods used to
                                          escape default settings
                                                                    Evaluation Phase
                                                                    Judge and Purge Ideas Against Focus
                                                                    Creative Success Meter used to
                                                                    rate and rank creative work

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Connect-the-Thoughts
                     Choose a focus.What comes to mind? Write these words down and connect them to
                     the focus. Now what do those words remind you of? Try to exhaust either your brain
                     or the available space. Explore the edges for more interesting, connected stories or
                     threads.Works with The Law of 1%




                                                       1. Pick a focus
                                                       2. Connect that focus to a few other ideas
                                                       3. Each idea might branch out into new ideas.
                                                       4. Follow each thread until you find something
                                                          unexpected




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                     Connect-the-Thoughts




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Tangentometry
                     The imprecise geometry of rabbit holes.We all go off on tangents sometimes. Connect
                     the thoughts is about controlled connections but sometimes we jump from idea to
                     idea, especially online: clicking from link to link to link as we do ‘research’.This is also
                     called a rabbit hole, perhaps after the hole in Alice in Wonderland that’s full of random
                     objects and feels completely endless.




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                     Natural progression.To make tangents useful you have to tie them up
                     and make them eat their own tail. If done correctly it can become a
                     great story that makes you look quite clever.




                                                       1. Begin with a research topic or focus.
                                                       2. At every juncture, or tangent,
                                                          capture it.
                                                       3. Ask yourself if it relates back to the
                                                          original topic or focus.
                                                       4. If it does, connect it to create a
                                                          closed loop, a strange wandering
                                                          story that doubles back on itself.
                             Tangentagon               5. If it doesn’t, keep going.


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                     Gravitons and Alchemy

                     focus: science is still a mystery
                     Gravitational force still cannot be
                     fully understood
                     Gravity is represented by an apple
                     An apple represents temptation in
                     Judaeo-Christian mythology
                     The snake did the tempting and
                     was punished to crawl on his belly
                     for eternity
                     There is an ancient symbol of a
                     snake eating its own tail
                     Ouroboros has come to represent
                     alchemy
                     Alchemy is the blurry line
                     between science and magic
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                     Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David were Masters of the Tangentagon




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Tangentagram
                     Forces you to make connections between objects, to imagine new
                     scenarios, to tell new stories. Also strengthens Deviation.




                                                      1. Take an arbitrary collection of
                                                         images/objects/ideas.
                                                      2. Use all objects in a linear story that
                                                         ends with the first object used


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Through the Looking Glass
                     This is an exercise in perspective. Choose a focus, now instead of
                     trying to find solutions, try to make it worse. How could you alienate
                     people? How could you make this terrible? What would it take to
                     destroy this project and have everyone hate you? Do the opposite.
                     Thought reversal. Psych!



                                                        1. Choose a focus.
                                                        2. Write down scenarios that would
                                                           make your idea or project fail. Write
                                                           down your worst, most destructive
                                                           ideas.
                                                        3. Examine which of these ‘bad’ ideas
                                                           you could fix and make work in your
                                                           favour.
Works with: Action Method
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                     Sun Fizz annimated mascot is terrifyingly real




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Deviation is the ‘skew’ that knocks
                             your work on its own angle.
                             It’s about breaking default.
                            It’s about not being normal.
                     It’s about taking the path less travelled.
                     It’s about expressing yourself in unique,
                            unexpected ways by altering
                               (or finding) your voice.



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If Deviation is about new
                              pathways, than the weakest of us
                              — the Mimics, the Empaths, and
                              the Producers— need to take the
                               time to explore directions we’ve
                                      never taken before.




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Common Anomalies:
                                              Lying & Make believe
                                               Forced Perspectives
                                                Distortion Lenses
                                                    Mutations




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What is an Outlier?
                     Learn how to be an outlier, a statistical anomaly. Be an original. A beautiful and unique
                     snowflake. Not all mutations are good. Most die off. But the right ones can change the
                     course of evolution.




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                     Our entire lives we are trained to be smart. Smart at school, smart at work. Smart
                     means fast and efficient. It means quick, correct answers to specific questions.




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                     Creativity is slow and meandering. It needs time to percolate and permeate. It needs
                     time to wander and explore, to discover. And sometimes it doesn’t want to stop at
                     the intended destination or answer.




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                     Creativity is slow and meandering. It needs time to percolate and permeate. It needs
                     time to wander and explore, to discover. And sometimes it doesn’t want to stop at
                     the intended destination or answer.




