Thinking Outside the Box Workshop: Exercise #4 (Star Wars Tongue Twisters in Progress), Disc. #8

The "O" is a box.

 

Yeah, I saw that. But I thought that it was pretty funny that it was inside a box (the blue background with red lining) still.

 

I don't think there is any one simple way to get creative. Yes, having less outside distractions help you to think clear enough to be able to type words on a page... but, I have come up with some pretty crazy ideas while at work that I don't think I would come up with in a dark room.

 

I think his idea of deprivation being beneficial is literarily sound. Look at Huck Finn. But most of my TOTB happens because of outside stimuli.

 

Okay..... I still don't get it but I was never good with that kind of thing anyway.

 

[image=http://www.ahapuzzles.com/phrase_puzzle.jpg]

Look at the puzzle. You have the letters T,H,I,N,K,I,N,G surrounding a box. Hence "Thinking Outside the Box!

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[b]Exercise #4:[/b]

Tongue twisters like "She sells seashells by the seashore" are ways of "Thinking Outside the Box". Your task is to "Write a Star Wars story composed entirely of Tongue Twisters" (Dang, I probably should have used this for the Dare Challenge), but instead I will use it here ([face_mischief]). This will be due by the end of the month and will be the final exercise ([face_skull]) ([face_devil]).

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Discussion #5:

For those that have already named what they thought were parts of each movie that were "Thinking Outside the Box", I want you now to change those parts to something that is rather bland and not "Thinking Outside the Box".

For Example, mine were:

1. HAN SHOT FIRST! (No need to explain about that).

2. "I am your father". (Greatest line ever).

3. "No, there is another." (Leia.)

4. Using a CGI character (Jar Jar) as a main character. (Unfortunately, wrong character choice).

5. Turning Yoda into a CGI character. (At least this works better in the storyline).

6. The fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan. (The former Jedi against his Master).

So now changing them:

1. Greedo shoots first. (I know that Lucas redid it, but really it was dumb to do so).

2. "I am your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate". (Yeah, I know it's from "Spaceballs" but as you see it's pretty lame).

3. "You know, I hope that he makes it, because there is no one else". (Eliminates Leia and it becomes lame).

4. Still using CGI for Jar Jar. (Leaving it alone still makes it lame).

5. Turning Yoda into a 3-D character. (Pixar-ing Yoda, hmmm.... maybe it would actually be better).

6. The fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan ends rather quickly. "Let her go Anakin!".... "Oh, right... I am a Jedi, not a Sith... Geez, what was I thinking... (Pretty lame, eh).

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I will give everyone until March 9th to redo your selected parts from each movie and again accomplish Exercise 4 by the end of the month (cackles relentlessly....)

 

My originals were:
ANH - use of computers to make the ships fly in outer space.

TESB - Yoda

ROTJ - Introduction of Mon Mothma as the leader of the Rebels.

TPM - the title.

AOTC - the drive through Coruscant.

ROTS - the scene where Anakin and Padme are looking at each other across the city just before he leaves for Palpy's office. A long slow scene with no dialogue

Changing it to something bland

ANH - Having the ship fly overhead and seeing the string attached to the top. Maybe the ship swinging a bit with the effort.

TESB - Making the muppet out of fur and being able to see the seams.

ROTJ - Having Mon Mothma get tea for Admiral Ackbar

TPM - Having an explanation about who is the Phantom Menace in the crawl at the beginning of the movie

AOTC - after Anakin drives through Coruscant, have the CHIPS cops give him a ticket for reckless endangerment of the public trust

ROTS - in the scene where Anakin and Padme are looking at each other over the distance, we hear their thoughts and it's high school dialogue. Would completely ruin the moment.

 

Sorry for the delay everyone. I came down with the flu bug and am now just getting over it.

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[b]Exercise #3: Can you move one matchstick and take away another to turn this cat into a dog? [/b]

[image=http://www.ahapuzzles.com/cat_to_dog.jpg]

Here is the answer to Exercise #3:

[image=http://www.ahapuzzles.com/cat_to_dog_answer.jpg]

Get it. CA + 9 = Canine, aka Dog.

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[b]Discussion #6:[/b]

Thinking outside the box requires someone to do something different that would be considered revolutionary thinking as we have already talked about. Each company spends millions in advertising to get you to but there "New" or "Improved" or "Astounding" product. Name some products that are so ingrained in culture that they have become a verb or noun.

