Increase Creativity

Add & Subtract

Watch this video before moving forward ( turnofftoactivate.commbyui.org by Cory Kerr is the website being referenced in the video )

Pick something to add and subtract from your daily routine this week. You will participate over and report on at least 5 days. You will be reporting on your progress in the Increase Creativity Report and in the 3 Creative Ideas Report.  Here are some ideas on what to add or subtract:

  • Exercise
  • Meditate
  • Journaling
  • Free writing
  • Go on a walk
  • Daily sketches
  • Quiet commutes
  • No screens in bed
  • No screens with friends
  • No screens in the bathroom
  • No screens at the dinner table

 

Complete Four Activities

Watch this video before moving forward

Pick four of the following activities to complete. Spend at least 20 minutes on each of the activities you choose. Watch the associated video with each chosen activity to see the instructions for that activity.

Find some way to record (picture, scan, list, etc) what you did for each activity. This will be included in your Increase Creativity Report.

    1. Mind Mapping (click to watch video instructions)x
      1. Get a group together
      2. Pick three random words
      3. Work through the four rounds

    2. Black Out Poetry (click to watch video instructions)x
      1. Obtain a newspaper and a marker
      2. Eliminate words to create a poem
    3. The Scribble Game (click to watch video instructions)x
      1. Have someone make a quick scribble
      2. Use the scribble as a starting point to draw something
      3. Avoid making it a snake or a face
    4. Free Association (click to watch video instructions)x
      1. Find a partner or group
      2. Have someone start with a single word
      3. Rotate around the group saying the first word that comes to mind
      4. This word should relate to the previous word said
    5. Free Drawing (click to watch video instructions)x
      1. Get something to draw on and with
      2. Start randomly drawing
      3. Try to not stop moving (Feel free to use a single page or multiple pages)
    6. Play a Role (click to watch video instructions)x
      1. Build a character
      2. Determine what they love, hate, want, and fear
      3. Write or draw something as that character
    7. Timed Sketches (click to watch video instructions)x
      1. Pick an object to sketch
      2. Make a new sketch every 10 seconds
      3. Use “What If” to change one thing for each new sketch

 

Increase Creativity Report

Once you have worked on your daily routine and completed your four chosen activities, you will complete an Increase Creativity Report. This report will be what you submit for this assignment.

  1. Download this Increase Creativity Report template.
    • Click on the above Google Doc link.
    • Select File -> Download as -> Microsoft Word (.docx).
    • Open the downloaded file in Microsoft Word.
  2. Fill out the information requested.
  3. Save it as a PDF, and submit it in I-Learn.