From the course: Creative Exercises to Spark Original Thinking
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Collaborate to build relationships
From the course: Creative Exercises to Spark Original Thinking
Collaborate to build relationships
- In the workplace, or at the start of the school year, many of us are asked to do team-building exercises to bond with our colleagues or fellow students. If you find that your usual reaction to this is a classic eye-roll, "not this again", I have a prompt, which isn't only fun, but it can generate breakthrough imagery that couldn't have been accomplished on your own. Interfacing with another human in a creative endeavor opens new avenues beyond your usual outcome. The surrealists would play a game called "Corpus Equis", or "exquisite corpse", to create new dream-like imagery for their paintings. This is an easy game to play with co-workers or friends. All you need is a partner, a piece of paper, and a pencil or pen. An index card that you find in the office works perfectly. So sitting near your partner, you both fold your paper in half, placing the fold at the bottom. You have to position yourselves so you can't see…
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