CREATIVITY
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THINKCUBE WORKSHOP 1

WHAT IS
CREATIVITY?

Cre-ate \\ Kre-at\\
To bring into being;
Cause to exist:
Creativity - adj

SHORT CUT
HOME?

USES FOR A PAPERCLIP
Categories of Ideas:
– Shape
– Quantity
– Size
– Physical Properties
– Break Apart

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DOT

SCHOOL CRUSHES CREATIVITY

WHAT DID YOU LEARN ?

SCHOOL LESSONS
• ONLY 1 RIGHT ANSWER
• BE LOGICAL
• FOLLOW THE RULES
• BE PRACTICAL
• DON’T PLAY AROUND
• DON’T BE SILLY
• AMBIGUITY IS BAD
• DON’T MAKE MISTAKES

SCHOOL LESSONS
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• ONLY 1 RIGHT ANSWER
• BE LOGICAL
• FOLLOW THE RULES
• BE PRACTICAL
• DON’T PLAY AROUND
• DON’T BE SILLY
• AMBIGUITY IS BAD
• DON’T MAKE MISTAKES

BRAIN CHECK

HOW MANY RUNNERS ARE
WEARING RED SHIRTS?

Which color appeared most?

MIND FILTERS

PAPER AEROPLANE
COMPETITION

ASSUMPTIONS

WHAT ARE CREATIVE
TECHNIQUES?

QUESTIONS
ARE THE
ANSWER

MORE THAN 1 RIGHT
ANSWER

WHY
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SCAMPER
• S-C-A-M-P-E-R – Initial questions came from Alex Osborn (Creative Pioneer) –
combined into mnemonic by Bob Eberle
• SUBSTITUE – What component can I substitute for something else?
• COMBINE – What can I combine this with to form something new?
• ADAPT – What can adapt or copy from another method?
• MODIFY / MAGNIFY – What can I modify, magnify about this?
• PUT TO OTHER USES – What other uses can I put this to?
• ELIMINATE – What can eliminate from this?
• REARANGE – What if I rearranged the components?

SIX THINKING HATS
WHITE HAT – Data and
Information
RED HAT– Feelings, Intuition
BLACK HAT– Caution,
Negatives
YELLOW HAT – Optimistic
GREEN HAT – Growth, New
Ideas
BLUE HAT – Big Picture,
Overview

MIND MAPPING
1. START WITH CENTRAL
IDEA – Position the central
idea in the middle
1
2. LIST ALL ASSOCIATED
IDEAS – These will radiate
out from the central idea
2
3. LIST ASSOCIATIONS OF
ASSOCIATIONS – Take
3
each associated idea and
repeat step 2

Combinatory Play

CREATIVITY
GENERATION OF NOVEL AND
APPROPRIATE IDEAS

BREAK RULES

TAKE RISKS

BE PLAYFUL

MAKE
MISTAKES

STIMULATE
YOUR MIND

WHAT’S IN
THE BOX?

RETHINK
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