Creativity Challenge #1

The
Creativity
Challenge
© 2015 The Scarlet Marketeer
Mary
Ellen
Sokalski
MAS
Listen to THIS bio!
How well did you LISTEN?
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How well did you LISTEN?
1.Started career cleaning 7. Engraved cedar boxes
oil refinery toilets
& jewelry on the
boardwalk
2. Father was a real
cowboy
8. Wore fuzzy gorilla
slippers at her March
3. Allergic to dog fur
2014
wedding
4. Jumped out of two
men’s birthday cakes 9. Voted “Best Practical
5. Played the french horn Joker” in high school
6. Swam with dolphins 10. Dated a midget
Your First Creativity Assignment
• Get in a group of new friends, 3-5 people,
introduce yourself and tell them one crazy,
unique and memorable fact about you.
• Take the 10 career springboards and
brainstorm together on a creative career path
this person MIGHT have taken, had she not
chosen promotional products. Don’t use them
all. Choose two and blend them creatively to
find a spin-off career.
• You have 6 minutes for the speed introduction,
and the brainstorming.
EXAMPLE
Little cedar
box engraving
+ allergic to
dog fur
= Allergy pill
box designer
specializing in
dog designs
Connect Two And Spin It
1.Started career cleaning 7. Engraved cedar boxes
oil refinery toilets
& jewelry on the
boardwalk
2. Father was a real
cowboy
8. Wore fuzzy gorilla
slippers at her March
3. Allergic to dog fur
2014
wedding
4. Jumped out of two
men’s birthday cakes 9. Voted “Best Practical
5. Played the french horn Joker” in high school
6. Swam with dolphins 10. Dated a midget
Making Associations
The Parent Trap
Disappointed with his son’s calculus grades, a man
went with his son to see the math professor. The
secretary for the math department at the university
asked the father and son to wait, and went to get the
professor. The professor was hunched over a
computer terminal that was partially obscured by
pipe smoke when the secretary knocked on the
office door. “Some young kid is here with his father
to see you, “ said the secretary to the graying
professor. Looking out the office door, the surprised
professor replied, “That’s not just ‘some young kid’ –
That kid’s my son!”
Dead Poet’s Society
“A desk is a dangerous place… from which to view the world.” I’m going to see things differently every day. To solve more o
Dead Poet’s Society
“A desk is a dangerous place… from
which to view the world.” I’m going
to see things differently every day.
To solve more of my problems. And
my clients’ problems. Creatively.
I am creative! I am creative!
I am creative!
The DON’T Think Fast Test
The DON’T Think Fast Test
1. How many birthdays does the average
person have?
The DON’T Think Fast Test
2. If you had a match and entered
a room in which there was a
kerosene lamp, an oil heater, and
a wood burning stove, which item
would you light first?
The DON’T Think Fast Test
3. Some months have
30 days, some have 31,
how many have 28?
The DON’T Think Fast Test
4. If your doctor gave
you three pills and said
to take one every halfhour, how long would
they last?
The DON’T Think Fast Test
5. Divide 30 by one-half
and add 10.
What is the answer?
The DON’T Think Fast Test
6. How many animals of
each species did Moses
take aboard the Ark with
him?
The DON’T Think Fast Test
7. Take two apples from
three apples and what do
you have?
The DON’T Think Fast Test
8. Is it legal in Arizona for
a man to marry his
widow's sister?
The DON’T Think Fast Test
9. If your bedroom were pitch dark
and you needed a matching pair of
socks, what is the minimum number
of socks you will need to take out of
the bureau drawer, to guarantee a
matching pair, if the drawer contains
25 white and 25 blue socks?
The DON’T Think Fast Test
10. There are 12 one-cent
stamps in a dozen. How
many two-cent stamps are in
a dozen?
The DON’T Think Fast Test
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1. One
2. The match
3. All
4. One hour (Ex. 6:00, 6:30, then 7:00)
5. 70
6. None. It was Noah, not Moses, who went on the Ark.
7. Two apples
8. No, he's dead.
9. 3
10. 12
What IS it?
What COULD it be?
The Most Decadent Bathtub
The Most Decadent Bathtub
The Most Decadent Bathtub
The Most Decadent Bathtub
The Most Decadent Bathtub
Bathtubs
• 1. The Basics in every tub – 1 minute
• 2. The most decadent, money-is-no-object
fantasy tub. -- 5 minutes.
– What is the single most decadent feature of
your tub? (Not 2 or 3 things, but one superwow feature?)
From Bathtubs To Your Business
Your Business’ Distinguishing Features
Diapers Of The Past
Features of Diapers Today
What’s Your Diaper Of The Future?
Repeat After Me…
“Only dead fish flow with the tide.
I – state your name -- promise NOT to be a dead fish…
Repeat After Me…
I promise -- to try new things every day because...
Repeat After Me…
Amateurs built the ark…
Repeat After Me…
Professionals built the Titanic…
Repeat After Me…
I am
creative!”
Thanks for sharing your
creativity with me!