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Off the Wall But On the Mark Using Creativity to Make Libraries Better Jill S. Stover November 15, 2007 Providence, RI.

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1 Off the Wall But On the Mark Using Creativity to Make Libraries Better Jill S. Stover November 15, 2007 Providence, RI

2 Creativity Is…

3 Creativity Really Is… Destructive Contentious Uncertain Risky Disciplined Proactive Continuous Process Indispensable Chaotic

4 Creative Process Divergent Thinking IncubationConvergent Thinking Kahn (2001) Product Planning Essentials, Sage

5 Creativity Makes the World Go ‘Round Globalization Clutter Consumer Generated Media Generation C Uber Technology

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7 Help Wanted Needed Seeking library professionals who are: Open-minded Observant Adventurous Team players Thrill-seekers Fun-loving

8 Yum!

9 and now for something completely different back

10 Rethinking the Library Experience What would the ideal library visit be like? What’s the more typical scenario? How can we redesign the parts of the typical scenario so that they’re more like the ideal?

11 Think It’s Impossible?

12 Creativity Stuff Websites Brainstorming tutorial Creativity techniques Designing Better Libraries Idea Sandbox Blog IDEO Library Marketing Play Vision Critical Books The Art of Innovation Jamming Juicing the Orange Leading the Revolution Zag Other Stuff Rochester Anthropologist

13 My Info Jill S. Stover Undergraduate Services Coordinator Virginia Commonwealth University 804.828.8964 jsstover@vcu.edu AIM: JillatCabell Thank you!

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