CreativityCreativityWays to EnhanceWays to Enhance

Ice BreakerIce Breaker• Create a “team” of 3-4.• Choose an object that represents

something about you and share with your team.

Creative TraitsCreative Traits• Fluency, flexibility, and originality of

thought• Open to new experiences and ideas• Curiosity• Willingness to take risks• Persistence• Sensitivity to aesthetic

characteristics

Can anyone be creative?Can anyone be creative?• “Mental capacity that is distributed

along a continuum” or “discontinuous group of traits that occur in a few highly gifted individuals?”

• There is a difference between “ordinary” creativity and “extraordinary” creativity

Nancy Andreasen, M.D., Ph.D.

SCAMPER SCAMPER • Substitute• Combine• Adapt/Adjust• Magnify, minify, or modify• Put to other uses• Elaborate/Eliminate• Rearrange/Redsign

Bob Emberlee

PracticePractice• Practice with a common object in the

room, such as a chair or the desk• Practice with a fairy tale, such as

“Cinderella”• Practice with a favorite meal such as

mac and cheese.

SCAMPER QuestioningSCAMPER Questioning• What else could we add to this

recipe?• How can we minify noise during

homework time?• Can you find another use for your

toy?

REVERSE SCAMPER REVERSE SCAMPER • Substitute• Combine• Adapt/Adjust• Magnify, minify, or modify• Put to other uses• Elaborate/Eliminate• Rearrange

Choose object and reverse scamper

Forced AnalogiesForced Analogies• Person to object

– How are you like an orange?– How is a friend like a pattern?

• Object to object– How is jello like traffic?

• Idea to object– How is the future like a tree?

Other IdeasOther Ideas• Journal/Camera

– Noticing the world around you

• Open ended questions– What would happen if….– What else could we do…

• Encourage curiosity– Pose questions and problems– Encourage exploration

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Deferred ManifestationDeferred Manifestation• Instilling a love for art, museums,

etc. begins at an early age• Inspiration to become a scholar can

be modeled by your behavior• Enthusiasm for the arts, drama,

science, can be transmitted to later in life.

Deborah Hazelton (2010)

Creativity SquelchersCreativity Squelchers• It won’t work.• Be practical.• It will mean more work.• We’ve never done that before.

Warren (1974) Clark (1958)