The document discusses fostering sustainable creativity and generating new ideas, particularly in a young organization context. It includes practical ideation techniques and an agenda for participants to overcome challenges they face as students. Additionally, it outlines do's and don'ts for effective creativity practices and a structured approach for rapid idea generation using a seed-expansion-contraction cycle.

1. SustainableCreativityFostering New IdeasDe-clutter your brain, and let the ideas flow. Learn techniques which can help you be more creative and show you how to foster sustainable-creative-efforts within a young organization. 1

2. Who is this guy?Ehsan NoursalehiMaterials Science and Engineering 2011ENworkshop | www.enworkshop.comIPT | www.SupportIPT.com Selected CourseworkPSYC 101, TE 461, PIRL, Drawing 1, Human Factors (IE 340), TE 360, UOCD, Design Drawing 2

3. An Agenda of CreativityDefinitionIdeation TechniquesApplication3

4. Defining CreativityWhat is creativity?4

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6. Defining CreativityWhat is creativity?Why do we like creativity?6

7. 7Explaining CreativityBy Kieth SawyerAdapted from Amazon.com Also available from books.google.com

8. Defining CreativityWhat is creativity?Why do we like creativity?How do you practice creativity?8

9. 9An American independent filmmaker.

10. Ideation ActivitySupplies:Pen/Pencil1 sheet of paper3-5 Note cards10

11. PromptThink about all of the challenges or problems you face on a daily basis as a student at the University of Illionis. 113 MinutesWrite down as many problems as you can think of on a sheet of paper.

12. Prompt 2Based on your list of daily challenges, generate 3-5 new business ideas to resolve these unsolved problems. 125 MinutesWrite down 1 idea per each note card.

13. Prompt 3Turn a bad idea, into a good idea. Flip the idea on its head. Dream big. Make it spectacular. 133 MinutesWrite down your new idea on the backside of the provided note card.

14. Do’s & Don'tsCollaborate with colleaguesBuild off other ideasBe inefficientDon’t take creditDon’t expect the solution to jump out instantly14

15. Do’s & Don'ts (continued)Define a goal/problemUse promptsLimit yourselfLook for inspirationRecord all ideasBe obsessiveVote on the best ideasDon’t be afraidDon’t criticize Don’t save ideas in your headDon’t overuse or abuseDon’t get stuckDon’t multitask15

16. 16How six engineers sustained creative efforts for six weeksApplication to IPT…with nine, 3-hr sessions.

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20. Expand-Contract“Cycle of rapid idea generation from a ‘seed’ and subsequent categorization of those ideas.”20A UOCD Technique

21. 211. Seed2. Expansion3. Contraction

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23. 23Note Cards + Sharpie

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25. 25Quality Control

26. Say Hello!Ehsan NoursalehiEmail enoursalehi@gmail.comWebsite www.enworkshop.com IPT www.supportIPT.com 26