101 Activities For Teaching Creativity And Problem Solving

95. Doodlin’ Around the Block

Background

This activity is a little like Brainsketching [94] in that it involves some doodling. Brains-

ketching uses doodles of pictures and abstract symbols; Doodlin’ Around the Block, in

contrast, uses a very specific type of doodle: a square or rectangle. It also differs in that it

introduces some game-like competition, much like The Name Game [97].

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


• For each participant: markers or crayons, at least one per person


• Small prizes for the winning group

Handout

• Doodlin’ Around the Block Handout

Time

30 minutes

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