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Grayson Perry on Creativity
In this BBC Radio 4 broadcast Grayson Perry explored the myths and misconceptions of creativity. What does it take? Like all things, hard work and single-mindedness. From my point of view I see myself...
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I liked being reminded of what ‘stickiness’ is – nothing more complex than...
The Bottom Line on Thursday night had guests Alex Cheetle, Jasmine Montgomery and Robin White. They were poked by Evan Davies and consequently shot out words as if from a submachine gun on the topics...
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Grayson Perry and Rose Tremain on Creativity
I meant to share this at the time of the broadcast a month of six weeks ago. Life and an OU TMA got in the way. Please offer your thoughts and share These are notes, things I picked out, some...
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Creative Problem Solving Technique Library Metaplan
I knew a Metaplan moderator well and become familiar with the technique which he taught in moderated groups all across Europe (in several languages). Cards of various shapes and sizes A logical process...
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Creative Problem Solving Technique Library ‘Implementation Checklists’
Implementation Checklists (VanGundy, 1988) Resources Motivation Resistance Procedures Structures Policies Risk Power Clashes Climate Implementation Checklist (Isaksen et al., 1994) Relative advantage...
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Creative Problem Solving Technique Library ‘Fresh Eye’ and Networking
Don’t get stuck in a specific way of doing things. Get people with no idea of what the problem is about to take a look. Encourage or permit niave ideas. Makes me think of Clancy in ‘Being There’. Use...
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Creative Problem Solving: Selling your ideas
B822 Techniques Library ‘Factors in ‘Selling’ ideas Context Timing Audience Idea champion Content Use simple language Use a clear statement of the need for the idea. Describe the problem your idea will...
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Creative Problem Solving: Synectics
Is this where it all began; where creative techniques were formalised to help resolve problems? This is the 1940s and 1950s. W.J.J. Gordon and G.M. Prince develop what comes to be called ‘Synectics’....
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