1. Thinking With A New Lens
WASFAA MLI 2016
Eldorado Hotel
November 2-4

2. “The goal of an effective leader is to recondition your team to be solution focused rather than problem focused.”- Unknown

3. Step One
We are going to be watching a short video on Creativity! Creativity to me is simply thinking outside the box!
This video will show you that creativity is not magical or mysterious but rather a ready tool that can enable you to look at the ordinary and see….the extra ordinary.

4. Step Two Creativity is a matter of perspective (lens)
Brainstorming
Sleep on it
There is always more than one right answer
Share story of Mike Smith setting up chairs in the lobby
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes
Trial and error
Learn to break the pattern
Trying a completely new approach
Reframe problems into opportunities
To create you have to care

5. Step Three
How many of you thought you were creative before watching this video? How about now?
Who can share about a issue or challenge that you handled creatively?
What did you get from the film?
Sticky posters on wall that we can write on

6. Activity
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Using no more than four (4) consecutive straight lines and without lifting your pen from the paper, connect all the dots.

7. Solution to 9 Dots
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8. Activity
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Using no more than five (5) consecutive straight lines and without lifting your pen from the paper, connect all the dots.

9. Activity
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Using no more than five (5) consecutive straight lines and without lifting your pen from the paper, connect all the dots.

10. Jeopardy
Here is an example of thinking with a new lens