Background
Our everyday language is colored by references to the five senses: “I hear you,” “I see what you mean,” “I feel for you,” “That’s a tasty idea,” “I smell a rat!” Such phrases usually prompt a variety of sensory images, corresponding to whatever sense is involved.
These images, in turn, help communicate meaning and increase understanding. Just as our senses allow us to experience different stimuli, sensory images can help us experience the different perspectives needed to create ideas.
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
• Three sheets each of 8.5?? x 11?? paper and pens or pencils for each participant
Handout
• Sense Making Ideas Handout
Time
30 minutes
Related Activities
• Say Cheese [44]
• We Have Met the Problem and It is We [48]
Taken From : Pfeiffer 101 Activities for Teaching Creativity
