Each of these basic creativity software packages uses a creativity
technique - a method to stimulate creative thinking. It's a good idea to have a range of
techniques available to improve your results. Each program looks something like the
picture alongside. Click on the Technique button to get advice on how to use the technique
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Option
Evaluation
There is often a need to make a
decision from a list of options whether you are deciding which creative
idea to carry forward, or which individual to recruit for a job. For a quick and free analysis you can use a
spreadsheet. This Excel (95 or later) spreadsheet allows you to make a
decision between a number of options systematically. It is set up for a
recruitment example, but you can modify the options, criteria, weights and
score to make it apply to anything.
Free
Basic
Creativity Software
Free
software for download. We keep most downloads small by reusing code from Random Picture,
so you need this whichever components you'd like to use.
Click Download to get the setup file on your PC,
then run the setup file. All programs require Windows 3.1 or above. By downloading the
software you accept responsibility for its use: Creativity Unleashed Limited does not
accept any responsibility for any results of running this software.
Uses a randomly selected picture to
stimulate ideas. Comes with a small number of pictures - see below to get some more free!
(requires
Random Picture) Use the power of analogy to take a different viewpoint on a
problem. It's just like ...
(requires
Random Picture) Produces nonsense objects that almost (but don't quite)
make sense. Helps creativity, and it's fun too.
(requires
Random Picture) Look at your problems and idea generation
requirements through someone else's eyes and get a totally different
viewpoint.
(requires
Random Picture) Randomly selected words are used to generate
new ideas and associations in one of the most popular creativity
techniques.
(requires
Random Picture - 796K) Extra pictures for the Random Picture
module.
If you are interested in enhancing
your creativity, take a look at our fully-featured creativity software, Imagination
Engineering.
You may also find these books of
interest: click on a cover to find out more.
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Imagination
Engineering (Paul Birch & Brian Clegg) - the
best-selling toolkit for business creativity, putting creativity
techniques into a practical framework. - Published
July 1996, new edition January 2000 |
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Crash
Course in Creativity (Brian Clegg
& Paul Birch) A structured course with 30 units of 5 exercises and guided
reading to build your expertise in business and personal creativity.
Contains exercises from Instant Creativity, Teamwork and Brainpower in
a technique-packed course. - Published
September 2002 |
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Creativity
and Innovation for Managers (Brian Clegg) - An excellent
source for managers to understand what business creativity is, how
it can benefit the company and how to get the most out of it. A
compact practical guide, providing an agenda for action. -
Published April 1999 |
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Instant
Creativity (Brian Clegg & Paul Birch) - takes the
Instant approach of Instant Teamwork to creativity. A great
collection of short techniques which can be applied in a few minutes
to solve a problem or generate ideas - a great resource to use
alongside Imagination Engineering or on its own.-
Published March 1999 - named 'book of the week' in a
Guardian newspaper column, 10 April 1999. |
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Instant
Brainpower (Brian Clegg) - Instant
Brainpower is an easy to use action kit, bursting with exercises
that will help you to make the most of a unique asset: your brain.
Full of simple, proven techniques that will help you find fresh
ideas and solutions, the book offers over 70 ways to stretch your
mind whether you want to enhance your personal creativity, improve
your memory and stretch your knowledge management.
- Published October 1999 |
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