freedom to innovate

To identify and foster human intelligence for the

benefit of humanity

CarlosCinthia
Gutierrez
Reyes
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 Problem solving strategies

People who invent or solve important problems are special, unique…

their success comes from a magical occurrence.

This may be true for some cases, but a careful revision of the
evidence left by some of the greatest creators of all time show
certain coincidences, therefore… the “creative process” can
be thought of a product of a specific strategy… in the search
of this or AN ideal strategy different methodologies have been
created, such as:

-Basic brainstorming
-TRIZ (the 40 inventive principles of Genrich Altshuller)
-Matrix analysis
-The 6 hats
-…

As well as combinations of these.

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Brainstorming quick overview

 Quirky ideas are welcomed. All participants are asked to contribute fully
and fairly, liberating people to develop a rich array of creative solutions
to the problems they're facing.

 Brainstorming combines a relaxed, informal approach to problem-solving

with lateral thinking.

 The more ideas, the better.

 30 – 40 minutes per session.

 The attitude required to conduct this basically coincides at some point

with teamwork. In term of Einstein’s Koinonia –taken from Socrates– : 1)
Establish dialogue. 2) Exchange ideas. 3) Don't argue. 4) Don't interrupt.
5) Listen carefully. 6) Clarify your thinking. 7) Be honest.

 (For Individual brainstorming use mind maps, BTW XMind is an

excellent and free software available on the net)
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 Quick overview

 There is a defined set of solutions for any problem, think of:

• What can be SUBSTITUTED?
 
• What can be COMBINED?
 
• What can I ADAPT from something else to the idea?
 
• What can I MAGNIFY?
 
• Can I PUT the idea TO OTHER USES?
 
• What can be ELIMINATED?
 
• What can be REARRANGED the parts?
 
• Can it be REVERSED? (Opposites)
Hoja de cálculo de
Microsoft Excel
The TRIZ matrix gives you an arranged set of possibilities

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INNOVATE OR DIE…

Scott Anthony, president of Innosight, suggests to

consider this thoughts:

- Expose yourself to ambiguous activities. Get used

to “thinking outside of the box”

- Consciously complicate your life. Rush up against

other disciplines and ways of thinking. Go to trade
shows of topics ever heard. This way you allow
your mind to create connections you didn’t think
were possible.

- Look for people who think different, creatively. In

different ways than you do.

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Mensa goals:
 To identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity.

 To encourage research in the nature, characteristics and uses of

intelligence.
 To promote stimulating intellectual and social opportunities for its
members.

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 freedom to innovate

To identify and foster human intelligence for the

benefit of humanity

CarlosCinthia
Gutierrez
Reyes
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Teamwork examples

American Mensa: Community Activities Program Awards 2009

Greater New York Mensa

 Donations for Toys for Tots

 The group collected clean, gently used winter coats for donation to NYCares.

 The Give Back SIG has focused on volunteering at a soup kitchen to feed the
needy this past year.

Piedmont Area Mensa

 Judges for the Bethel Elementary Sch. Science Fair.

 Decorated a tree in Greenville's St. Francis Festival of Trees, the proceeds of

which support the St. Francis Foundation in its care of children.
 Judges for the NCFCA state debating tournament.

 Gave out three $300 scholarships in memory of recently passed members.

Tucson Mensa provided age-appropriate reading material, coloring books and

crayons to young patients at the Tucson Children's Clinics.
Oregon Mensa raised more than $1,000 for scholarships in the area. The major
fund-raiser occurs at the RG, where they have a book sale, silent auction and a
live auction.
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Teamwork examples

 $70,000 USD for scholarships in 2008

(postgraduate students)
 Magazine!

World Brainstorming
to tackle Goblal
Poverty!
(Mensa Process + Heifer
Intl)
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Teamwork examples

 Mensa Croacia
• Blood donation day (Roman Slovenc in pic)

 Mensa Singapour
• Mensa volunteers help taking disabled people to the zoo
and other sites. This program is developed along with
YMCA and the Handicaps Welfare Association

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Teamwork examples

 British Mensa participated with Dr. Adrian Furnham from University

College London on a scientific research regarding intelligence beliefs.
Dr. Furnham was interested on studying how people thought of their
own capabilities, as well as how they would estimate others.

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Mexico’s experiment

 “Ideas de café” – Brainstorming sessions for enterpreneurs

 “Mundo Zeta” – Podcasting and videos
 “LUCI” (Línea Urbana de Ciclismo Integral)
 Blogs and blogs
 Ecological flyers (how can you drop your energy bill while being
ecologically conscious?)
 Conference and activities (Mensathlon) for Psychology week, public
University

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Mexico’s experiment

 “Festival de la Alegria” – Event to gather money in favor of an

organization that takes care of street children

 Gifted children and youngsters!

• Online forum, with support of psychology department of Special Education
(Nuevo León), parents group, week group for children…
• Adolescents group (to be started) with some government funding.

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Some ideas not yet proven in México…

 Mensa creating ATM’s for services (they don’t exist in Mexico)

 Mensa process consulting on industry (on going)
 Mensa on education (school RPG’s, media creation, radio, etc)
 Social conscious video contest

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(Ever wondered what’s inside
of Rodin’s Thinkers mind?) .

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WHAT CAN WE DO NOW?

 If you think on anything…

• Mensa should be doing…
• You should be doing…
• We could be doing together…

 Let’s get it rolling!

• Cinthia Reyes
Chair of Mensa Mexico Some useful links:
presidente@mensa.org.mx http://www.mindtools.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cinthia.a.reyes http://www.triz-journal.com/
http://www.innovationtools.com
http://www.m1creativity.co.uk
http://creativethinking.net/

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