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If I was in Your.....•Am I going to learn real skills to

think outside the box, and help me and my students?

•Is this going to apply to what I do on a day-to-day basis?

•Can I just sit and relax for the next 90 minutes?

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Don’t Worry About....• Drinking lots of coffee

• Eating donuts and lots of sweet things

• Sit back, relax and don’t worryabout putting on the pounds because....

•You are going to burn up a lot energy today ! Active thinking burns calories.

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Agenda•Creativity and innovation defined

•Why innovation is not natural

•Benefits of thinking creatively

•Tools and techniques to help you think outside-the-box and avoid killing ideas

•Role of emotional intelligence in innovation

•Assessing creativity and innovation

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“The quality of our thinkingwill determine the quality

of our future.”

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An exercise on creativity

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Creativity is the capability of conceiving something original.Innovation is the

implementation of something new.Invention is the creation of something that has never been made before and is recognized as the

result of some unique insight.

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Where do you do your

best thinking?

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Hmmm, Inside orOutside-the-Box?

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Which is More Important?

• Money

• Time

• Materials

• Manpower

• Technology

•Desire

•Determination

•Curiosity

•Creativity

• Self-empowerment

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Thomas Edison

"I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb."

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Creativity•Bombay Company

• iPod

•Build Your Own Cars

• Temp-Adjusted Clothing

•Wikipedia

• ....?

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•Withholding judgment is not enough

•Wild and wacky before practical

•Engage in meta-thinking

•Boundaries are socially constructed

•Hold the creative tension

5 Principles of Creativity and Innovation

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•Unleashes the mind

•Arms against limited resources

•Levels the playing field

•Opens up opportunities

Benefits of Creativity

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No idea is too big or too small...

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Think convenience, not boundaries

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