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.

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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

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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/

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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

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