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Apple-Drawing Ideation
A simple exercise that will help them define some principles for creativity and idea generation. It will get them in a mindset of divergent thinking.
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When to use
In the beginning of a working session.
Why you should
Demonstrate key principles useful for creativity and idea generation: quantity is a condition for quality and building on the ideas of others.
What you get
A collection of different looking apple-drawings, and group reflections on creativity and innovation.
Steps to take
Split the participants into groups of 3-5. Draw grids of roughly 16 squares on a piece of paper, one for each group.
Introduce the exercise to the groups.They will work in silence for 10-15 minutes to draw as many different kinds of apples as they can to fill their grid. Starting in the top-left square, the group members take turns drawing apples. No apple can be the same.
When they're done, discuss the experience and what they've learned from the exercise. How was it to do this exercise? What can we learn about creativity from this exercise? What are some principles we can draw out from this?