Creativity Challenge 2002

Humanizing Perspectives

Creativity Challenge 2002 #27

Over the past few years there have been a mixture of movies released in which the characters were animals or objects. I vaguely remember from English class that when we give human characteristics to objects it is called personification. I don't recall what it is when we do the same for animals. Perhaps you remember.

One skill we can all further develop to expand and enrich our creative thinking abilities is are abilities to see from multiple and unusual perspectives. Let's practice this ability.

Each day choose an example from the category provided and imagine how your selection would see, smell, taste, touch, hear, imagine a situation.

MONDAY
Choose an animal, i.e.: a horse, a dog. Then write down how it would describe where you work or go to school.

TUESDAY
Choose an insect, i.e.: a spider, a house fly. Then write down how it would describe a baseball game or other sports event: soccer match, hockey game, tennis match, etc.

WEDNESDAY
Choose a plant, i.e.: a flower, a tree, a lawn. Then write down how it would describe a picnic or an outside luncheon.

THURSDAY
Choose something from weather: cloud, sunshine, a storm. Then write down how it would describe your city.

FRIDAY
Choose an electric or electronic devise, i.e.: television, telephone, cell phone, computer. Then write down how it would describe a typical day in it's life.

Have fun with your imagination. Let it wander. Try not to think and feel like the thing you have chosen not a human being.

Being creative is a choice. Make it your choice most of the time.

Alan

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