Envisioning Possibilities – Creativity
Four Creativity Tools
With fun
Mind Mapping – SCAMPER – Six Thinking Hats – Random Words
1. Mind Mapping: A visual tool for organizing thoughts and ideas in a hierarchical structure, typically starting from a central concept or theme and branching out into related subtopics. It stimulates associative thinking by allowing users to freely connect concepts, enabling brainstorming, problem-solving, and planning
Mind Mapping Madness: Mind mapping is like drawing a treasure map to explore the vast landscapes of your imagination. Draw a circle with you in the center and three people you might imagine yourself as being.
- SCAMPER Technique
An acronym representing a set of thinking prompts to stimulate creative problem-solving and idea generation. SCAMPER stands for Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate, and Reverse/Rearrange. Each letter prompts the thinker to approach a problem or idea from a different angle, encouraging innovation and divergent thinking
For Fun – Embark on a wild adventure through the jungle of your mind with the SCAMPER safari! Grab your binoculars and explore the terrain, substituting trees for ideas, combining creatures for new inventions, and adapting to the ever-changing landscape. It’s an expedition of creativity where every twist and turn leads to discovery and innovation!
3. Six Thinking Hats Spectacular
Six Thinking Hats: Developed by Edward de Bono, this method involves wearing different metaphorical “hats” to approach a problem or decision from six distinct perspectives: white for facts and information, red for emotions and intuition, black for critical judgment, yellow for optimism and positivity, green for creativity and new ideas, and blue for managing the thinking process. By systematically considering various viewpoints, individuals or groups can enhance decision-making, problem-solving, and creativity.
For Fun – Step right up to the greatest show of creative thinking on Earth! Put on your fanciest top hat and join the circus of ideas with the Six Thinking Hats Spectacular! Juggle facts, tame wild emotions, walk the tightrope of critical judgment, and leap through hoops of creativity. With each act, you’ll amaze and astound with your dazzling displays of problem-solving prowess!
- Random Word/Stimulus Technique:
A technique that involves using random words or stimuli to trigger new associations and ideas. Participants generate random words or images and then brainstorm connections between them and a specific problem or challenge
For Fun Random Word Rodeo*: Saddle up, partners! It’s time to wrangle some wild ideas at the Random Word Rodeo! Grab your lasso and rope in those pesky problems with the most unexpected of tools – random words! Ride the range of your imagination as you corral concepts and steer them toward the sunset of success. Yeehaw!
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Purpose Driven
A purpose driven vision board- explore the possibilities.
A bit about Linda
Who am I?
As a businesswoman
I am an award-winning speaker, author, and business consultant/coach.
Grateful
A little bit of sleep goes a long way
Starting Again 2024
Happy New Year.
Question of the year 2024 – from 2023. What’s working for you?
I’m a list maker, so I’ll begin.
Working for me # 1 – Sleep Habit
I end every day writing a list, surprise, right? I write not just thinking about – it’s easy to go to bed and think oh, that went well or that was good. But writing it down and, in some cases, noting how that happened? When I write how I made that happen, I’m surprised to learn that I planted a seed a few days, weeks, or months ago, and the outcome started growing. The result is incredible, and I am grateful. The acknowledgment of that outcome is in my writing at night.
I write the three things I’m grateful for during the day. The results are fascinating.
1. Most importantly, I get a good night’s sleep. I haven’t stuffed my mind with useless trivia or negative thinking.
2. It helps me reflect on the things or circumstances I created to support that good part of the day and how I can repeat them.
Working for me #2 – Website Building
I am learning how to build my website again. Paul taught me in 2010 to develop my website from scratch. It served me well for many years. The new one is one in WordPress but with Elegant Themes and DIVI. I love it! I love working on it and figuring out the puzzle. Yes, it would be faster and easier if I hired someone to do that for me. But I’m not in a rush, and yet I am in a hurry. The joy of working on it outweighs the time it takes.
1. Learning Divi
2. Researching the best templates and methods of communication
Working for me #3 – Envisioning Possibilities
I have chosen a new set of words to define the purpose-driven vision workshop I’ve been doing for years. Although, many people find the terms interesting and exciting to follow, I was bored with the words.
I believe the concept is strong and still stands, but PDVB? Even the acronym looked stoggy.
Advanta Strategies is over 20 years old and it is my main business, this year I added a spark to it.
1. I purchased a new URL
2. Using Divi – created a website for people to sign up. www.envisioningpossibilities.com
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Napkin
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