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Create a Create a tableautableau

Which symbolizesWhich symbolizes

PEACEPEACE

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Think / DiscussThink / Discuss

1.1. How Creative was your tableau?How Creative was your tableau?

2.2. If you were a facilitator to ‘your If you were a facilitator to ‘your team’ – how you would have made team’ – how you would have made the process more creative? the process more creative?

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Your child has a new flashy eraser in his Your child has a new flashy eraser in his

box. He claims his friend has given him. But box. He claims his friend has given him. But

you have been off-late seeing too many of you have been off-late seeing too many of

these “gifts” in his bag/box lately. Also he these “gifts” in his bag/box lately. Also he

has been pestering for all kinds of flashy has been pestering for all kinds of flashy

stationary. He had also flicked something stationary. He had also flicked something

few days back from the neighbour’s house.few days back from the neighbour’s house.

Looks like he isn’t telling you the ‘right’ Looks like he isn’t telling you the ‘right’

story.story.

What would be your responseWhat would be your response

Situation?Situation?

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So how much creative So how much creative you think you are?you think you are?

So what is creativity?So what is creativity?

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So, what is creativity?So, what is creativity?

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COLLECTCOLLECT

Collect atleast 10-12 .Collect atleast 10-12 . Meanings and synonyms of word PeaceMeanings and synonyms of word Peace Pictures of people showing peacePictures of people showing peace Icons / graphics / Clip arts depicting peace Icons / graphics / Clip arts depicting peace Quotations on peaceQuotations on peace Names & few details of People connected with peace Names & few details of People connected with peace Events related to peaceEvents related to peace Movies / documentaries related to peaceMovies / documentaries related to peace Stories, Novels, Poetry related to peaceStories, Novels, Poetry related to peace Songs related to peaceSongs related to peace

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1.1. The Raw material principleThe Raw material principle

2.2. The Variety PrincipleThe Variety Principle

3.3. The ‘Death by an Adjective’ The ‘Death by an Adjective’ principleprinciple

4.4. The Wait and Watch principle The Wait and Watch principle

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Your child has a new flashy eraser in his box. He claims his Your child has a new flashy eraser in his box. He claims his

friend has given him. But you have been off-late seeing too friend has given him. But you have been off-late seeing too

many of these “gifts” in his bag/box lately. Also he has many of these “gifts” in his bag/box lately. Also he has

been pestering for all kinds of flashy stationary. He had been pestering for all kinds of flashy stationary. He had

also flicked something few days back from the neighbour’s also flicked something few days back from the neighbour’s

house.house.

Looks like he isn’t telling you the ‘right’ story.Looks like he isn’t telling you the ‘right’ story.

What kind of observations / raw What kind of observations / raw

material you can collect ?material you can collect ?

What kind of observations / raw material What kind of observations / raw material

you can get the child to collect?you can get the child to collect?

Situation?Situation?

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ViewsViews

Draw peace - as if to be given to a belovedDraw peace - as if to be given to a beloved

Draw peace - as if part of a large feastDraw peace - as if part of a large feast

Draw peace - as if a show is just overDraw peace - as if a show is just over

Draw peace – as if a toy for a childDraw peace – as if a toy for a child

Draw peace – as if related to dustbinDraw peace – as if related to dustbin

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Point of ViewsPoint of Views

Draw peace – how a honeybee out of her Draw peace – how a honeybee out of her hive will see it hive will see it

Draw peace - how a cloud will see itDraw peace - how a cloud will see itDraw peace - how a bus conductor will Draw peace - how a bus conductor will

see itsee itDraw peace – how Tarzan would see itDraw peace – how Tarzan would see itDraw peace – how a toothbrush will see Draw peace – how a toothbrush will see

itit

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ViewsViews Point of Views Point of Views Play with viewsPlay with views Play with point of viewsPlay with point of views

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Your child has a new flashy eraser in his box. He claims his friend Your child has a new flashy eraser in his box. He claims his friend

has given him. But you have been off-late seeing too many of has given him. But you have been off-late seeing too many of

these “gifts” in his bag/box lately. Also he has been pestering for these “gifts” in his bag/box lately. Also he has been pestering for

all kinds of flashy stationary. He had also flicked something few all kinds of flashy stationary. He had also flicked something few

days back from the neighbour’s house.days back from the neighbour’s house.

