I remember people from my school and college days. They are the ones who every one approached if they were stuck for ideas. How were these ‘ideas’ people different from the rest of us? These are some qualities about them.
They were generous with their ideas. It did not matter to them whether you liked their [...]
As we went through the coffee table book we noticed that a few common things emerged. For example, all the seven maestros displayed an extra-ordinary attitude. It was a willingness to change one-self to achieve a goal. Some of them demonstrated a unique knack to understand the pulse of their audience and shape their concerts [...]
People – the participants in the creative blockbusting workshops – are the most important ingredient. I call them advisors/consultants. We seek their ideas, hence they are advisors. The more uncommon and carefully thought out the selection, the better will be our results.
The most predictable the team, poorer the quality of ideas we will get. Let [...]
This is how we use the question pack in the Creative Block Busting Workshop. The problem Owner/Client who has asked for help in getting ideas, states his challenge and explains the context briefly. (Not more than 5 to 7 minutes. No power point presentation). Then I shuffle the question and distribute the cards, one per [...]
This was my sms to T M Krishna, the famous carnatic music exponent and one of the authors of the coffee table book “Voices Within”.
I got a classic Krishna reply “Sure. Why not?”
I called Krishna the next day and told him about what I had in mind. A Business Creativity Workshop based on the book. [...]
19. When did you become aware of the problem? How? What happened? (Describe the early evidences that caught your attention.)
20. What are you assuming to be impossible? List out all your assumptions.
21. What risks or threats must you face in solving this problem?
22. Whose point of view should you consider because the problem [...]
Here are nine more questions from the Question Pack (Creative Block Busting Tool Kit).
10. How will the problem definition change if budgets, time, and resources were no constraints?
11. Who will come in the way of solving the problem? Why do you think so?
12. Why is it important for you to solve this problem/challenge [...]
In our Creative Block Busting Tool Kit we have a question pack. We use that to define the problem sharply. The pack has 27 questions. You do not have to answer all of them. Answering just a few of those questions brings in more clarity to the issue and you are able to redefine or [...]