I.E. - Googled is now considered to be used instead of saying searching for something on the internet. Now, you now google for whatever you are searching for on the internet.

Post your replies and also why it has now become a verb or noun.

 

Sorry I didn't get around to discussion #5.

Discussion #6:

Thinking outside the box requires someone to do something different that would be considered revolutionary thinking as we have already talked about. Each company spends millions in advertising to get you to but there "New" or "Improved" or "Astounding" product. Name some products that are so ingrained in culture that they have become a verb or noun.

I.E. - Googled is now considered to be used instead of saying searching for something on the internet. Now, you now google for whatever you are searching for on the internet.

Post your replies and also why it has now become a verb or noun.

Xerox has become a verb for copying documents probably because for the longest time the Xerox machine was THE copy machine.
Jello is synonymous w/ gelatine because... well is there any other brand?

 

Good examples, Alexis.

Kleenex - was used for all tissues pretty much.

I'm having a hard time coming up with examples and I know there are tons of them...

 

Band-Aid is a brand name that has become synonymous is patches or patching in general.

Coke is used for most fizzy brown sugary drinks regardless of the actual brand.

Sorry I've been missing the discussion. Too many things going on for me. Most they're good things, but busy.

 

I just thought of another one... or five :

Play-doh has become the word for the soft modeling clay children play with.
Levi's used to be synonymous with jeans.
Frigidair used to be for refrigerators.
TiVo for digital video recorder.
Walkman for portable radio/cassette/cd players

 

I hope that everyone is not fretting Exercise #4 too much. The Tongue Twister can be just a short little one shot like:

Boba's bounty bounced bountifully.

Anakin's anger anguished Amidala's angst.

Vader's vapor veiled violent villains.

Threepio thwarted three thermal thermometers.

Leia laid layered laundry laterally.

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So come on. Give it a try. I know everyone can come up with something.

 

Oh, I thought you wanted a whole story that way.


Jabbing Jacen, Jaina jauntily jeered.



This is harder than it looks.

 

I decided to make it easier. I did not want Thinking Outside the Box to become too hard.

 

Wuher was working when Obi-wan wacked walrus-face.

 

biro
Really, I don't knw another word, though people usually go when I use it. Googled ( ) it one day and found out that it was a brand.
*waddles to dict.leo*
They say it's a ball pen...

In Germany we use 'Tempo' as generic instead of Kleenex.


I'm not sure it counts but what about: "Tricky tongue twisters threatend to thrash the thread."

 

In the bactatank Obi-Wan floated fluidly fishing for fish finding fluid goo instead

 

Teetering tenuously on turbulent terrain, Tycho?s taun taun trembled terribly.

 

Discussion #7

Alright! We are starting to get some awesome tongue twisters. I know that it is a hard thing to do. But, it does take some [image=http://egowebsites.net/ecademy/club/thinkingoutsidethebox/image/logo.jpg] to accomplish.

The nine key values of Thinking Outside the Box are:

Accepting others as they are, rather than as we would like them to be.

Caring about others.

Challenging preconceived ideas, assumptions, and stereotypes.

Equality in our value and the importance of our participation.

Laughing with others, rather than at them.

Learning from each other and working together.

Listening to others, as well as speaking.

Respecting others, no matter how much we dislike the ideas they suggest.

Sharing ideas and tips that you find effective in generating creative approaches.

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So I hope that everyone uses at least some (or all) of the values above.

We will now compare inside the box thinking to outside the box thinking.

[b]Inside The Box[/b]

Thinking inside the box means accepting the status quo. For example, Charles H. Duell, Director of the US Patent Office, said, "Everything that can be invented has been invented." That was in 1899: clearly he was in the box!

In-the-box thinkers find it difficult to recognize the quality of an idea. An idea is an idea. A solution is a solution. In fact, they can be quite pigheaded when it comes to valuing an idea. They rarely invest time to turn a mediocre solution into a great solution.

More importantly, in-the-box thinkers are skillful at killing ideas. They are masters of the creativity killer attitude such as "that'll never work" or "it's too risky." The best in-the-box thinkers are unaware that they drain the enthusiasm and passion of innovative thinkers while they kill their innovative ideas.

They also believe that every problem needs only one solution; therefore, finding more than one possible solution is a waste of time. They often say, "There is no time for creative solutions. We just need THE solution."

