
Caffeine for the Creative Team : 200 Exercises to Inspire Group Innovation.
Title:
Caffeine for the Creative Team : 200 Exercises to Inspire Group Innovation.
Author:
Murnaw, Stefan.
ISBN:
9781440307874
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (306 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Get Out of My Way, I'm Drawing Horns -- Follow the Rules, Just Not Those Rules -- A Turkey Carcass Is a Terrible Thing to Waste -- Minty Fresh Garlicky Breath -- Is That a Swing or a Rocket Pod -- Plaid Tastes Like Brown and Purple Mixed Together, Huh? -- Don't Call Clients Wankers Until You're Sure They've Left -- Twisted Christmas -- The Staring Ball World Championships Is Starting -- Stop! Do Not Enter! Moose Crossing! -- Interview: Ann Willoughby -- Monsterblenderlicious -- Mold That Cricket -- My Bass Drum Is a Yawn -- Ice Cream Hollandaise -- Happy Pantonium Day -- Cell Mates -- We're Off to See the Wizard -- Saddle Up That Intern, Partner! -- It's a Pterodactyl! Aww! Aww! -- Interview: Chris Duh -- Should the Racetrack be in the Front or Back? -- Staring at the Turkey in the Blender All Day -- Destroy This! -- It's Aliiiive! -- Your Table Fits My Earwax Collection Perfectly -- Surprise Ending -- Good Luck Starting With That -- That's the Happiest Porcupine I've Ever Seen -- Chicken to Stocking in Four Pics -- Creative Director to William Four. Check. -- Wise Is the New Young -- I Grew a Whole Crop of Interns -- You are Now Free to Move Around the Gymnasium -- Watch the Road! -- I Have a Guitar Pick High Flush -- Quick, It's a Frog -- The Remote's in the Crisper -- My Cell Phone Charger Fits Nicely Next to Your Ketchup Stain -- "I Wonder if I Can Dig a Tunnel to the Copier from Here," Tom Thought -- 3 Down: The Sound Trevor Makes When E-Mail is Down -- Turn That Frown Upside Down! Now Add Projectile Vomit... -- Yeah, Baby, Yeah,... -- Cockroaches Can't Run From the Pencil-Flinger! -- Don't Ask Aliens If They Know Will Smith -- Interview: Justin Ahrens -- Mine Is of an Empty Coffee Cup -- Watch My Biker Jump Chapter Three -- You Hate It When I Do That -- Rock Band, Volume Three.
Where Did You Find That Trash Can? -- ...And Then, William the Intern Exploded. The End. -- Crappy Idea Ornaments -- I'm Sorry, Sir. -- A Day in the Life of Albert -- You're So Twisted -- Office Graffiti Is No Longer Frowned Upon -- The Perfect Whatever-You-Are -- Where'd That Flying Blender Come From? -- You Made This Into That? -- ...And Dave Finally gives in and Agrees to Do It. Fade to Black. -- Interview: Clint Runge -- I Just Flipped Jeff's Tongue. Gross. -- I Hurt Your Squiggle Bad -- We Made Chalk Welcome Mats in Front of Every Door -- I Got Smell! -- Ha Ha Dave's a Vegas Showgirl Dancer! -- Your Capital "L" Overlapped My Thought Bubble -- My Camera Froze While Shooting the "Ice Ice Baby" Part -- My Body Is Definitely a Six-Eye Body -- I Spelled "Make the Logo Bigger" -- That Tape Roll Makes Great Horns -- Wanna Go Play on the Cosmigraphotron? -- This Month Is "Punch a Vendor" Month -- The Message in the Bottle Said, "Leave a New Message for Someone Else" -- X Marks the Spot, But So Does That Repeating Crisscross Pattern -- My Dog Ate the Logo -- Interview: Dave Gouveia and Chris Elkerton -- Look! Jill is Headfirst in John's Pocket! -- That's Not a Drawing, That's Just a Sausage Stain -- Luke, I Am Your Milk-Carton-Faced Father -- I Can't Find a Word For "Still Lives at Home" -- The Conference Table Is Made of Highlighters -- I Should Have Picked a Speed Metal Song -- Well, It's...Um...Well, You See, He's Ummm... -- 50-50 on Whether I Should Stay or Go -- We Would Like to Thank the Academy -- It's a Blender Giraffe -- Interview: Eric Chimenti -- Look! I'm Riding a Giant Highlighter! -- George Washington Is Now George Clinton -- Pirates Don't Smell Good... -- The Sixty-Four-Ounce Cup of Coffee Gave You Away -- Mom, Can Billy and I Get Bunk Desks for Work? Please? -- Spatulas! Start Your Engines!.
