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- 1. 4/27/2015 1 Audrey Marak May 6, 2015
- 2. 4/27/2015 2 Tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives or possibilities Human Motivation by Robert E Fraken Act, idea or product that changes or transforms an existing domain Creativity – Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Novel, original The process by which an idea or invention is translated in a good or service BusinessDictionary.com Intersection of invention and insight leading to the creation of social and economic value National Innovation Initiative Different way of using or adapting something
- 3. 4/27/2015 3 AmerisourceBergen Consulting Services - Confidential We can't solve problems by using the same kind ofWe can't solve problems by using the same kind ofWe can't solve problems by using the same kind ofWe can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created themthinking we used when we created themthinking we used when we created themthinking we used when we created them.... --Albert Einstein
- 4. 4/27/2015 4 “To be fully free to create, we must first find the courage and willingness to let go: Let go of the strategies that have worked for us in the past... Let go of our biases, the foundation of our illusions... Let go of our grievances, the root source of our victimhood... Let go of our so-often-denied fear of being found unlovable.” Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon MacKenzie .
- 5. 4/27/2015 5 Reframing is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. Change your point of view See the world from other perspectives Ask “why”
- 7. 4/27/2015 7 Washington Post Pulitzer PrizeWashington Post Pulitzer PrizeWashington Post Pulitzer PrizeWashington Post Pulitzer Prize –––– Pearls Before BreakfastPearls Before BreakfastPearls Before BreakfastPearls Before Breakfast Find Your Way: A Busker’s DocumentaryFind Your Way: A Busker’s DocumentaryFind Your Way: A Busker’s DocumentaryFind Your Way: A Busker’s Documentary Combine Arrange Organize Diversify Build upon Good artists copy, great artists steal.Good artists copy, great artists steal.Good artists copy, great artists steal.Good artists copy, great artists steal. --Pablo Picasso
- 8. 4/27/2015 8 Important to the insight process Ability to make separate ideas coexist Overlap between unrelated thoughts Printing press Wright brothers Velcro Google search Scotch tape
- 11. 4/27/2015 11 I am going to be toast when I get home. He is like a rock. I feel like a fish out of water. There are plenty of fish in the sea. She was as quiet as a mouse. Life is like a box of chocolates. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth. --Pablo Picasso The superfluous is a very necessary thing.The superfluous is a very necessary thing.The superfluous is a very necessary thing.The superfluous is a very necessary thing. --Voltaire There is nothing so unthinkable as thoughtThere is nothing so unthinkable as thoughtThere is nothing so unthinkable as thoughtThere is nothing so unthinkable as thought unless it be the entire absence of thought.unless it be the entire absence of thought.unless it be the entire absence of thought.unless it be the entire absence of thought. --Samuel Butler
- 12. 4/27/2015 12 TRIZ – Theory of Inventive Problem Solving Brainstorming Reverse Brainstorming Six Thinking Hats Mind Mapping What If?
- 13. 4/27/2015 13 Relies on the study of patterns of problems and solutions Somebody somewhere has already solved this problem (or one similar to it) 40 inventive principles ◦ http://www.triz- journal.com/archives/1997/07/b/index.html Informal lateral thinking approach Jolts us out of our usual thinking patterns Opens possibilities Breaks down assumptions No evaluation of ideas No criticism of ideas
- 14. 4/27/2015 14 How can we cause the problem? Generates reverse solution ideas Used when it’s difficult to identify solutions to the problem directly Promotes thorough thinking Provides focused parallel thinking Facilitates creativity and collaboration Edward de Bono
- 16. 4/27/2015 16 Ask, “What If?” Powerful to get our imagination going Imagine how others would do it Imagine that you are the idea
- 17. 4/27/2015 17 https://what-if.xkcd.com/ Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5 in Books (Top 100 Books in 2014)Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5 in Books (Top 100 Books in 2014) #1 in Books >Literature & Fiction>US>Humor#1 in Books >Literature & Fiction>US>Humor #1 in Books>Humor & Entertainment>Humor>Science#1 in Books>Humor & Entertainment>Humor>Science
- 19. 4/27/2015 19 Orville Wright did notOrville Wright did notOrville Wright did notOrville Wright did not have a pilot’s licensehave a pilot’s licensehave a pilot’s licensehave a pilot’s license Only one object appears in both pictures. Can you find it?
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- 21. 4/27/2015 21 3rd Third ◦ 1st solution = obvious ◦ 2nd solution = more interesting ◦ 3rd solution = creative Think Better: An Innovator’s Guide to Productive Thinking by Tim Hurson Sets expectations Plays a role in creative problem solving Affects team dynamics
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- 23. 4/27/2015 23 At your local library, they have these arranged in ways that can make you cry, giggle, love, hate, wonder, ponder, and understand. It’s astonishing to see what these twenty-six letters can do. In Shakespeare’s hands they became Hamlet. Mark Twain wound them into Huckleberry Finn. James Joyce twisted them into Ulysses. Gibbon pounded them into The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. John Milton shaped them into Paradise Lost. Ad created by Charles Piccirillo in 1960 to Promote National Library week
- 24. 4/27/2015 24 @cookbook written by Maureen Evans http://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/ You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. --Plato
- 25. 4/27/2015 25 Done for its own sake Voluntary Fun and makes you feel good Freedom from time In the moment Open to serendipity Want to keep doing it Essential to stay healthy, creative and productive Improves flexibility, adaptability and resiliency The truly great advances of this generation willThe truly great advances of this generation willThe truly great advances of this generation willThe truly great advances of this generation will be made by those who can make outrageousbe made by those who can make outrageousbe made by those who can make outrageousbe made by those who can make outrageous connections, and only a mind which knows howconnections, and only a mind which knows howconnections, and only a mind which knows howconnections, and only a mind which knows how to play can do that.to play can do that.to play can do that.to play can do that. --Nagle Jackson
- 26. 4/27/2015 26 ExperimentExperimentExperimentExperiment I Ii Genius is the ability to make the most mistakes inGenius is the ability to make the most mistakes inGenius is the ability to make the most mistakes inGenius is the ability to make the most mistakes in the shortest period of time.the shortest period of time.the shortest period of time.the shortest period of time. Positive emotions relax rigidity Attitude sparks creativity Learn from errors Mindsets are malleable Whether you think you can, or you think you can’tWhether you think you can, or you think you can’tWhether you think you can, or you think you can’tWhether you think you can, or you think you can’t ---- you’re right.you’re right.you’re right.you’re right. -- Henry Ford
- 27. 4/27/2015 27 Think Better: An Innovator’s Guide to Productive Thinking Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate’s Fool Guide to Surviving with Grace Think Inside the Box The Art of Innovation InGenius: A Crash Course in Creativity Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius The Art of Possibility A Whole New Mind: Why Right-brainers Will Rule the Future Imagine: How Creativity Works Creative Confidence How to Get Ideas Six Thinking Hats On Intelligence The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution Everything Connects: How to Transform and Lead in the Age of Creativity, Innovation and Sustainability The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You Should Be and Embrace Who You Are Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity
- 28. 4/27/2015 28 . Audrey Marak AmerisourceBergen Corporation Enterprise IT Services Audrey.Marak@lashgroup.com 704.357.3071 ext 201 5241 704.430.6483 cell Audrey Marak AmerisourceBergen Corporation Enterprise IT Services Audrey.Marak@lashgroup.com 704.357.3071 ext 2015241 704.430.6483 cell