101 Activities For Teaching Creativity And Problem Solving

176 101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving

Doodles Handout

Suppose your problem is how to attract more customers to your restaurant. The major

underlying principle is attraction, or how to increase or get more of something. Draw a

symbol representing this principle. Next, use this symbol as a stimulus and draw another

symbol and then another until you have four or five. Sample symbols are shown in Fig-

ure 7.2.

After you have examined each doodle, the following ideas might come to mind:

• Have “Dinner with a
  Local Celebrity” nights.
  After customers are seat-
  ed in the restaurant
  between certain hours, a
  lottery is held and the
  winner gets to have din-
  ner with a local celebrity.


• Ask customers to brain-
  storm ideas to increase
  business. Give free din-
  ners to those who suggest
  the best ideas.


• Offer special “sampler”
  meals in malls.


• Install small video moni-
  tors on tables so cus-
  tomers can watch their
  food being prepared in
  the kitchen.


• Offer evening river cruis-
  es with appetizers at the
  restaurant, the entrée on
  the boat, and dessert back
  at the restaurant.

Figure 7.2. Sample Doodles

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