Assignment 1 – Getting to Know YouBy Team 13361

October 23, 2012

???Prior to Creativity Class

The team had quite a bit in common when we looked

into the Innovation Engine’s internal factors impacting

creativity

Have close friends

Wear corrective lenses

Donate to charities

Graduated college

Don’t own a boat

Have driver’s license

Had not heard of Shindogu before courseHave passport

and travel

Promote brands

But the team had very little in common when we looked into the external factors impacting creativity

Don’t read comics

Eat dinner with a fork

Celebrate Christmas

Have a TV in house

Have medical insurance

nationalityhow tall are you hair colorNumber of siblings (brothers, sisters)what number child are you in your family ?parents divorced at any time?crashed a car?broken a bone in your body?interested in politicsAverage daily hours of sleepFavorite color Favorite beveragefavorite breakfast foodfavourite meal of the day? (breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc)Non-smoker (y,n)Month born in what was your favorite childhood bookdo you celebrate Christmas?what eating utensils do you generally use for dinner?Married? (y,n)Number of childrenHome owner? (y,n)Number of televisions in householdnumber of computers in household?do you have pets?what do you do on weekends?own a carandroid or apple phone?own a boatdiet conscious wear eyeglasseseat non-vegetarian food?Have a mole/ beauty spot?

Graduated from Collegeeducational backgroundspeak a foreign language? what sports do you like to watch?what hobbies do you have?been to the top of the Eiffel Tower?driven over the Golden Gate Bridge?been to the Great Wall of China?been to Africamember of any club? (sports, drama, literature, etc)Fallen sick in the last 6 months?Do your own laundry?

do you read comics, jokes in newspaper, magazines several times a week?how often do you post/share jokes on social media (fb, twitter)?did you know what shindogu was before this course?like to do experiments?do you doodle?have you ever been hypnotizedever lived outside your home city?ever recommended a brand to someone?Like Online courses?Curious about creativity?Like watching movies?Like going for walks?

do you see yourself as more of a puzzle builder? Or a quilt maker?have you worked for a start-up ever?have you started your own business ever?have you worked in another country?have you developed a new product/service?Employed full time? (y,n)frequent user of social mediaworked more than 12 hours in a day?ever given up your seat to someone else?ever buy anything over USD 500 on internet from someone you have not met?begin your day with coffee?ever lied to someone close to youever called the cops ?ever caught for an offence by cops?forgot to pay a bill on time?

Questions we asked each other

FaithPracticing organized religion/faith (yes or no)heroes/heroines

high points in life (marriages, awards, birth of child, trips, religious or other epiphanies, won lottery)low points in life (don't have to go into detail if embarrassed - just generalities)parents still alive any grandparent lived to be 100 or olderany family 'secrets' growing up re: who your real parent(s) was/were - not uncommon in USplay musical instrument or sing favorite vacation favorite charities

prefer to read on (what) device reading comprised of...what have you published (if anything)

experience dealing with chronic health issueswitched careers how many times so far (voluntary or involuntary) experience dealing with long period of involuntary unemployment been robbed at gun or knifepoint been robbed

still in touch with friends from primary school still in touch with friends from secondary school still in touch with friends from college have close friends you could share major problem with or borrow money from Epitaph and/or want to be remembered for

Hometowndo you live in apartment, single-family house, multi-family home, etcwhat do you see out your kitchen window?how do you get to work?what does your office space look like?number of hours a day in front of a screen (computer, TV, etc)favourite room of the househow far away is the store where you do most of your grocery shopping?Have a door mat on front porch of house?At least 1 mirror in the house?

population in city where you live (greater metro area)density of population where you live (see your town in wikipedia)Mean monthly sunshine hours in December (wikipedia)marginal income tax ratewhere you live how do people usually get from point A to B? Eg car, bike, foot, public transportation?have medical insurance?

Entrepreneurial environment where you live, work?Global entrepreneuship and development index of your country (GEDI)Individualistic vs Collectivistic culture score of your countryPower distance score of your countrySatisfaction with life rank of your countryHappy Planet Index

Questions we asked each other