101 Activities For Teaching Creativity And Problem Solving

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101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving.Copyright © 2005 by John Wiley &

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Noun Action Handout

Consider a problem of improving a telephone. In this case, the problem involves the verb

“improve” and the noun “telephone.” If you switch the noun and verb you get “telephon-

ing improvements.” This combination might suggest the idea of a telephone that repairs

itself automatically or a special toll-free number so customers can call the manufacturer

with improvement ideas.

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