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               The Creative Method & Systems v2                                                         JasonTheodor.com
  the
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Method
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Two roads
                                                  diverged in a
                                                  wood, and I—
                                                  I took the one
                                                  less traveled by,
                                                  And that has
                                                  made all the
                                                  difference.
                                                  Robert Frost




               The Creative Method & Systems v2                       JasonTheodor.com
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Method
 and systems
As you forge new the paths…

                       Your work is original because it hasn’t
                          been expressed that way before.

                       Your work is flexible because you have
                            viewed it from every angle.

                           Your work is challenging because it
                           transforms those who experience it.

               The Creative Method & Systems v2                   JasonTheodor.com
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Method
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Deviation Methods

               The Creative Method & Systems v2          JasonTheodor.com
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Method
 and systems
focused on uniQueness

                                                    make things up
                                                     break default
                                                  look at things anew




               The Creative Method & Systems v2                         JasonTheodor.com
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Method
 and systems
The Creative Method
                                                                       Preparation Phase
                                                                       Definition of Problem or Goal
                                                                       Focus Methods used to
                                                                       provide insight and direction


                               Induction Phase
                           Brainstorming Quantity
                            Action Methods used to
                                      break barriers

                                                                            Analysis Phase
                                                                            Organizing Quality Ideas
                                                                            Connection Methods used to
                                                                            strengthen bonds
                                           Synthesis Phase
                                 Creating a uniQue Expression
                                    Deviation Methods used to
                                          escape default settings
                                                                    Evaluation Phase
                                                                    Judge and Purge Ideas Against Focus
                                                                    Creative Success Meter used to
                                                                    rate and rank creative work

               The Creative Method & Systems v2                                                           JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Asynchronous Q+A
                     Answer a different question, just like politicians.This is a preparation
                     exercise, not ideal for coming up with ideas, but good for making the
                     mind more malleable.




                                                          1. Everyone gets a piece of paper.
                                                          2. Write a question on the paper. Any questions.
                                                             The first one that comes to mind.
                                                          3. Fold paper in half and pass it to the person on

                     Q≠A
                                                             your left.
                                                          4. Take the new paper and on it write the answer
                                                             to your previous question(without opening it).
                                                          5. Pass to your left again.
Works with: Action Method                                 6. Open the paper and read the strange
10 Ideas in 10 Minutes                                       combinations out loud.


               The Creative Method & Systems v2                                                   JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Asynchronous Q+A
                     You didn’t answer my question.



                              Is there a              Why is the sky blue?
                             human soul?



                      The atmosphere                    It depends who
                      filters out all but               you ask. It’s very
                     the blue spectrum.                  hard to prove.


               The Creative Method & Systems v2                       JasonTheodor.com
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Shining New Thing
                     A trap (object) that catches mice (function) and is ‘better’ (description).
                     This is another exercise for pushing your brain in new directions.




                                                    1. Prepare 30+ small scraps of paper
                                                    2. Write 10 random objects (eg TRAP)
                                                    3. Building on those 10 objects, in a separate pile
                    function                           write the function of each of these objects. What
                                                       does it do? (eg CATCHES MICE)
                  description
                                                    4. Building on the same 10 objects, and in the last
                       object                          pile, write a description of each object. What
                                                       does it look like? What is it made of? (eg WOOD)
                                                    5. Draw one random scrap from each pile.
Works with: Action Method
10 Ideas in 10 Minutes                              6. Put together and describe your new invention.

               The Creative Method & Systems v2                                                    JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Shining New Thing
                      Picking the random Object, Description, and Function




                    Objects                             Descriptions            Functions


                toaster                                 steel                crisps bread
                stem cells                               cultured             reverse aging
mobile phone                                        palm-sized               transfer images




                The Creative Method & Systems v2                                            JasonTheodor.com
   the
 Creative
 Method
  and systems
Shining New Thing
                     Introducing the MicroDerma Face Toaster




               The Creative Method & Systems v2                JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Misassociationalism
                     the art of telling a big fat lie




                                        ∞               1. Make sh*t up




Works with: Action Methods Streaming, 10 Ideas in 10 Minutes
and Connection Methods Connect the Thoughts, Through the Looking Glass


               The Creative Method & Systems v2                           JasonTheodor.com
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Creative
Method
 and systems
Misassociationalism
                     John Hodgman: lier lier pants on fire extraordinaire




               The Creative Method & Systems v2                             JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Misassociationalism
                     Pretend you are four years old. What would these signs mean to you?




