Creative Creations

Creative Creations is a deck of cards I designed to help foster creativity, through bonding, laughter and fun. It can be used as a way to spark creativity, a quick icebreaker, a more formalised training session or just for fun. Play your way, to suit your needs.

I’ve been testing the current set of cards with adults and kids of all ages, and after a lengthy testing period in both formal and informal settings, version 1 is now ready for release!

You play the game by each player drawing a card from the deck, you then all have 4 minutes to simultaneously write or draw your solution. Once the time is up, people share back one at a time. Super simple to learn, but the results can be quite unpredictable!

The game is available as print and play totally for free from my website, I would love to know how you get on, feel free to reach out and share your creations!

Print Instructions

The card file is arranged so all you need to do is set your printer to print it out double sided and 9 slides on each page. You should find the cards line up perfectly.

Alternativey, if you want large size cards print them double sided and 1 per-page for jumbo fun.

Creative Creations (1-8 people)

• Pen, pencil or sharpie
• Something to write on
• Deck of Creative Creation cards

Instructions

• Shuffle the deck and deal each person a card.
• Each person looks at their card.
• You have 4 mins to draw your creation.
• Everyone works simultaneously.
• Once the time is up, each person shares back their creation, one at a time.
• Repeat as many times as the group wishes!

When To Play

• Practice your creativity in a safe space
• Team relationship building
• Learn that failure is not a bad thing.
• Develop different perspectives.
• Have a laugh with others.

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Pitch of the Century (7+ people)

• Pen, pencil or sharpie (for ideation).
• Tools and stationery to give a presentation (or powerpoint if you have time!)
• Deck of Creative Creation cards.
• A suitable prize for the winning team.

Instructions

• Arrange into groups, you will also need 1-3 people to be the judge(s)
• Shuffle the deck and deal each group a card.
• A Judge starts a 5 minute timer. The teams must quickly converse and settle on an idea in this time.
• Once the discussion time has expired, a Judge starts a second timer for 30 mins.
• Each team has the 30 minutes to create a convincing pitch for their idea and decide how they will pitch it. You can do this HOWEVER you like from a boring PowerPoint all the way through to interpretive dance, whatever you think will impress the judges the most.
• Once the 30 mins have elapsed, teams are chosen in a random order to present their ideas to the judges.
• After the teams have presented, the Judges write their score (from 1-5) down and all display their verdict together.
• Add the Judges scores together to get the team score.
• The team with the highest average score wins. In the event of a draw, both teams win.

When To Play

• This works best when all players are in the same physical space.
• Improve creativity
• Foster teamwork
• Develop presentation skills
• Practice honing your idea(s) into concise concepts and language.
• Develop your pitch skills

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Solo Play (1 people)

• Pen, pencil or sharpie
• Something to write on
• Deck of Creative Creation cards

Instructions

• Shuffle the deck and deal a card.
• Look at your card
• You have 4 mins to draw your creation.
• Do this again!(preferably a few times).
• Send your ideas to your teammates to remind them of your genius.

When To Play

• Develop your creative thinking
• Get your mind in a creative space to solve problems
• Practice Ideation and ideas generation.