Looks like he isn’t telling you the ‘right’ story.Looks like he isn’t telling you the ‘right’ story.

How can you view this above differently?How can you view this above differently?

From what different point of views can you see From what different point of views can you see

the above?the above?

How can the child view this differently?How can the child view this differently?

From what different point of views can the child From what different point of views can the child

see the above?see the above?

Situation?Situation?

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Make a list of symbols /things that you can use to Make a list of symbols /things that you can use to

convey “peace”.convey “peace”.

Take any same “material” (about 12-15 numbers)Take any same “material” (about 12-15 numbers)

Using ONLY this medium and Using ONLY this medium and

NONENONE of the symbols you collected of the symbols you collected

Design a symbol for Design a symbol for PEACEPEACE

Symbol for PeaceSymbol for Peace

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ConstraintsConstraints

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ConveyConvey ConstraintsConstraints CombineCombine ConstructConstruct

RedoRedo RedoRedo RedoRedo

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Your child has a new flashy eraser in his box. He claims his Your child has a new flashy eraser in his box. He claims his

friend has given him. But you have been off-late seeing too friend has given him. But you have been off-late seeing too

many of these “gifts” in his bag/box lately. Also he has many of these “gifts” in his bag/box lately. Also he has

been pestering for all kinds of flashy stationary. He had been pestering for all kinds of flashy stationary. He had

also flicked something few days back from the neighbour’s also flicked something few days back from the neighbour’s

house.house.

Looks like he isn’t telling you the ‘right’ story.Looks like he isn’t telling you the ‘right’ story.

What kind of constraints can you put on What kind of constraints can you put on

yourself?yourself?

What kind of constraints can the child What kind of constraints can the child

put on himself?put on himself?

Situation?Situation?

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• Thinking SkillThinking Skill

• Habit of MindHabit of Mind

• Way to learnWay to learn

C r e a t i v i t yC r e a t i v i t y

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• When one works from the When one works from the premise of creativity one premise of creativity one

becomes very accepting and becomes very accepting and that helps. We realise that that helps. We realise that

creativity is not just a visually creativity is not just a visually appealing painting, a pep appealing painting, a pep

piece of music, but piece of music, but something that is more something that is more

fundamental, more fundamental, more pervasive, daily, ….. pervasive, daily, ….. A A

thinking process, a way of lifethinking process, a way of life

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Genuine ignorance is... profitableGenuine ignorance is... profitable

because it is likely to be accompanied by because it is likely to be accompanied by

humility, curiosity, and open humility, curiosity, and open

mindedness; mindedness;

whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases, whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases,

cant terms, familiar propositions, gives cant terms, familiar propositions, gives

the conceit of learning and coats the the conceit of learning and coats the

mind with varnish waterproof to new mind with varnish waterproof to new

ideas. ideas.

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Your child has a new flashy eraser in his box. He claims his Your child has a new flashy eraser in his box. He claims his

friend has given him. But you have been off-late seeing too friend has given him. But you have been off-late seeing too

many of these “gifts” in his bag/box lately. Also he has been many of these “gifts” in his bag/box lately. Also he has been

pestering for all kinds of flashy stationary. He had also flicked pestering for all kinds of flashy stationary. He had also flicked

something few days back from the neighbour’s house.something few days back from the neighbour’s house.

Looks like he isn’t telling you the ‘right’ story.Looks like he isn’t telling you the ‘right’ story.

Can we believe that the child is creative?Can we believe that the child is creative?

Creative enough to understand?Creative enough to understand?

Creative enough to explore alternatives?Creative enough to explore alternatives?

Creative enough to create his own wisdom?Creative enough to create his own wisdom?

Is this a Creativity Situation?Is this a Creativity Situation?

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Creativity is within us. Creativity is within us. Creativity comes out with a Creativity comes out with a

constraint.constraint. Creativity is manifested as Creativity is manifested as

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