101 Activities For Teaching Creativity And Problem Solving

44. Say Cheese

Background

When we first think of new ideas, they often flit

about without defined shape. If we really concen-

trate, we can bring them into focus. These new ideas

then become images we can capture in our mind’s

eye.

Frame. Focus. Click. There the images are. It’s

almost as if we photograph them with a camera. Van-

Gundy (1983) used this comparison to suggest a pro-

cedure for stimulating ideas using an imaginary

camera.

Objectives

• To help participants generate as many creative ideas as possible


• To help participants learn how to use the activities to generate ideas

Participants

Small groups of four to seven people each

Materials, Supplies, and Equipment

• For each group: markers, two flip charts, and masking tape for posting flip-chart
  sheets


• For each participant: one sheet each of three different colors of sticking dots
  (^1 / 2 ′′diameter) and one pad of 4 x 6 Post-it®Notes


• Three sheets each of 8.5′′x 11′′paper and pens or pencils for each participant

Time

30 minutes

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