Putting Creativity Techniques into Practice

Write a brief message to your instructor in which you outline an action plan for either developing your own creativity or fostering a greater level of creativity in your workplace. Be sure to include measurable goals. Some examples of measurable goals are:

For an individual action plan:

• Once a week for the next three months, I will spend an hour practicing specific visualization and creativity techniques from "Leading Through Creativity" or the sources in the reading list.
• I will keep a journal of opportunities that arise for using my creative ability and how I respond to each opportunity (what the problem was, what technique(s) I applied to it, and what the results were). I will enter my comments in the journal at least once a week for the next six months, and then review everything I've written to summarize what I've learned.

For a workplace action plan:

• Within the next two months, I will present a talk or conduct a workshop on creativity techniques for my department.
• I will work with my boss to identify workplace challenges that the members of our group can address creatively, and will document the results.
• By the end of this year, I will propose a program of rewards for employees whose creative ideas save the company money.

There are many other goals and timetables you might propose. The most important feature of this assignment is that you create a plan that will take what you've learned in this course forward into your own career and company.

This is a required assignment.  When you have completed your work, please click the "Submit Assignment" button on the right of this page to send it to your instructor. Your instructor will send you comments on what you write and will record your completion of the assignment. 

Please note: Be sure to include your name on your assignment.