               The Creative Method & Systems v2                                            JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Misassociationalism
                     Pretend you are four years old. What would these signs mean to you?




                                  get big or little box                   ice cube elf

               The Creative Method & Systems v2                                            JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Content on Content
                     Content on Content




                                                  1. Take any existing idea and look at it
                                                     through a different ‘lens’
                                                  2. This lens could be an unrelated
                                                     genre, topic, or structure.
                                                  3. Express the old idea in a new way
                                                     through this new lens.
                                                  4. Examine the unexpected results.
Works with: Action Method 10 Ideas in 10 Minutes
and Connection Method Through the Looking Glass


               The Creative Method & Systems v2                                              JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Content on Content
                     Hello Kitty Bones by Michael Paulus
                     Cartoon Characters filtered through Anatomy




               The Creative Method & Systems v2                    JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Content on Content
                     Hello Kitty Bones by Michael Paulus
                     Cartoon Characters filtered through Anatomy




               The Creative Method & Systems v2                    JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Content on Content
                     Toon Museum by Hyungkoo Lee
                     Cartoon Characters filtered through Anatomy filtered through Dinosaur Museum




               The Creative Method & Systems v2                                                     JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Through the Looking Glass
                     Garfield minus Garfield by Dan Walsh (with Jim Davis’ blessing)
                     Main Character filtered out of the content.




               The Creative Method & Systems v2                                        JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Through the Looking Glass
                     Garfield minus Garfield by Dan Walsh (with Jim Davis’ blessing)
                     Main Character filtered out of the content.




               The Creative Method & Systems v2                                        JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Content on Content
                     Public domain defiled




               The Creative Method & Systems v2   JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Content on Content
                     Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
                     Classic Literature filtered through Horror filtered through iPhone Apps




               The Creative Method & Systems v2                                                JasonTheodor.com
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Creative
Method
 and systems
Evaluation
                                                    ‘review’



               The Creative Method & Systems v2                JasonTheodor.com
  the
Creative
Method
 and systems
Capture all of your ideas and scraps
                        and brainstorming debris. Put the best
                        ones forward.

                        Look for Quantity Quality uniQueness

                        Are they genius? Are they magical?
                        It’s time to judge them.


