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7 WAYS TO WAKE UP YOUR IMAGINATION

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Following are tips on how to loosen up the group to energize their creative thinking. Ask participants to draw a personal symbol that metaphorically symbolizes their view about creativity. A six word description of creative thinking could be: “Last night confused. It can be anything…….an Chastity belt.

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Roger von Oech Talks about the Creative Whack Pack for the iPhone

Lateral Action

Roger von Oech is one of my favourite writers about creative thinking, so when I heard he had produced an iPhone version of his Creative Whack Pack cards , I asked if he'd be willing to answer some questions about it for Lateral Action readers. For more creative inspiration, visit Roger's Creative Think website.

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Personal Highlights of the '00s

Creative Think

Continued to do my Creative Think seminars for business, but at a much saner pace than the 80s and 90s. Turned the Creative Whack Pack card deck into an iPhone app (with Phil Dhingra). .) • Competed in the 2006 FINA World Masters Swimming Championships. Took a 6th, 8th, and 17th place in events in the 55-59 age group.

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Why Critical Thinking Is Not a Creativity Killer

Lateral Action

For one thing, it's odd that so many of these authors equate creativity with creative thinking - as if the hard work of actually creating stuff didn't count as creativity. It's even stranger that they limit creative thinking to idea generation. But then, I'm usually suspicious of common sense.

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Five tips for asking better questions | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

People spend more time thinking about answers than questions, but it’s the questions that make you look smart. Good questions require creative thinking. This has always been true, I think. Good questions are fundamentally creative. Good questions require creative thinking. But you can't complain!

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