Creativity/Conceptual Development

Posted on June 5, 2018 Updated on June 5, 2018

Consider the concepts of finding the usable in the ridiculous and benefiting from the imagined advice of others in the workplace using the following discussion prompt:

Think about what has been happening in your workplace this past week (or previously at your current or a previous position). Consider whether being ridiculous as part of brainstorming or in other scenarios is something that is encouraged and embraced in your workplace. Do your peers and/or managers value or dismiss this method? Share some of what you have noticed. You can also post how you can envision applying any of these methods/skills in a workplace in the future.

When responding, what differences and similarities to you see in the initial posts?  Do you have additional ideas about how one of your classmates might use absurd or ridiculous thinking in his/her workplace?