The earliest ideas are Money is a creativity motivator II. fluency - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Uses of a Paperclip Your Kick A** Idea I. You have 30 seconds Time’s Up II. How many uses of a paperclip can you think of? Workshop III. Write them all down bit.ly/AIGen 1 2 3 Scoring Myths about Creativity • Creativity comes from creative types I. originality (did someone else also say your use) The earliest ideas are • Money is a creativity motivator II. fluency (total number of responses) • Time pressure fuels creativity often the least creative. III. flexibility (total number of categories) • Fear forces breakthroughs IV. elaboration 
 • Competition beats collaboration “a doorstop” = 0 
 “a door stop to prevent door slamming shut in a • A streamlined organization is a creative strong wind” = 2, organization 4 5 6

“It’s easier to tone down It’s difficult to be a wild idea than to think Bridge out before you innovative if you’re up a new one.” start crossing off ideas following 
 blind assumptions. ! Alex F. Osborne 7 8 9 Idea Generation Techniques Follow through on ideas. A meeting where no one • Problem reversal Extend, combine, and took notes is a meeting • Assumption smashing converge. that never happened. • Random input visual • Forced analogy 10 11 12

Problem reversal Assumption Smashing Random Input Visual • Open a dictionary to a random page • Use tarot cards • Random Sub-reddits • What could you do to make the problem the worst • Actively look for your assumptions & break them situation. (Dentist) 13 14 15 Forced analogy Follow the Rules I. Defer Judgement II.Seek quantity not quality Group Formation • Love is like epoxy. III.Question assumptions • (no use if you lack knowledge of a thing) IV.Go over the top V.Follow through VI.Take Notes 16 17 18 There are no shortcuts An attempt to form diverse groups. Constraints help Ignorance doesn’t Laugh

Mini Exercise Collaborative Pick an Object Idea Generation bit.ly/AIGen 19 20 Celebrity Start Solo Vegetable Go around the group Action Verb Get input from everyone Document ideas If you hit a dead end start smashing assumptions and bring ideas together Remember the rules Contact: Thomas Price tom.price@uwaterloo.ca