Creativity Game

EXPLOrING Our Creativity

our work

tapping in

crafting together

surprise

brain block

What are three ways in which creativity can help nonprofits advance their mission?

Imagine our organization as a mythical creature. What attributes of the creature mirror our organization's strengths?

How could the social sector benefit from being more creative or imaginative?

What are 3 factors that promote creative thinking in an organization?

Think of a recent challenge we faced in our work. How could we have invited more creativity into our approach?

What are three factors that inhibit creativty at organizations?

How did creative thinking rank out of the 26 core skills covered in the 2023 World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report?

Our Work

What is a skill or strength you possess that you feel is underutilized in your current role?

How creativity can help advance our work

Envision our organizational mission as a metaphor—a creature, an element of nature, or a symbol.

Think of an unexpected partnership with a company or industry that is somewhat unrelated to our cause. How might their unique perspective contribute to a creative solution? mirror our organization's strengths?

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What is one aspect of our team culture or dynamics that you think positively sets us apart, and how can we leverage it to achieve even greater success?

A key ingredient of creativity is successful brainstorming. Describe your team's ideation process. How might it be strengthened or structured to allow for more creativity?

If you could introduce one unconventional practice or change to our team's workflow, what would it be and how do you think it could benefit us?

What's your favorite way to brainstorm with others?

What strategies or routines could help to nurture your creativity in your day-to-day life?

What is your creative space? Reflect out loud on the activities or experiences that make you creative as well as any success you've had in going regularly to this creative space.

Describe two experiences and how they unexpectedly sparked your creativity and imagination

Tapping In

Fill in the blank: "When my team members _______, I find it easier to tap into my imagination"

What tools or softwares have helped you expand your imagination? Describe at least 2 and how they help tap into creativity.

How we tap into our own creativity

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How can approaching situations with the mindset of a beginner or novice help us tap into our creativity?

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What does your personal brainstorming process look like?

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What's your favorite way to brainstorm with others?

What strategies or routines could help to nurture your creativity in your day-to-day life?

What is your creative space? Reflect out loud on the activities or experiences that make you creative as well as any success you've had in going regularly to this creative space.

Describe two experiences and how they unexpectedly sparked your creativity and imagination

Tapping In

Fill in the blank: "When my team members _______, I find it easier to tap into my imagination"

What tools or softwares have helped you expand your imagination? Describe at least 2 and how they help tap into creativity.

How we tap into our own creativity

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How can approaching situations with the mindset of a beginner or novice help us tap into our creativity?

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What does your personal brainstorming process look like?

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The player whose turn it is will start a sentence with a letter chosen by other players. Then, another player will build off that and say another sentence that starts with the subsequent letter of the alphabet. Repeat this until everyone has gone twice.

Construct a haiku-style poem together about IMPACT MEASUREMENT. Starting with whoever's turn it is, each player will contribute one line of the poem. If there are more than 3 players in the game, keep adding lines to the poem in the same fashion as a haiku (alternating between 5 syllables to 7) until everyone has had a chance to contribute.

Each player will say a word that is related to the social sector. The challenge is to think quickly and creatively, providing a word that comes to mind based on the previous player's word. Keep the responses spontaneous and try to make connections that others might not expect.

Crafting Together

Each player contributes an element of a unique invention, starting with an imaginative name. As players take turns, they add features or functions that build upon the previous player's contribution, creating an eccentric and imaginative invention.

Collaboration is the fuel to creativity's fire

Construct a haiku-style poem together about GRANT WRITING. Starting with whoever's turn it is, each player will contribute one line of the poem. If there are more than 3 players in the game, keep adding lines to the poem in the same fashion as a haiku (alternating between 5 syllables to 7) until everyone has had a chance to contribute.

Word Association! The player who's turn it is will start with any word (the more random the better!) -- Each player will go twice.

In a bustling city square, 3 childhood friends who had lost touch suddenly recognize each other after years apart. Describe the unique paths each of them took and how they ended up reconnecting.

Ask your fellow contestants to give you feedback through the question: ""What do I do really well"

Turn off your camera, ALL PLAYERS stand up and stretch! Connecting with your body is a great way to tap into your innate creativity.

Imagine our organization now has access to unlimited resources Describe your ideal project. What would it's goals be and how would you design it? Be as descriptive as possible.

Suprise!

Ask your fellow contestants to give you constructive feedback through the question: "In what way can I improve [...]?"

Surprises help us think beyond the ordinary

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Creativity is all around us. Describe an unexpected example of a creative act.

The player who is up next will give the player whose turn it is a prompt to draw (via direct message in chat) -- the more outrageous the better! You will have 45 seconds to draw out the prompt while the other players guess. If the correct answer is not guessed within that time, go back 2 spaces.

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Brain Block!

You're in need of some inspiration.

Stay here until another player passes you. If you arlready are the last player, skip your next turn.

Brain Block!

Your team's lack of time for reflection and brainstorming is making it hard to combat the status quo

Move your piece to meet the player who is in last place. If you are already in last place, move backwards to the closest red space.

Brain Block!

What is creativity without failure?

Go back three spaces.