I'd Like to Thank Erica in Client Services for Giving Me My First Shot -- The Ump's a Bum, But My Seat Warmer is Nice -- Get Your Game Face On--It's Pencil-Jousting Time -- We're On a Mission... From the Production Manager -- It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Webwoman and Her Trusty Sidekick, Blogboy! -- Nick Promised Fresh Bagels if I Chose Him -- I Call It Stock Car Boxing -- I'll Trade You Three Junior Account Execs for Your Rookie Web Developer -- Interview: John January -- Vote Ramon for King, He Promises To Give You All an Extra Day Off -- Thou Shalt Bring Blueberry Bagels to Work Every Monday -- ...Unless the Muffins Are Fresher -- And If You Shant, May the Fleas of a Thousand Camels Infest Your Armpits -- The Postal Service: Because Getting Your Package Undamaged Is for Wusses -- I See You Blew Up Your Ballloon. It's a Hot Air Balloon, Then? -- The Fragile, Sweet Rose Drifted Lighty in the Breeze -- ... -- And Then Johnny Ate a Desklamp and Kicked a Rutabaga -- My Story Is Called "The Flying Red Asparagus" -- Pizza by Day, Runway Model by Night -- The Smell of Pinocchio's Shorts Is Overpowering My Porridge -- Spacious 100-Square-Foot Cubicle With Cozy Breakfast Nook -- The Theme Is Themeless-Good Luck -- With Plastic Clothes, Stains Don't Stand a Chance -- I Call the Media Room Next to the Air Duct -- I Hope You Have a Crappy Day and You Get Fired or Something -- Interview: The HOW Forum -- I'm Gonna Go All S'more on You Today -- Barely Used Client Services Position for Sale, Complete With Bent File Cabinet -- This Is of a Melted Popsicle -- Lisa Dives Headfirst to Save the Highlighter From Hitting the Floor -- Camp Sixty-Four-Page-Catalog-Production Is Open for Business -- I Found the Treasure Near the Radiator--Chocolate Ice Cream Was a Bad Choice -- PowerPoint Texas Hold'em Storytelling.
I'd Be an Interplanetary Starship Commander With an Eye... -- First Off, My Opponent Can't Possibly Deny That Without Me, ... -- The Object of the Game Is to Hit Mike With Blank DVD's -- I Call the Starbucks! I Call the Starbucks! -- Interview: Sam Harrison -- The Par 3 Ninth Hole Keeps Going to the Copier -- I've Got Two in the Front Row by the Projector, Who Want's 'Em? -- The Treasure Lies Hidden Beneath a Spout of Bavarian Hops -- Surprise! There Really Is a Killer Behind the Door! -- Let's Go Down to the "Slaughter Your Own Meal" Buffet Tonight -- Are You Going to Be a Cheapskate on This Project, Too? -- This Patch Makes the Office Coffee Taste Like Starbucks -- I Call It "Rubber Band Notepad Ball" -- Interview: Jenn and Ken Visocky O'Grady -- My Quarter Starts With a Potpie Crust -- The Madison Avenue Medicine Show -- The Better Mousetrap -- And Then David Pulled Up His Shorts and Went Home -- I Couldn't Find Enough Things to Spell "Throngs of Adoring Fans" -- Interview: Debbie Millman -- Fuh-Get-Uh-Bowdit -- And How Did You Dislodge Caitlyn From the Copier Machine? -- First, You Climb Brian's Office Wall, Then You Take the Rope... -- I'll Start With Client Sarcasm, and Then I'll Have the Presentation... -- It's a Grape-Juice Shopping Cart Pushed by a One-Legged Meerkat -- This Is Designywood--Everybahdy's Got a Dream -- Can You Tilt the Flat Screen Down, I Need to Check My Transfer Timing -- Extra! Extra! Read All About Joe Breaking the Inkjet! -- Robbie's Area Is the Sit-Up Barn for the Next Thirty Minutes -- The Printer Will Only Print in Red Tomorrow -- Where's That Squashed Bug? -- And "Two Bucks for a Stuck-Up Duck" Wins by a Beak! -- I Used a Skeleton Key, You Used a Door -- Interview: Lisa Duty -- Create a Code Book -- Index -- Contributors.
Abstract:
Brainstorming… In your office, your school or your group, it may have already become a bad word. You're charged with generating a great idea… the next big thing… the perfect concept. But you only have a limited amount of time, and you have to do it with your whole team. There's great pressure to come up with something outstanding. Working with a team can be difficult, and generating viable ideas with a team can be even harder. But a solution is at hand! Caffeine for the Creative Team is the only tool you need to encourage successful brainstorming. This collection of more than 150 short, focused creative exercises is just the boost you need to get your team's collective brain working. Inside, you'll find: All new exercises. As a companion to Caffeine for the Creative Mind, this book's exercises are targeted to teams. Each is labeled for the appropriate sized group: two people, three people or four or more. Powerful tools. The exercises will call on everyone in the group to think differently, leading to fresh insights. This collection is sure to get your team thinking in new ways. Interviews with real designers. There are also interviews with some of the brightest creative leaders in the industry who have first-hand experience with brainstorming in teams. Each one shares valuable insights and team brainstorming techniques. Caffeine for the Creative Team offers a solution to those dry, boring, unproductive brainstorm sessions you might be used to. Crack it open and start innovating today.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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