Stanford University Crash Creativity course assignment #4 Connect and Combine. Copyright Nellie Jacobs 2012

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Assignment # 4: Stanford University Crash Creativity Course
November 13, 2012
NELLIE JACOBS
HTTP : //W W W.I GNITINGIMA GI NATIO N.COM

2. The Challenge:
Connect and combine two
household items to create a
new sport…

3. The Search:
Seeking some direction, I turned to my
local Creative Board of Directors for
help.

4. The Search:
Each board member looked …
high
&
low
for an answer …

5. The Search:
and, finally, all huddled together for a
heated conference …

6. The Search:
.. at which they unanimously decided that…
1 television + 1 couch
= the sport of …

7. TV Programme Surfing!!!

8. The Search:
…which you and I know is
NOT a NEW sport!
In fact, it’s an activity
– of a sort (more or less)

9. The Search:
So I looked up
the definition of “sport” …

10. Definition:
“an activity involving physical exertion
and skill in which an individual or team
competes against another or others for
entertainment” *
*http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/sport

11. The Search:
Now I hunted for two household items
to connect and combine, and rejected a
few ideas for obvious reasons, such
as:
+ = I don’t
think so!

12. The Search:
and …
= the sport of
+ Snow White’s
evil Step Mother
“Admiring
oneself in the
mirror”
(no competition)

13. The Search:
or …
+ = the sport of
Computer
Bashing
(sometimes
justified)

14. The Solution:
I thought long and hard & decided to
connect and combine …
1) Pencils, &
2) A pencil holder …

15. The Solution:
…to create the sport of …

16. Requirements:
• Pencil holder
• Measuring tape
• Line
• Sharpened pencils, same size in length
& width

17. Rules:
1. Stand behind line that is 5 feet from
the pencil holder
2. Toss pencils, one by one - sharp point
up - into holder
3. Continue until all pencils are tossed

18. Objective:
• To get as many as
possible unbroken
pencils, sharp point up,
into the pencil holder
• The winner is the one with
the most unbroken
pencils in the pencil
holder

19. Qualification:
This sport
√ requires exertion and skill,
√ qualifies as an individual or team
sport,
√ qualifies as competitive entertainment.

20. Finis!
Whew!
Enjoy!
© Nellie Jacobs 2012
http://www.ignitingimagination.com