Creativity@Work Exercise: Conversations with Fame

Many of us are fascinated with famous people. Sometimes we wonder what it would be like to live their lives and interact the way they do (or did). Why not use this interest to spark some new lines of thinking when facing a work challenge or anticipating a new opportunity?

Objective: To find a new perspective to view issues, opportunities, and challenges at work.

Instructions: in teams of 4-5, have each group pick a famous person, living, dead or well-known fictitious character. A person can also be supplied to each team. You can even bring in a magazine like People or US to randomly choose a person. For example, you can start out asking how would Tiger Woods, Abe Lincoln, Paris Hilton, Hugh Jackman, Joe Jonas, etc….handle this challenge (insert your opportunity or challenge here)?

Discuss within the teams how this person would:
 Solve a work-related problem?
 Market a new product or service?
 Discipline an employee?
 Make new contacts or network?
 Make a presentation or run a meeting?
 Handle a crisis?
 What would make this person handle the situation in this way? Explain?

Each team should spend 10-15 minutes discussing this and then prepare to share a short summary to share with the group.

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