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The Creative Method v2

  • 1. The Creative Method and Systems v2 a toolkit for the age of ideas The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
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  • 3. @jted Jason Theodor Creative Director The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 4. The Creative Method & Systems — Chaos & Creativity edition the Creative Method and systems
  • 5. I facilitates ideas. I direct the creation of communications so that they solve a specific client problem or need using the appropriate digital channels, and then I oversee the output of designers, art directors, copywriters, information architects, user experience experts, programmers, planners and marketing scientists, all the while keeping the bigger vision in mind. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
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  • 7. The Creative Method & Systems is my attempt to describe creativity The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 8. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 9. Creativity means not copying. Jacques Maximin, chef The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 10. Creativity is effective novelty Michele & Robert Root-Bernstein, Psychology Today The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 11. Creativity is coming up with something new by letting go of convention. Kenneth Heilman, neurologist The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 12. Creativity is the ability to restructure one’s understanding of a situation in a non-obvious way. Dr. John Kounios The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 13. Creativity is kind of like pornography— you know it when you see it. Dr. Rex Jung The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 14. Unlike many phenomena in science, there is no single, authoritative perspective or definition of creativity. Wikipedia The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 15. The Scientific Method Focus Observe Hypothesize Experiment Evaluate The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 16. The Scientific Method is expressed from the outside in, trying to understand existing things, and put them in a tidy box. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 17. Creativity is not like that. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 18. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 19. The Creative Method is expressed from the inside out, trying to make new things, and forget there ever was a box. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 20. It’s about the ACTION of creating something that never existed. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 21. It’s about the CONNECTION of this act to our culture and humanity The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 22. It’s about DEVIATION from the default path by forging a new one. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 23. Scientific Method vs Creative Method Two very different approaches th od Creativ S cientific Me e Metho d Focus Focus Observe Act Hy pothesize Connect E xperiment Deviate Evaluate Evaluate The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 24. Recipe for Creative Success: Have a focus. Just do it Find meaning Think different Stay on target. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 25. The Creative Method Preparation Phase Definition of Problem or Goal Focus Methods used to provide insight and direction Induction Phase Brainstorming Quantity Action Methods used to break barriers Analysis Phase Organizing Quality Ideas Connection Methods used to strengthen bonds Synthesis Phase Creating a uniQue Expression Deviation Methods used to escape default settings Evaluation Phase Judge and Purge Ideas Against Focus Creative Success Meter used to rate and rank creative work The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 26. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 27. Elements of Science Observation Hypothesis Experimentation The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 28. Elements of Creativity Action Connection Deviation do glue skew The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 29. Action ‘do’ Quantity breaking barriers leads to simple, smart, well-crafted work Pablo Picasso created over 50,000 works The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 30. Connection ‘glue’ Quality strengthening bonds leads to familiar, resonant, shareable work Pablo Picasso’s Guernica depicts the anguish of civil war The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 31. Deviation ‘skew’ uniQueness forging new paths leads to original, flexible, challenging work Pablo Picasso’s Bull Sketches go in unexpected directions The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 32. Elements of Creativity Put the three elements together and you have magical powers Connection Action magic Deviation The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 33. Not all of us have these 3 elements in equal measure The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 34. Strengthening Weaknesses bash barriers, strengthen ties, take unmarked paths barriers superficiality default The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 35. Strengthening Weaknesses bash barriers, strengthen ties, take unmarked paths Some of us have a hard time getting things started. There are simply too many barriers in our way. We are weak on action. barriers superficiality default The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 36. Strengthening Weaknesses bash barriers, strengthen ties, take unmarked paths Some of us have a hard time giving things real meaning. We focus on the superficial instead of the fundamental. We are weak on connection. barriers superficiality default The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 37. Strengthening Weaknesses bash barriers, strengthen ties, take unmarked paths Some of us have a hard time being original. We default to status quo, the ‘normal’ way of doing things. We are weak on deviation. barriers superficiality default The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 38. What are your strengths & weaknesses? I have identified 8 general creative types. Which one are you? Let’s take a quick test. Get out a pen & paper* *If you don’t have a pen & paper, see “Capture, Catalogue, Review” in the Focus section. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 39. Creative Type Analyzer which creative type are you? Taker Mimic Empath Crazy Dreamer Outsider Producer Maker The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 40. 1. When you see great creative work you: a) Immediately start creating something b) Take it all in, but do nothing. c) Ponder its intrinsic meaning d) Imagine how you would have done it differently. