Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Creative Process
Monday we discussed two creative processes for planning events. State your case for which process is more beneficial. when would you use this process? How would you adapt this process if ideas were not developing? What if conflict arose while developing ideas how would you resolve the conflict? Lastly what suggestions would you give to other class members on how they could better adapt or could use their process?
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I think both processes are very beneficial. However, I think I would feel more comfortable using the second process (brainstorm, clump, triangle, cardstorming, build a card program) because I love that it gets everyone directly involved in the all aspects of planning, from the ideas stage to executing the event. If ideas were not developing I might re-explain the objectives and what we had to work with, possibly provide my own ideas. Conflict never develops with me, so I don't have to worry about that. (Kidding.) I think it depends on the situation and what stage the conflict occurs in. I would certainly make it a point that all ideas are valid and that no final decisions are meant to cause offense. In terms of adapting your own process, it's not my place to say. I know what I would lean towards, but to each his/her own. Experimentation is key.
ReplyDeletePersonally I liked the second creative process better, where we used brainstorming, clumping, platonic triangle, cardstorming, and building a card program. This method gets everyone involved, so more ideas can be generated and more minds to problem solve along the way. In the case that ideas were not developing, I would re-explain what I was hoping would get done and throughout some of my own ideas to get them started. Ben has a valid point of bringing up that it depends on what stage of the process you are at on how you should handle the conflict. Early on in the stage it is beneficial to say that there are no bad ideas. Later on when you are narrowing down the options it would be good to say the final decisions are not meant to hurt anyone's feelings. When adapting needs to be done, I would say that it is good to keep an open mind to others suggestions and remember that there really are no bad ideas.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree with Ben with practically all he says. I found everything we did practical and logical. Even with your hypothetical issues or problems that could come up, answers can be found through instructions. With conflict, I simply say it depends on the group and what kind of person you are as to how conflict shall be resolved. Lastly, I again agree with Ben how experimentation is key. To know how this fits your group and what needs to be done for it to work, you need to experiment with the functions of this process to really fine tune it to fit your group.
ReplyDeleteI also preferred the second process of brainstorming, clumping, platonic triangle, cardstorming, and building a card program. This process takes more time than the first, but also generates more ideas and involves everyone. If ideas were not developing, I would input some of my own thoughts. If conflict arose during planning, I would let everyone give their opinions and then take a vote (like we did in class). As Ben said before, to each his/her own when it comes to your own processes of planning.
ReplyDeleteI, too, really liked the brainstorming, clumping, platonic triangle, cardstorming, and building a card program better than the first. This process encourages group participation, which is key in situations like this because it brings together different perspectives and ideas. If no one was coming up with any ideas then I would re-word the objective and maybe even get them up and moving a bit to get the blood flowing. While in the midst of the process, any and all ideas should be encouraged. As the process is winding down then it would be good to weed out any ideas that don't necessarily correlate very well to the topic, but like Bailey said, in a way where it is clear that no offense is intended. A possible suggestion to help out a class member would be to encourage them to put time limits on the different stages.
ReplyDeleteI liked the second process as well, Brainstorming, clumping, platonic triangle cardstroming and building a card program. Even though it takes longer, I thought it was a great way to get the whole group involved. If ideas are not being developed, I would try to rephrase the objective statements to get different ideas flowing. If conflict happens, I would pause and let people give their own thoughts and then try to make the objectives go with what would work best.It would be a good idea to encourage a fellow classmate and try to help them get out of their comfort zone.
ReplyDeleteBrainstorming, clumping, card-storming..etc.. is the more beneficial process for me to use. It does get everyone in on the planning, and if conflict arose, which will happen from time to time, I would, like to make sure that everyone has a say. Towards the end though it will be trickery on making a final decision, but Bailey said it well, to make sure it is clear that no offense is intended when finding the best solution towards the end of the process.
ReplyDeleteThe second one is what I find most beneficial. This may be because we went more in depth with it in class, but I can see how I want to use this in my future youth ministry. What is great about this process is you get to pull ideas from your ministry team. This helps give you a more well-rounded program because you have a lot of ideas and angles to work with and you can pick and choose what will best work for your goals. If ideas were not developing I would try to reword the concept and reevaluate the goals of the program. I think adapting the process will be different with each ministry team. You may have a ministry team that is really creative and quick to develop ideas or you may have a team that takes more time to develop ideas. The key is knowing your team members well and what will get their brains thinking creatively.
ReplyDeleteFor me reading about the second creative process with brainstorm, clump, triangle, cardstorming, and build a card was the best choice. It really seems to be more productive in my opinion and a more team oriented process. The best way to plan anything in our ministries is communally with our ministry team. It gives us a better foundation to base our goals off of because we have more minds on our team.
ReplyDeleteI really like the first part of the second process, because your really working as a team, and everyone gets to put there ideas in and gets a say in what happens. but I don't like the last part of the second process with the pyramid I feel like this could cause a lot of disagreement and I feel like even when you finish it, it was still pretty hard to see how everything really connected.
ReplyDeleteI like the second one that we did. I especially like the part when we did the pyramid thing because even though we did not agree at first we were able to talk about what specific things we should be doing. As we working through the different points we were going to talk about at the retreat I thought it helped us to understand what points were important and it help to understand the reasoning behind the theme.
ReplyDeleteI liked the pyramid way the best. It allowed for the most ideas to be put out there and then we break it down into what the essentials are, through this we also see how a variety of ideas can tie in together.
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