Because doodles provide an outlet for creative expression, they also can help generate ideas. VanGundy (1988) designed a technique known as Symbolic Representations, which uses doodles as the basic idea generation mechanism. Although this activity is similar to Ideatoons [26], there is one major difference: the doodles are based on one or more major principles underlying the problem. This focus helps target the doodles a little more than mere random scribblings.
Objectives
• To help participants generate as many creative ideas as possible
• To help participants learn how to use the activities to generate ideas
Participants
Small groups of four to seven people each
Materials,Supplies,and Equipment
• For each group: markers, two flip charts, and masking tape for posting flip-chart sheets
• For each participant: one sheet each of three different colors of sticking dots (1?2” diameter) and one pad of 4 x 6 Post-it® Notes Free Association Activities: “Blue Skies” 173
Handout
• Doodles Handout
Time
45 minutes
Related Activities
• Picture Tickler [17]
• Rorschach Revisionist [18]
• Ideatoons [26]
• Drawing Room [59]
• Modular Brainstorming [62]
Taken From : Pfeiffer 101 Activities for Teaching Creativity
