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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?
OnCourse Innovation Keynote The Mind of an Innovator © 2012 Patricia Harmon, Ph.D.
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?
OnCourse Innovation Keynote The Mind of an Innovator © 2012 Patricia Harmon, Ph.D.
Hmmm, Inside orOutside-the-Box?
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OnCourse Innovation Keynote The Mind of an Innovator © 2012 Patricia Harmon, Ph.D.
OnCourse Innovation Keynote The Mind of an Innovator © 2012 Patricia Harmon, Ph.D.
Which is More Important?
• Money
• Time
• Materials
• Manpower
• Technology
•Desire
•Determination
•Curiosity
•Creativity
• Self-empowerment
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OnCourse Innovation Keynote The Mind of an Innovator © 2012 Patricia Harmon, Ph.D.
Thomas Edison
"I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb."
OnCourse Innovation Keynote The Mind of an Innovator © 2012 Patricia Harmon, Ph.D.
Creativity•Bombay Company
• iPod
•Build Your Own Cars
• Temp-Adjusted Clothing
•Wikipedia
• ....?
OnCourse Innovation Keynote The Mind of an Innovator © 2012 Patricia Harmon, Ph.D.
•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
OnCourse Innovation Keynote The Mind of an Innovator © 2012 Patricia Harmon, Ph.D.
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•Unleashes the mind
•Arms against limited resources
•Levels the playing field
•Opens up opportunities
Benefits of Creativity
OnCourse Innovation Keynote The Mind of an Innovator © 2012 Patricia Harmon, Ph.D.
No idea is too big or too small...
OnCourse Innovation Keynote The Mind of an Innovator © 2012 Patricia Harmon, Ph.D.
Think convenience, not boundaries
OnCourse Innovation Keynote The Mind of an Innovator © 2012 Patricia Harmon, Ph.D.
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