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Can laughing at our problems actually help us solve them? @PaulKGoddard, Agile Coach (GBR) 16/08/2012 12:16 PM @PaulKGoddard

Can laughing at our problems actually help us solve them

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Can  laughing  at  our  problems  actually  help  us  solve  them?  

@PaulKGoddard,  Agile  Coach  (GBR)  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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How  creaKve  are  you  feeling  right  now?  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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CreaKvity  @  9:00am  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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Runaway  Train  •  Train  is  carrying  250  tonnes  of  

highly  toxic  gaseous  chemicals  •  Train  throQle  is  jammed  at  

120  mph  •  Train  cannot  turn  corners  

safely  •  Track  runs  out  in  2  hours  at  a  

major  city  staKon  •  It  will  take  engineers  3  hours  

to  fix  the  throQle  •  Find  a  way  to  miKgate  disaster  

and  minimise  casualKes  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

“The  significant  problems  we  have  cannot  be  solved  at  the  same  level  of  thinking  with  which  we  created  them”  

"If  at  first,  the  idea  is  not  absurd,  then  there  is  no  hope  for  it."    

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Reframing  =  Humour  =  CreaKvity  

Steve  Andreas,  NLP  Author  &  Trainer  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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What  would  Wile  E  Coyote  do?  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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What  would  Dr.  Evil  do?  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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Six  Thinking  Hats  (de  Bono)  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

InformaKon   EmoKons  

Planning  Discernment   CreaKvity  

OpKmisKc  

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Six  Thinking  Hats  (de  Bono)  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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“How  is  this  exercise  useful  to  a  coach?”  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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CollaboraKon  +  Humour  =  CreaKvity  

Paul  Goddard  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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“imagine  that  you  are  imaginaKve”  

Paul  Z  Jackson  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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“offers  are  the  basic  unit  of  currency  for  improv”  

Neil  Mullarkey  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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Delight  

An  Improv  Game  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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Delight  

WHAT?  

SO  WHAT?  

NOW  WHAT?  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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Delight  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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One  Word  Story  

An  Improv  Game  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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One  Word  Story  

WHAT?  

SO  WHAT?  

NOW  WHAT?  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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QuesKons  only  ?  

An  Improv  Game  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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QuesKons  Only  ?  

WHAT?  

SO  WHAT?  

NOW  WHAT?  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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Three  Headed  Expert  

An  Improv  Game  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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Three  Headed  Expert  

WHAT?  

SO  WHAT?  

NOW  WHAT?  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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“The  secret  is  not  to  quite  know  what  to  do,  then  it’s  always  

exciKng.”  Keith  Johnstone  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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“A  day  without  laughter  is  a  day  wasted”  

Charlie  Chaplin  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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CreaKvity  @  10:30am  

16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard  

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Thank  you  for  playing…  

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16/08/2012  12:16  PM   @PaulKGoddard