When we do creative work in groups we are often not aligned properly. This costs us useful ideas. This deck provides 10 defining exercises to help us ensure alignment generate creativity.

1. Aligning Language
for
Creativity Cultivation
a series of 10 defining exercises

2. Created 2013
by Tom Curtis
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3. when we speak of creativity, to a group
we expect to be its source, do we
ensure that we all understand what we
are talking about and that it is aligned?
“why would need to do that?” one might
ask. we all know what creativity is.
but are we aligned?
not sure.
what follows is a chance
to see and correct.

4. when we are not well together aligned
we are to less than we might be resigned.

5. Have all individually define...
creativity

6. compare,
discuss,
and
align
to a better definition

7. Have all individually define...
innovation

8. compare,
discuss,
and
align
to a better definition

9. Have all individually define...
design

10. compare,
discuss,
and
align
to a better definition

11. Have all individually define...
marketing

12. compare,
discuss,
and
align
to a better definition

13. Have all individually define...
engineering

14. compare,
discuss,
and
align
to a better definition

15. Have all individually define...
invention

16. compare,
discuss,
and
align
to a better definition

17. Have all individually define...
insight

18. compare,
discuss,
and
align
to a better definition

19. Have all individually define...
idea

20. compare,
discuss,
and
align
to a better definition

21. Have all individually define...
improvement

22. compare,
discuss,
and
align
to a better definition

23. Have all individually define...
quality

24. compare,
discuss,
and
align
to a better definition