Objectives:
- Encourage team work and creative thinking outside the box
- Creative problem solving
- Creative thinking
Overview:
This task is an immediate and effective way to encourage teamwork and creative thinking. As a fun task, requiring no prior knowledge, this task stimulates creative thinking and group interaction.
Activity
Step 1Â Split the team into two even groups
Step 2 Give each group an object ie Cereal Box with cotton Wool (or 1 paper clip or 1 brick)
Step 3 Each group has 5 minutes to come up with as many creative alternative uses for the object (a long list)
Step 4 Facilitator then asks each team to run through alternative uses for the object who ever has most wins
Step 5 Debrief and review with the group to explore what techniques resulted in new solutions and how the group worked together.
Skill Development:
This task explores creative thinking but also communication and team work. It is important that the group work well together and support each other as they develop their ideas in order to create more ideas. Debrief with the group to determine how they overcame obstacles or encouraged other in order to recognise the importance of emotions during learning and group work.
Resources:
- Pen
- Paper
- Objects such as Cereal box or paper clip or brick per group (ideally the same object for each group)