The next two weeks our focus in GATE is on FLUENCY!
Fluency is the ability to generate LOTS of ideas that are not necessarily different.
Fluent thinkers can also “hitchhike” on one idea to
come up with many more ideas. E.g. when brainstorming ways to mop up an oil
spill, one idea might be to use hair clippings. "Hitchhiking" on that
idea would include using dog hair, cat hair, sheep's wool, etc. There are no 'yeah but' or 'wrong' ideas!
Why does fluency matter?
The first step to problem solving or generating anything creative is having as many ideas as possible to choose from. Fluency loosens up the creative wheels.
Try some of these activities and leave some comments below with your ideas!
- Name as many things you can think of that are blue.
- Make a list of things that are sharp.
- Write down all the things you can think of that are associated with October.
Blue - A blue bottle jellyfish, part of the rainbow, the sky, the sea, eyes, powerade, blueberries, my car, jamies bike, nail polish, trampoline mats, veins, eeyore, Danielle ( Jamies mum)
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