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6th QIVAC - Do I have to Be Creative to be A Successful Virtual Assistant?

Do I have to Be Creative to be an Effective ProfessorToday?



Yes if you want to beSuccessful at preparing today’s studentsto work in the21st Century!

Yes if you want to beSuccessful at preparing today’s studentsto work in the21st Century!

6th QIVAC - Do I have to Be Creative to be A Successful Virtual Assistant?Robert Alan Black, Ph.D,CSP.Robert Alan Black, Ph.D,CSP.

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YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!YES!


What does it Mean to beCreative?

Am I creative?

How can I becomeMore creative?

What does it Mean to beCreative?

Am I creative?

How can I becomeMore creative?


Creative?

New, Novel, Unique

New combinationof old, existing ideas

Creative?

New, Novel, Unique



Creative?

New, Novel, Unique

Creative?

New, Novel, Unique


Creative?

New, Novel, Unique


Creative?

New, Novel, Unique



Creative?


Creative?



Takes Many Ideas to Create a SolutionTakes Many Ideas to Create a Solution


How can I teachMy students to becreative thinkers?

How can I teachMy students to becreative thinkers?


First let’sStart with you!First let’sStart with you!


Am I CreativeAm I Creative


32 Traits32 TraitsSee possibilitiesSelf- knowledgeableSelf-actualizingSelf-disciplinedSense of destinySensitiveSeverely critical of… self, their work, potential of field potential of other people

Specific interestsSynthesize correctly often intuitively

Tolerant of ambiguity

Adaptable

Curious

Divergent thinker

Energetic

Fantasize, able to

Flexible thinker

Fluent

Future oriented

Humor

Idealistic

Imaginative

Independent

Ingenious

Learning, always

Non-conforming

Not motivated by money

Observant, highly

Open-ended

Original - uniqueness

Passionate about their work

Perceive world differently

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All born with….All born with….


32 Traits32 TraitsSee possibilitiesSelf- knowledgeableSelf-actualizingSelf-disciplinedSense of destinySensitiveSeverely critical of… self, their work, potential of field potential of other people

Specific interestsSynthesize correctly often intuitively

Tolerant of ambiguity

Adaptable

Curious

Divergent thinker

Energetic

Fantasize, able to

Flexible thinker

Fluent

Future oriented

Humor

Idealistic

Imaginative

Independent

Ingenious

Learning, always

Non-conforming

Not motivated by money

Observant, highly

Open-ended

Original - uniqueness

Passionate about their work

Perceive world differently

Question asker

All are learnable…All are learnable…


Each of us are born RRaaiinnbboowwss& turned intoB&W pens/pencils

Each of us are born RRaaiinnbboowwss& turned intoB&W pens/pencils


By continuallyBy continuallyLooking forLooking forGenerating &Generating &Combining IdeasCombining Ideas

We become moreWe become more

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How?How?


CCrreeaattiivvee Thinkinging Inside, Outside,

Along side, Under,Over, with a New

or No Box at All…


Let’s Begin!


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WindowRoof top

Envelope4 triangles

Symbol for ductTop of a pyramid

“x” marks the spotUnder side of pyramidClose up view of fence

TentLogoGame boardCeiling light4 arrow headsDecorated boxDisplay shelf unit2 overlapping triangles…….?????????



Accept any ideaAs possibleNot impossibleIM POSSIBLE



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many perspectives

What you seeWhat your client sees


?Break the Box

Use the Box

No BoxNew BoxVirtual Box


There are many2 INFINITE Ideas


Paradigm 2016Paradigm 2016

a. a. If it ain’t broke.....leave it alone.

b. b. If it ain’t broke….break it.

c. c. Better fix it before it breaks

d. d. Keep using it until it breaks


Breaking Paradigmsor simply Re-examiningRe-statingRe-inventing the problem.

Quickest way toCreate or Innovate?


What MightWhat MightIt Be?It Be?

What MightWhat MightIt Be?It Be?


It dependsUpon Your

Perspective


How Are YouHow Are You

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6th QIVAC - Do I have to Be Creative to be A Successful Virtual Assistant? Break Your Crayons and Draw Outside the Lines


ThinkLearnCommunicateSolve Problems

CREATE!


- process information, knowledge

- take in, use info/knowledge

- share info/knowledge

- apply info/knowledge


SoloConvergently

Divergent

OrganizationallyConvergent

DivergentFamily

Solo/TeamDivergent


Rational,Logical,

Analytical,Individual

Systematic,equations,

Step-by-step,Proven Answers

Intuitive,Exploratory,Unknown,Fanciful

Fun,Harmonious,Involving all, Family/Team


Innovation-Problem-FindingSelf

Recovery-ImplementingSelf

Imagination-Idea-Generating

Self

Discovery-Idea Sensing

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Idea GridAttribute Listing

TRIZ

S.C.A.M.P.E.R.Checklisting

Brain Writing

Excursions Forced Relationships

Metaphors

Writing RelayGroup ExcursionsGuided Imagery


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Keep a notebook


Thinking ToolsDivergent & Convergent


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Divergent Thinking Tool

Brainstorming

Quantity breeds QualityFreewheeling of ideasHitchhike/Combine IdeasNo Judgement


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Brainwriting

Quantity breeds QualityFreewheeling of ideasHitchhike/Combine IdeasNo Judgement


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Alphabetizing

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S.C.A.M.P.E.R. CHECKLISTING

S.C.A.M.P.E.R. is a form of CHECKLIST. A CHECKLLIST is a prepared list of words, verbs, questions that you can use that can spark new ideas, change your thinking or your point of view or even you mood and the direction your thinking at the moment and take you into many directions.

