Top 10 Creativity Building Games

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These games are great to just stick the game or cards on your desk or in a common area at work. Take 15 minute try to do any of the challenges by yourself, a coworker or your family. JabberJot Scattergories Cranium Pictionary Your Pulling My Leg Squiggle Balderdash Backseat Drawing…
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Compose a meal

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This may be more difficult then is sounds. Come up with a pretty standard meal Main dish Drink Side The trick is you have to do it all with song lyrics or song titles. Rules: If you are using just a line from a song please give the song title…
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No Rain, No Rainbows!

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It's my favorite line in a commercial running right now. "If Movie studios ran the world" the guy in charge of the rain mutters it after he is told to turn off the rain. He puts a positive spin on his job. This exercise I want you to try to…
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Ten Tips to Inspire Creativity

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Everyone can get into a creative slump. Here are ten ways to stimulate your creative juices and generate fresh inspiration. Create art in a new place. Try something new. Read. Go back to your roots. Go radical. Teach. Get gabby. Rewind. Take a break. Give yourself a blank slate. Read…
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10 Unusual Places to Get Design Inspiration

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Inspiration isn’t something that just pops into a designer’s head. Most of the time, we must make an active approach to discover it. This obviously isn’t a new concept, and there are thousands of inspiration websites from CSS galleries to showcase blog posts. These are way overused, though; in order…
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Pick a Color

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This assignment has two variations. Variation One: Pick a color any color (red, yellow, blue etc.) Try to think of as many things that are associated with that color. (I.E. Red: Apple, Fire truck etc.) They don't have to be something that is only that color but it should be…
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Silly vs Serious

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Here is a great article about fun in the work place. Being Serious Won't Make You Silly, Yet Being Silly Can Help You Be More Serious By Robert Alan Black, Ph.D. Over 35 years of working in creative fields and working with people striving to be more creative or use…
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Spin Doctors

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Most Embarrassing moment. We all have one and we probably have been asked to talk about them over and over. I'm not going to do that.   I'm going to give you a rare opportunity. I've just given you all the ability to rewrite history.   Take your most embarrassing…
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Dyn-O-Mite!

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Here is a quick and easy one.   Most sitcoms have a character or two that have their own special catchphrase or statement.   See a great list here. http://www.tvland.com/originals/catchphrases/quotes.jhtml   This week come up with your own and try to use it at least once this week.   Bonus:…
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