Bucky Group 39 - A New Way to Think of Creativity

7 Mar 09 

This Saturday is Flip's last session with us before he return to Holland for good. Flip has been in Singapore for 20 years and has been a regular in the Bucky Group. We wish him well and I congratulate him for ending his 'double life' between the two countries.

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After the coffee and cakes, we proceeded to watch a TED talk by Elizabeth Gilbert on "A new way to think about creativity".

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Joo Hock introduced the De Bono's Six Thinking Hats to bring forward some structure to our discussion. It also minimise prejudgement of  a topic during discussions.

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From Wikipedia:

The de Bono Hats system (also known as "Six Hats" or "Six Thinking Hats") is a thinking tool for group discussion and individual thinking. Combined with the idea of parallel thinking which is associated with it, it provides a means for groups to think together more effectively, and a means to plan thinking processes in a detailed and cohesive way. Read more

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I think this tool will bring about more focus and attentiveness among us during discussions.

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Notable note:

Someone shared the story of how a choreographer ( which is Twyla Tharp ) manage her creativity by getting inspiration from Billy Joel. 

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One of her ways of managing her creative process is when she has a new dance to choreograph, she start a box and:

1. Write down her objective on an index card and put it into the box.

2. Research and put materials in the box.

3. Work and put materials in the box

4. Refer to the materials for inspiration.

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