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Caffeine for the Creative Team: 150 Exercises to Inspire Group Innovation [Paperback]

Stefan Mumaw (Author), Wendy Lee Oldfield (Author)
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April 17, 2009

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 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.

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About the Author

Stefan Mumaw has written books on the subject of web design, taught design classes at Chapman University; directed the creative department at The Brainyard, a small advertising agency in Costa Mesa, California; and is currently with Kansas City-based KellyRussell Advertising.

After graduating in 2004 with a BFA in graphic design from Chapman University. Wendy Lee Oldfield established her design company, Vekay Creative. In 2006 she coauthored Caffeine for the Creative Mind with Stefan Mumaw.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: How (April 17, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1600611184
  • ISBN-13: 978-1600611186
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Stefan Mumaw is the Creative Director and Provider of All That Rocks at Reign, a Kansas City-based ad agency. He has authored five books, the most recent being "Chasing the Monster Idea" which examines the characteristics shared between truly monstrous creative ideas. Previously, he co-authored Caffeine for the Creative Team and Caffeine for the Creative Mind with Wendy Lee Oldfield, along with Redesigning Websites and Simple Websites. He has spoken at numerous creative industry gatherings over the years and been known to embarrass himself and those around him if given the opportunity.

 

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2.0 out of 5 stars wanted to like it, but it didn't deliver, June 28, 2010
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I applaude the effort to compile a book of creative exercises. However, this book does not deliver. First, it is extremely hard to read...small type, too many fonts, color on color, all set on angles, ect. Also, a majority of the exercises just won't work in real environments. They need to be simpler, and quicker to perform. As a creative person, I found nothing new. From the perspective of a non creative person, too complex.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful for team development, October 18, 2009
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I first saw this book at local bookstore. Flipped through it and regretted not buying it then and there. It contained so many interesting, quirky and team forming projects. A few months ago I became an art teacher and decided to buy the book. The exercises range from simply drawing in pair to creating videos in groups of four. Usually the exercise has a main goal; for example, create something purposeful out of a turkey carcass. The teams can be from two to four or more depending. They allow for creative thinking to flow and help teams perform better together. I will be using this book as reference for my students in the very near future.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Games for Creatives, August 5, 2009
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Loved the tone, style, design to start with. The authors come across as genuine, nice, creative people. It's full of ideas to keep the fun in the creative department and to get them thinking about creativity. Some of the ideas are pretty time consuming and those multi-national time sheets wouldn't look so hot I'm sure.

The most interesting part for me was the interviews with successful creative people and how their collaborative styles are achieving greater creative results.

Really enjoyed it. Easy to read. Looking forward to reading the other book Caffeine for the Creative Mind. It will be interesting to see how different it is.

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