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 41. 2. The most important thing about my creative work is: a) That I’m doing it b) Nothing — it’s not a priority c) That it resonates with other people d) That nobody has ever done it before The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 42. 3. At the start of a new project you: a) Never have difficulty getting started b) Give up because you don’t really know what to do c) Do a lot of research (you <3 Wikipedia) d) Experiment with a large variety of options The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 43. 4. Which statement(s) do you identify strongly with: a) I always have a creative project on the go b) I prefer to relax by watching TV c) I find it easy to empathize with others d) If people knew all of my ideas they would probably lock me up The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 44. 5. Choose all that apply (answer truthfully!): a) I usually finish what I start b) I’m not a very creative person c) I am very interested in other races, cultures and religions d) I wear ‘strange’ like a badge of honour The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 45. 6. Choose all that apply: a) I make many, many versions of my art before I’m satisfied b) I’m just glad to get a project over with so I can watch a game on the Television c) I’m never happy until a project ‘feels’ right d) If something I’ve made has been done before, I change it or set it on fire The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 46. Add up your totals: a=___ b=___ c=___ d=___ Now subtract b from a, c and d: a-b=___ c-b=___ d-b=___ Your creative type: If your total for a letter is 0, 1, 2 or 3 use a lowercase letter (a, c, or d). If your total is 4, 5, or 6 than use an uppercase letter (A, C, or D) ___ ___ ___ a or A c or C d or D The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 47. Your creative type: ___ ___ ___ a or A c or C d or D a c d ___ ___ ___ a C D ___ ___ ___ Taker Dreamer A c d ___ ___ ___ A c D ___ ___ ___ Mimic Outsider a C d ___ ___ ___ A C d ___ ___ ___ Empath Producer a c D ___ ___ ___ A C D ___ ___ ___ Crazy Maker The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 48. The 8 Creative Types Taker Mimic Empath Crazy acd Acd aCd acD Dreamer Outsider Producer Maker aCD AcD ACd ACD The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 49. Taker watches gameshows a c d A Taker just consumes what is put in front of him. He is rarely interesting in creating anything but a sandwich. (eg. most North Americans) The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 50. Mimic mimic A c d A Mimic can copy anything, but doesn’t understand a work’s greater significance. He has a hard time coming up with ideas on his own. (eg. Counterfeiter) The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 51. Empath more than a feeling a C d An Empath has an intimate grasp of culture and the human condition, but cannot translate this into concrete or original ideas. (eg. That person who cries at parties) The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 52. Crazy mr out of left field a c D A Crazy is all over the place. She is constantly thinking, but her strange ideas have no focus and are very hard to relate to. She never finishes anything she starts. (eg. Your cousins kid) The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 53. Dreamer nothing but a dreamer a C D A Dreamer is full of wonderful, creative ideas but has a very difficult time finishing what they start. He is often too intimidated by reality and prefers the warm solace of his mind. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 54. Outsider always looking in A c D The Outsider is disconnected from culture either through choice or affliction, but this doesn’t stop him from creating large quantities of strange, inaccessible works. (eg. Wesley Willis, Henry Darger) The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 55. Producer get ‘er done A C d A Producer is very good at making things happen and creating things people like, even if they aren’t very original. Her work is often described as ‘churned out’. (eg. Danielle Steel, Robert Bateman) The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 56. Maker busy making cool stuff you’ll like A C D A Maker is a rare and balanced artist who is prolific, relevant, and original. (eg. Lady Gaga, Picasso) The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 57. Strengthen your weakest elements. Build creative teams by combining creative strengths of individuals. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 58. Strengthening Weaknesses fight barriers, fight superficiality, fight default routinize entangle meander The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 59. But before we tackle the elements individually, you can strengthen all your creative elements by working on Focus. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 60. Focus ‘cue’ The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 61. Chance favours the prepared mind. Louis Pasteur The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 62. Capture Catalogue Review The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 63. Capture Carry a fast, omnipresent, accessible capturing device. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 64. Capture Plane hits Truck, Guatemala, 1976 The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 65. Catalogue File all ideas to make them findable and useful. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 66. Catalogue Piles vs Stacks The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 67. Review Appraise your ideas regularly. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 68. Review Ideas have a shelf life. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 69. Focus a creative brief in 4 parts Key Message What is the most important thing to convey? What Who Why is the challenge? is this for? do this? cha$enge statement target audience purpose statement The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 70. Key Message The Creative Method and Systems can help you be a more creative person. WHAT: Challenge Statement Define creativity. Help others identify their creative strengths and weaknesses. Provide tools for improving and enabling creativity. WHO: Target Anyone intent on making interesting original things. Could be an artist, musician, art director, designer, writer, entrepreneur, investment banker, inventor. WHY: Purpose statement To inspire and enable better creative output in the universe. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 71. Darkroom Studies show that people are better prepared for insight into a problem after a short mental break. In this era of ubiquitous connectivity, email, IMs, and social media saturation it does your brain well to reboot on occasion. 