S.C.A.M.P.E.R. was created by Bob Eberle, teacher/educational consultant in the 1970 s to teach the concept of CHECKLISTING to school children by using a memory device (acronym) that they could easily remember when they needed to generate new ideas or remember existing or past ideas. It is used as the foundation for Michael Michalko’s excellent Creative Thinking Tools book…THINKERTOYS.

First StepWrite out the word S.C.A.M.P.E.R. vertically on a piece of paper or on a flip chart/chalkboard or other surface that the group can see.

Second StepWrite out what the 7 letters stand for.

Third StepThen use each of the 7 by asking questions using these verbs to improve/change/revise your challenge or problem to generate potential ideas and solutions.

Fourth StepRead over the ideas you have produced and select the bestTo work on to turn them into HOT SOLUTIONS to use.

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S. = substituteC. = combineA. = adapt, adoptM. = minify, magnifyP. = put to other usesE. = eliminateR. = reverse



Forced RelationshipsThis is an idea generating technique that appears in many books about creative thinking and creative thinking or innovation tools.

First Stepchoose something totally unrelated to the problem or challengeYou or your group are working on.

Second StepList everything you or your group know about it.(Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?… physical, visual, tactile,…all senses, good and bad)

Third StepList everything you or your group know about your problem or challenge. (WWWWWH…and using all the senses)

Fourth StepTake items/details/aspects from the first list and FORCE FIT them to features Or details from the second list. Your goal is to see if the features from The randomly chosen, unrelated thing/animal sparks ideas for

improving, Changing, correcting features of the problem.

A traditional example or warm-up for doing this consists of…

1st. Ask the person or group to write everything they know about a canary (or a bird in their country.

2nd. Ask the person or group to write everything they know about the chair they are sitting in.

3rd. Then I ask them to combine (FORCE FIT or make a FORCED Relationship) one item from the canary list with The chair’s list with the goal to improve, change, correct the chair design or to generate ideas for designing the ultimate chair.

Sample

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Feathers-Soft + chair is hard = make seat softYellow + chair is ship gray = add color



PCP-Pluses/Concerns/PotentialsPluses/Concerns/Potentials a convergent thinking tool used for analyzing a list or group of ideas that have been generated by an individual or a group.

First StepNarrow down the number of ideas to a comfortable number (3 to 6)

Second StepThen one by one write out 3 lists of thoughts about each idea.

a. Pluses of the ideasb. Concernsc. Potentials

Third StepThen compare the results.

Fourth StepIf one idea falls behind the others yet the group seems more excited about it or committed to it, then go over each of the concerns and think of ways to eliminate or strength them with that idea.

Sample

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Idea 1Make the chair out of XXX plastic and apply electrical lighting to it.

Pluses - Plastic will be cheaperLighting will make it more useableThe plastic will provide more color options

Concerns - We have no experience with plasticElectrical wiring will add costIt may be too easily tipped over

Potentials - Could lead to a product that could be sold anywhere in the world.Could expand our technical capacitiesCould open up new markets for our other products.

Convergent Thinking Tool


Hits & MissesHits & Misses is a convergent thinking tool used for quickly choosing ideas from several that have been generated.

First StepGenerate many ideas….24, 48, 144…..on Post-It notes or slips of paper or index cards or simply write them on a surface where everyone can see them easily.

Second StepTell the group to go up and scan the total group of ideas and mark which ones their “gut” tells them is a hit. No discussion. Just simply read and react.OrTell the group to go up and move the ideas they think are HITS to an area labeled HITS and the MISSES to another area labeled thus. Leave the “NOT SURE” ones where they are.

Third StepThen discuss, organize by popularity, group, cluster the ideas by categories.

Fourth StepSelect the one or more that can be used at the same time or the ones that can be combined into a single idea

Sample

Hits Unsure? Misses

Convergent Thinking Tool


Being creativeBeing creativeis a choice…is a choice…a daily choice!a daily choice!

Individuals, leaders,Individuals, leaders,entire organizationsentire organizationscan make the choice.can make the choice.


May you all…May you all…As future successfulAs future successfulVA’s choose to be...VA’s choose to be...

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Contact information

Robert Alan Black, Ph.D., CSPCre8ng People, Places & PossibilitiesP. O. Box 5805Athens, Georgia 30604

[email protected]://www.cre8ng.com

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