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101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving.Copyright © 2005 by John Wiley &
Sons, Inc. Reproduced by permission of Pfeiffer, an Imprint of Wiley. http://www.pfeiffer.comate ideas, write them down on Post-it®Notes (one idea per note), and place the
notes on a flip chart for evaluation.Debrief/Discussion
This can be a fun exercise since it produces diverse stimuli as well as perceptions as to
what those stimuli represent. Ask the group members to discuss how easy or difficult it
was for them to see images within the inkblots and to use them as idea triggers.
Also consider having participants debrief using the following questions:- What was most helpful about this exercise?
- What was most challenging?
- What can we apply?
- How would you rate the value of this exercise to helping us with this issue?
- Will this exercise be helpful in the future for other sessions?
- What did you learn?
- What will we be able to use from this exercise?
- What ideas were generated, and which ones were most interesting?
Variations
- Suggest that other group members note what they see in the other inkblots and use
their descriptions to help trigger ideas. - Use different colored inks and ask the group members to discuss whether that made
any difference in their experiences in creating stimuli or thinking of ideas.
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