1. Find a dark, relaxed space and mute all your equipment. 2. Close your eyes. 3. Concentrate on breathing deeply 4. Ignore your own thoughts as if they were clouds. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 72. How to BS* Better oto: ‘Playingw ithbrushes’ a simple guide to better *brainstorming flickr ph d) tickies, foo ns, paper, s ug h sup plies (pe the group on Bring eno ilitator to keep ro up optio n) ne utral Fac l participation (g A ppoint a raw out ful s d deadline task and h te immedia of urgency bursts wit alse sense in short create a f Work to ju dgement (tim eboxing) n sorship & : reser ve ce . ALL ideas B end them Get out d on them. ideas. Buil Creat e lots of e verything Capture The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 73. How to BS* Better a simple guide to better *brainstorming The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 74. Types of BS* Quantity, Quality, and uniQueness Ideation (induction) Brainstorming for Quantity Problem Solving (analysis) Connecting & Grouping Quality Ideas Innovation (synthesis) Pushing Ideas into uniQue Territory The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 75. ‘do’ The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 76. Action is about doing. The act of creation. It is about learning how to fail well. It is a journey of ten-thousand steps. It is moving forward. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 77. If Action is about doing, than the weakest of us— the Empaths, the Crazies, and the Dreamers— need to break our inertia and build up momentum. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 78. Common barriers: Time Doubt/Fear Procrastination Distraction The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 79. To break down barriers you need one of these. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 80. Barrier vs Routine Pesky barriers are resistant to random attacks Barrier 0 1 The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 81. Barrier vs Routine But a barrier cannot hold up to a persistent routine Routine 0 1 The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 82. Systems The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 83. I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s. William Blake The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 84. David Allen’s System getting things done The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 85. Scott Belsky’s System the action method The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 86. Twyla Tharp’s System a cardboard box gre at ide as The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 87. Ben Franklin’s System Focus & Reflection The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 88. Once you break through your barriers (or get around them, or use them) you can use that momentum to improve your craft. Action begets genius. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 89. 10,000 hours is equivalent to roughly 3 hours a day, or 20 hours a week, of practice over 10 years… No one has yet found a case in which true world-class expertise was accomplished in less time. Malcolm Gladwell quoting Daniel Levitin The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 90. As you put in the hours of doing… Your work becomes simpler to execute, and to explain due to your increased exposure. Your work becomes smarter as you learn best practices from previous failures. Your work becomes well-crafted because of the sheer time put against it. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 91. Gladwell Genius Development Tracker Use this handy dandy chart for the next decade. Print on non-yellowing acid-free paper. Only 9083 more hours to go! The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 92. Action Methods The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 93. focused on quantity break inertia aid in ideation provide variety The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 94. The Creative Method Preparation Phase Definition of Problem or Goal Focus Methods used to provide insight and direction Induction Phase Brainstorming Quantity Action Methods used to break barriers Analysis Phase Organizing Quality Ideas Connection Methods used to strengthen bonds Synthesis Phase Creating a uniQue Expression Deviation Methods used to escape default settings Evaluation Phase Judge and Purge Ideas Against Focus Creative Success Meter used to rate and rank creative work The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 95. Streaming “Just do it.” Don’t think, just do. No judgement, no self-censorship, no hesitation, no stopping until the allocated time is up. 1. Start a creative exercise. 2. Don’t judge, censor, hesitate. 3. Don’t let yourself stop until the time is up, usually 10 minutes to an hour. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 96. When I [hear] the word “stream” uttered with such a revolting primness, what I think of is urine and not the contemporary novel. James Joyce on the Stream of Consciousness writing method The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 97. 10 Ideas in 10 Minutes™ This exercise is a great way to push over the barriers of time, procrastination and distraction in one concentrated sprint of ideation. 1. Block off 10 minutes of uninterrupted time and start the clock 2. Write one or more ideas every minute for 10 minutes straight 3. Every idea counts and you must write down something even if it is ‘bad’ or doesn’t make sense The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 98. 10 Ideas in 10 Minutes Ways to Illustrate Creative Elements The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 99. The Law of 1% Mass quantity eventually yields quality. Helps build up Connection and Deviation skills as well, because it forces you to dig deeper to find stronger connections, and to forge new paths to find more ideas. 1. Spend the time to write every single idea you can think of around the focus. Then think of more. 2. Exhaust all possibilities, then think of more. 3. When you get to 100 ideas (per person) you can stop. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 100. Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration. Thomas A. Edison The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 101. The Law of 1% I am impressed photography with what happens when someone stays in the same place and you took the same picture over and over and it would be different, every single frame. Annie Leibovitz, photographer The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
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Magruder #440: Thor Hammerskold, the Mexican #441: Bingo-Balls Nick Chintz #442: Bleedingtoe the Barefoot 'Bo #443: Hondo "Whatever That Lizard Is That Walks on Water" #444: Salami Sunshine #445: Fourteen-Bindelstick Frank #446: Oregon Brucie Shunt #447: Pirandello, the Many-Bearded #448: Quinn and His Quaker Oats Box Drum #449: Fatneck Runt #450: my-e-hobo.com #451: The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 103. The Law of 1% 700 Hobo Names jasontheod or.com