Even great creative people can become in-the-box thinkers when they stop trying. Apathy and indifference can turn an innovator into an in-the-box thinker.

In only one case is in-the-box thinking necessary. This comes from a cartoon: a man talks to his cat and points to the kitty litter box. He says, "Never ever think outside the box!"

[b]Outside the Box[/b]

Thinking outside the box requires different attributes that include:

* Willingness to take new perspectives to day-to-day work.
* Openness to do different things and to do things differently.
* Focusing on the value of finding new ideas and acting on them.
* Striving to create value in new ways.
* Listening to others.
* Supporting and respecting others when they come up with new ideas.

Out-of-the box thinking requires an openness to new ways of seeing the world and a willingness to explore. Out-of-the box thinkers know that new ideas need nurturing and support. They also know that having an idea is good but acting on it is more important. Results are what count.

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What practices or values do you use either at home or at work?

Does the area where you work support "Outside the Box" ideas or are they an "Inside the Box" type of organization.

For Instance: I would say that the military is definitely an "Inside the Box" type of organization for the most part. Yes, they have some "Outside of the Box" programs and things going on, but the organization itself is a certain set of rules and regulations that you have to follow. There is no going outside of these rules without consequences.

The same could be stated for most "Law" type organization. You have to obey laws or again consequences will happen when some breaks the laws.

So think of your home or work. Do you have a set of rules that must be followed? I would think in most places this is the norm. There are rules for conduct while at work. Now, for ideas at your work, are they open to them?

I would say that most

 

Rules and regulations have their place. They are needed to keep bad things from happening. However, there are times when some rules can actually do more harm than good.

For example, there is a 'rule' at my work where the cosmetician has to stay within a certain zone to bring up sales as well as get their commission in that department. Well, my area, photo, has a zone as well, but we are forced to give breaks to the front cashier. That makes it so that 2 hours of each shift, the photo specialist is taken out of their zone (for the half hour lunch of the cashier and the photo employee, and the two half hour breaks both the cashier and the photo employee get). The good lord forbid the cosmetician share in giving the breaks which would be fair.

The cosmetician at my store is so adamant that she has to stay in her zone. For a very long time that was company policy. Now that the company is starting to say that it should be done differently, there is dragging the feet on actually implementing the change.

Corporate is slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!

And people who don't like change make it even slower.

Somehow I think I'll die of old age before anything actually changes.

 

Here's a funny little caption that I found on:

Thinking Outside the Box Cartoons

[image=http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/hsc3542l.jpg]

Discussion #8:

Last Discussion for this Workshop.

I will give you 10 simple words. You need to make them different by "Thinking Outside the Box".

1. Dog
2. House
3. Ample
4. See
5. Run
6. Metal
7. Light
8. Dark
9. Over
10. Under

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Commence making these words as words that are "Thinking Outside the Box".

 

I missed the last discussion. Where I work, we have to go by a lot of rules since it's dangerous not to. Chemicals have a lot of good to them if handled properly but otherwise, it could get nasty. We have other rules that are less strict such as a semi-loose attire policy but again it's for both safety and appearing good to the customer so the rules make sense.

As for new product ideas, they are very receptive. They have to be in order to make money. We even have a process for funneling ideas into products the consumer can use.

However, on a more personal note, they aren't very receptive to new ideas or ways of doing things and any challenge of the ideas by the upper management is met with 'consequences'. Ah, well. Corporate-think!


Making the words different - I'm not sure what you mean but I'll give it a try.

1. Soft
2. hard
3. Earth
4. beautiful
5. wind
6. sheen
7. Jedi
8. Sith
9. Rainbow
10. cavern


Then I tried to take the first letter of each of the words given and rearranged them into two words should dram. Of course, that makes no sense whatsoever but at least they aren't the same words....LOL.

 

Discussion #8:

Last Discussion for this Workshop.

I will give you 10 simple words. You need to make them different by "Thinking Outside the Box".

1. Dog
2. House
3. Ample
4. See
5. Run
6. Metal
7. Light
8. Dark
9. Over
10. Under

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Commence making these words as words that are "Thinking Outside the Box".

1. Hot
2. Nest
3. Apple
4. Seek
5. Fun
6. Mettle
7. Quite
8. Lark
9. There
10. Where