Creative Boot Camp: Generate Ideas in Greater Quantity & Quality in 30 Days

Table of contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Page
3. Dedication Page
4. About the Author
5. Acknowledgments
6. Contents
7. Introduction
   1. What Is Creative Immersion?
   2. What If I’m Not a Designer?
   3. How Difficult Will This Program Be?
   4. The Shopping Cart Role Model
   5. Creative Boot Camp Field Guide
8. Pre-Test
   1. Medieval Kid’s Meal
   2. Creativity is a Habit
      1. Creativity, Daemons, and Magic
      2. Relearning Genius-Level Creativity
      3. Creativity Is Problem Solving
      4. Increasing the Quantity of Ideas
      5. Increasing the Quality of Ideas
      6. The Wrap
   3. Purpose and Restriction = Creative Fuel
      1. Duncker’s Candle Problem
      2. Purpose Sets Up the Problem
      3. Problem Contraction and Expansion
      4. Restriction Sets Up the Solution
      5. The Unspoken Third Condition: Action
      6. The Wrap
   4. Becoming An Epic Failure
      1. Overcoming the Perception of Failure
      2. Redefining Failure
      3. The Wrap
   5. Problem Solving: Baptism by Fire
      1. Staging the Problem
      2. Introducing the Pickle
      3. The Wrap
   6. Solving the Pieces
      1. Dissecting the Problem
      2. Getting to the Core of the Problem
      3. The Wrap
   7. Play is the New Work
      1. A Katalyst for Creativity
      2. Commonalities of Play and Creativity
      3. Creative Training and Strategic Play
      4. Improvisation and Creativity
      5. The Wrap
   8. Overcoming the Obstacles
      1. Jumping the Line
      2. Identifying the Stages of Change
      3. Seven Obstacles in Creative Training
      4. The Wrap
   9. Measuring Creativity
      1. Creative Capacity and Sharing Ideas
      2. Examining Creativity Tests
      3. Using the Comparative Scaling Technique
      4. The Wrap
   10. Training Prep
       1. Exercising Your Creativity
       2. Completing Section Progress Exercises
       3. Improving Your Rank
       4. Tracking Your Progress Online
9. Ten-Hut!
   1. 1. Starting from Scratch
      1. 1.1. Ultimate Desk
      2. 1.2. Bug’s Ride
      3. 1.3. Big Box Home Improvement Boutique
      4. 1.4. Expert Professor
      5. 1.5. The Magical Mystery Tour Bus
      6. 1. Progress Exercise
      7. Section 1. Roundup
   2. 2. Numbkiller
      1. 2.1. Everyday Monster
      2. 2.2. High-Koo
      3. 2.3. Capture Captions
      4. 2.4. Instant Storyteller
      5. 2.5. Photoclature
      6. 2. Progress Exercise
      7. Section 2. Roundup
   3. 3. Flavors of Relevance
      1. 3.1. What’s Next?
      2. 3.2. Modern Playground
      3. 3.3. Say What?
      4. 3.4. Photo Nemesis
      5. 3.5. Stick!
      6. 3. Progress Exercise
      7. Section 3. Roundup
   4. 4. The Creative Barbell
      1. 4.1. The Squiggle
      2. 4.2. Treemansion
      3. 4.3. The Whatever Mousetrap
      4. 4.4. Emotigraphs
      5. 4.5. Alphabet Story
      6. 4. Progress Exercise
      7. Section 4. Roundup
   5. 5. Novelty’s Penthouse
      1. 5.1. Everyday Action Figure
      2. 5.2. The Middle
      3. 5.3. For Sale: My Cubicle
      4. 5.4. Object/Action/Effect
      5. 5.5. Dangerball
      6. Section 5. Roundup
10. Final Exam
    1. WildWestios
    2. The Aftermath
       1. Short-Term Maintenance
       2. Midterm Maintenance
       3. Long-Term Maintenance
11. Index
12. Ad Page