  • 104. ‘glue’ The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 105. Connection is the ‘glue’, the meaning, that bonds the fabric of our culture, of our emotions, of our humanity. It is imagination and empathy. It is the threading of things together. It is the right pieces to make a greater whole. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 106. If Connection is about bonding, than the weakest of us— the Mimics, the Crazies, and the Outsiders— need to get past the superficial, the anti-social, and explore deeper meaning. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 107. Common bonding agents: Imagination Empathy History Culture The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 108. Trendy vs Legendary Thin shallow (superficial) content cannot compete longterm with rich deep content. Trendy 0 1 The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 109. Trendy vs Legendary Thin shallow (superficial) content cannot compete longterm with rich deep content. Legendary 0 1 The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 110. vs The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 111. As you strengthen the bonds… Your work is familiar because it contains universal truths. Your work is resonant as it taps into basic human emotion. Your work is shareable by virtue of being a great story. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 112. Connection Methods The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 113. focus on quality link ideas strengthen the message tell great stories The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 114. The Creative Method Preparation Phase Definition of Problem or Goal Focus Methods used to provide insight and direction Induction Phase Brainstorming Quantity Action Methods used to break barriers Analysis Phase Organizing Quality Ideas Connection Methods used to strengthen bonds Synthesis Phase Creating a uniQue Expression Deviation Methods used to escape default settings Evaluation Phase Judge and Purge Ideas Against Focus Creative Success Meter used to rate and rank creative work The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 115. Connect-the-Thoughts Choose a focus.What comes to mind? Write these words down and connect them to the focus. Now what do those words remind you of? Try to exhaust either your brain or the available space. Explore the edges for more interesting, connected stories or threads.Works with The Law of 1% 1. Pick a focus 2. Connect that focus to a few other ideas 3. Each idea might branch out into new ideas. 4. Follow each thread until you find something unexpected The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 116. Connect-the-Thoughts Connect-the-Thoughts The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 117. Tangentometry The imprecise geometry of rabbit holes.We all go off on tangents sometimes. Connect the thoughts is about controlled connections but sometimes we jump from idea to idea, especially online: clicking from link to link to link as we do ‘research’.This is also called a rabbit hole, perhaps after the hole in Alice in Wonderland that’s full of random objects and feels completely endless. Tangentagon Tangentagram The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 118. Tangentagon Natural progression.To make tangents useful you have to tie them up and make them eat their own tail. If done correctly it can become a great story that makes you look quite clever. 1. Begin with a research topic or focus. 2. At every juncture, or tangent, capture it. 3. Ask yourself if it relates back to the original topic or focus. 4. If it does, connect it to create a closed loop, a strange wandering story that doubles back on itself. Tangentagon 5. If it doesn’t, keep going. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 119. Tangentagon Gravitons and Alchemy focus: science is still a mystery Gravitational force still cannot be fully understood Gravity is represented by an apple An apple represents temptation in Judaeo-Christian mythology The snake did the tempting and was punished to crawl on his belly for eternity There is an ancient symbol of a snake eating its own tail Ouroboros has come to represent alchemy Alchemy is the blurry line between science and magic The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 120. Tangentagon Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David were Masters of the Tangentagon The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 121. Tangentagram Forces you to make connections between objects, to imagine new scenarios, to tell new stories. Also strengthens Deviation. 1. Take an arbitrary collection of images/objects/ideas. 2. Use all objects in a linear story that ends with the first object used Tangentagram The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 122. Tangentagram Forced Progression The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 123. Through the Looking Glass This is an exercise in perspective. Choose a focus, now instead of trying to find solutions, try to make it worse. How could you alienate people? How could you make this terrible? What would it take to destroy this project and have everyone hate you? Do the opposite. Thought reversal. Psych! 1. Choose a focus. 2. Write down scenarios that would make your idea or project fail. Write down your worst, most destructive ideas. 3. Examine which of these ‘bad’ ideas you could fix and make work in your favour. Works with: Action Method 10 Ideas in 10 Minutes The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 124. Through the Looking Glass Sun Fizz annimated mascot is terrifyingly real The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 125. ‘skew’ The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 126. Deviation is the ‘skew’ that knocks your work on its own angle. It’s about breaking default. It’s about not being normal. It’s about taking the path less travelled. It’s about expressing yourself in unique, unexpected ways by altering (or finding) your voice. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 127. If Deviation is about new pathways, than the weakest of us — the Mimics, the Empaths, and the Producers— need to take the time to explore directions we’ve never taken before. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 128. Common Anomalies: Lying & Make believe Forced Perspectives Distortion Lenses Mutations The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 129. What is an Outlier? Learn how to be an outlier, a statistical anomaly. Be an original. A beautiful and unique snowflake. Not all mutations are good. Most die off. But the right ones can change the course of evolution. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 130. Intelligence vs Creativity Our entire lives we are trained to be smart. Smart at school, smart at work. Smart means fast and efficient. It means quick, correct answers to specific questions. Inte$igence 0 1 The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 131. Intelligence vs Creativity Creativity is slow and meandering. It needs time to percolate and permeate. It needs time to wander and explore, to discover. And sometimes it doesn’t want to stop at the intended destination or answer. Creativity 0 1 The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 132. Intelligence vs Creativity Creativity is slow and meandering. It needs time to percolate and permeate. It needs time to wander and explore, to discover. And sometimes it doesn’t want to stop at the intended destination or answer. Creativity 0 1 2 The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 133. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 134. As you forge new the paths… Your work is original because it hasn’t been expressed that way before. Your work is flexible because you have viewed it from every angle. Your work is challenging because it transforms those who experience it. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 135. Deviation Methods The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 136. focused on uniQueness make things up break default look at things anew The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 137. The Creative Method Preparation Phase Definition of Problem or Goal Focus Methods used to provide insight and direction Induction Phase Brainstorming Quantity Action Methods used to break barriers Analysis Phase Organizing Quality Ideas Connection Methods used to strengthen bonds Synthesis Phase Creating a uniQue Expression Deviation Methods used to escape default settings Evaluation Phase Judge and Purge Ideas Against Focus Creative Success Meter used to rate and rank creative work The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 138. Asynchronous Q+A Answer a different question, just like politicians.This is a preparation exercise, not ideal for coming up with ideas, but good for making the mind more malleable. 1. Everyone gets a piece of paper. 2. Write a question on the paper. Any questions. The first one that comes to mind. 3. Fold paper in half and pass it to the person on Q≠A your left. 4. Take the new paper and on it write the answer to your previous question(without opening it). 5. Pass to your left again. Works with: Action Method 6. Open the paper and read the strange 10 Ideas in 10 Minutes combinations out loud. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 139. Asynchronous Q+A You didn’t answer my question. Is there a Why is the sky blue? human soul? The atmosphere It depends who filters out all but you ask. It’s very the blue spectrum. hard to prove. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 140. Shining New Thing A trap (object) that catches mice (function) and is ‘better’ (description). This is another exercise for pushing your brain in new directions. 1. Prepare 30+ small scraps of paper 2. Write 10 random objects (eg TRAP) 3. Building on those 10 objects, in a separate pile function write the function of each of these objects. What does it do? (eg CATCHES MICE) description 4. Building on the same 10 objects, and in the last object pile, write a description of each object. What does it look like? What is it made of? (eg WOOD) 5. Draw one random scrap from each pile. Works with: Action Method 10 Ideas in 10 Minutes 6. Put together and describe your new invention. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 141. Shining New Thing Picking the random Object, Description, and Function Objects Descriptions Functions toaster steel crisps bread stem cells cultured reverse aging mobile phone palm-sized transfer images The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 142. Shining New Thing Introducing the MicroDerma Face Toaster The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 143. Misassociationalism the art of telling a big fat lie ∞ 1. Make sh*t up Works with: Action Methods Streaming, 10 Ideas in 10 Minutes and Connection Methods Connect the Thoughts, Through the Looking Glass The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 144. Misassociationalism John Hodgman: lier lier pants on fire extraordinaire The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 145. Misassociationalism Pretend you are four years old. What would these signs mean to you? The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 146. Misassociationalism Pretend you are four years old. What would these signs mean to you? get big or little box ice cube elf The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 147. Content on Content Content on Content 1. Take any existing idea and look at it through a different ‘lens’ 2. This lens could be an unrelated genre, topic, or structure. 3. Express the old idea in a new way through this new lens. 4. Examine the unexpected results. Works with: Action Method 10 Ideas in 10 Minutes and Connection Method Through the Looking Glass The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 148. Content on Content Hello Kitty Bones by Michael Paulus Cartoon Characters filtered through Anatomy The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 149. Content on Content Hello Kitty Bones by Michael Paulus Cartoon Characters filtered through Anatomy The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 150. Content on Content Toon Museum by Hyungkoo Lee Cartoon Characters filtered through Anatomy filtered through Dinosaur Museum The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 151. Through the Looking Glass Garfield minus Garfield by Dan Walsh (with Jim Davis’ blessing) Main Character filtered out of the content. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 152. Through the Looking Glass Garfield minus Garfield by Dan Walsh (with Jim Davis’ blessing) Main Character filtered out of the content. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 153. Content on Content Public domain defiled The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 154. Content on Content Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith Classic Literature filtered through Horror filtered through iPhone Apps The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 155. Evaluation ‘review’ The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems
  • 156. Capture all of your ideas and scraps and brainstorming debris. Put the best ones forward. Look for Quantity Quality uniQueness Are they genius? Are they magical? It’s time to judge them. The Creative Method & Systems v2 JasonTheodor.com the Creative Method and systems