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16 different exercises that help you practice and strengthen your ability to think creatively. Can be used by people at all ages.
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Creativity exercises
Exercise # 1
Connect the dots
Without raising the pen, try to connect all
the dots on the next page with 4 straight lines.
You have 3 minutes.
Start
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Having this exercise in mind, how can you satisfy needs, customer have, in new ways?
Further inspiration
http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/customer-needs
Exercise # 2
Connect boxes
Without crossing lines, try to connect A with A, B with B, and C with C.
A AB B
C
C
A AB B
C
C
Having this exercise in mind, how can you satisfy needs, customers have, in new ways?
Exercise # 3
Find out how your smartphone can be used
to do task x
In the next 15 minutes, try to discover as
many healthcare related uses for
your smartphone as you can – including the use of mobile apps.
Exercise # 4
Turn circles into new products and/or services
During the next 3 minutes, please draw as many new products and/or servicesof a certain company in the circles.
http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_brown_on_creativity_and_play.html
Exercise # 5
Count squares
Question # 1How many squares can you find in the picture on the next page?
Question # 2How did you arrive at this number?
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/04/whats_the_connection_between_c.html
Having this exercise in mind, how can you satisfy needs, customers have, in new ways?
Exercise # 6
Rolestorming
Step APlease think about a problem you have at the moment.
Step BImagine what each of these people would do if he or she had the same problem: What would your best friend do? What would the best teacher, you ever had, do? What would Mr. X do? What would Ms. Y do?
Sources
http://celestinechua.com/blog/25-brainstorming-techniques/http://www.managementexchange.com/blog/so-you-want-be-creative-genius
Exercise # 7
Time travel exercise
Step APlease think about a problem you have at the moment.
Step BNow think about how you would have solved / solve the problem 10 years ago. 10 years from now.
Source
http://celestinechua.com/blog/25-brainstorming-techniques/
Exercise # 8
Trial-and-error
Step # 1Think of a problem you have.
Step # 2Choose an answer to solve the problem and apply it.
Step # 3If it is not successful, try something else.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial-and-error
Further inspiration
http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/problem-analysis-methods
Exercise # 9
Copy an idea fromanother team / department
The team / department, who copies an idea from another team / department and uses it to create more value, gets a prize.
http://blogs.hbr.org/schrage/2012/12/a-simpler-way-to-get-employees-to-share.html
Part A
The team / department, that gets an idea copied by another team /
department, also gets a prize.
http://blogs.hbr.org/schrage/2012/12/a-simpler-way-to-get-employees-to-share.html
Part B
Exercise # 10
Try doing the opposite of what is tradition
Step AThink of something you want to do. Example: Start a restaurant.
Step BTry doing the opposite of what restaurants traditionally do.Example: Use no menu.
http://thinkjarcollective.com/tools/reversing-assumptions-technique/
Exercise # 11
Do brainstorming
Some inspiration for you
http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/brainstorming-3015611http://issuu.com/frankcalberg/docs/brainstormingnominalmethodhttp://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/brainstorming-the-scamper-methodhttp://issuu.com/frankcalberg/docs/brainstormingdisneyhttp://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/six-thinking-hats-9989762
Exercise # 12
Take a warm shower
Step ATake a warm shower.
Step BRelax. Let your mind wander.
Inspired byhttp://thinkjarcollective.com/tools/creative-practice-tips-from-brian-eno/
Exercise # 13
Take a bus ride
Composer Steve Reich would ride the subway around New York when he was stuck.
Inspired byhttp://thinkjarcollective.com/tools/creative-practice-tips-from-brian-eno/
Exercise # 14
Go for a walk
http://thinkjarcollective.com/tools/five-metaphors-that-actually-foster-creative-thinking/
http://www.imagebase.net/People/051-copy
Exercise # 15
Sit next to an empty box
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Exercise # 16
Exercise regularly
Cognitive psychologist Lorenza Colzato
found that those who exercise 4 times a week were able to think more creatively.
http://everybodywalk.org/read/1468-lacking-inspiration-exercise-found-to-boost-creativity.html
Thank you for your interest. For further inspiration and personalized services, feel welcome to visit http://frankcalberg.com/
Have a great day.