June 25, 2010 7:00 PM. 16 attended.

Fostering Creativity... Tools for creative thinking.

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Selected By: Jorge

“Imagination is more important than knowledge, for knowledge is limited to all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”
Albert Einstein.


Become aware of "the box" so that we can think outside of it. We will talk about tools and exercises that we could use to think creatively and how we can use these in our jobs, hobbies and other endeavors.

From ABC to breaking stuff up, using humor and colorful hats, give your neurons a jolt of fresh energy.

  • Marion
    Marion

    Can someone add a waiting list? Also, based on the last 2 events I attended, my sense is that in the summertime, last-minute cancellations may be more common than at other times. Maybe a slightly larger attendance allowance, like 22 or so, would be OK?

    Posted June 14, 2010 at 10:52 AM
  • Jorge
    Jorge

    Added a waiting list per Marion's suggestion.

    Posted June 16, 2010 at 12:01 PM
  • Jorge
    Jorge

    Wow!... as of 2:15PM Friday there are 11 people in the waiting list. Sadly, Diesel table is not big enough to fit more than 18 people (actually 16 is a better fit).

    I will schedule this same event on a future date if there is enough interest, and it appears that there is.

    Posted June 25, 2010 at 3:27 PM
  • Marion
    Marion

    This was really good! Thanks to Jorge and all who made it a compelling and fun discussion!

    For the tinkerers in the group, if you don't know MAKE, check it out: http://makezine.com and Maker Faire http://makerfaire.com.
    There's also a Cambridge group and a bigger group in Providence: http://makerfaireri.com.

    For general cool creative exposure, I love Pecha Kucha, which is a blast in Providence (again, bigger, and messier-fun) and also exists in Cambridge: http://www.pecha-kucha.org.

    Posted June 26, 2010 at 9:26 AM
  • Jorge
    Jorge

    Thank you everyone for your participation, there was way too much material to cover; I hope everyone got something out of it and had a good time as well.

    Thanks to Paula for the Mandala. I took the liberty to scan it and put it up on my website so you can download and print at your leisure: http://www.alienbrothers.com/Mandala.jpg

    The supporting document I created for this meetup is also up there: http://www.alienbrothers.com/IM_Creativity.doc

    We will do more like this in the future.

    Posted June 28, 2010 at 11:24 AM
  • John
    John

    Thanks, Jorge :))

    Posted June 29, 2010 at 7:34 AM
  • Jim B
    Jim B

    Do this one again! ;-)

    Posted July 5, 2010 at 11:12 PM
  • John
    John

    Now here's a creative table:

    http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx

    (You have to install Microsoft Silverlight to watch the video)

    Posted July 6, 2010 at 7:05 AM
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    Jorge
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  • Sue Clever
    Assistant Organizer
    Really interesting conversation and a lot of great ideas for fostering creativity. I can't wait for more meetups on this subject. Awesome job, Jorge!
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