Looking for inspiration? Try an ad (especially these unusual ones from Fast Company)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation
The roots of engaging training can be found anywhere. You do however have be on the lookout.
Some of my ideas have come from advertisements – yep ads. When I say I’m going to be talking about hairy, naked guy (above specimen) I can see participant’s question marks dancing in the air. (Curiousity being a trainer’s best friend.)
I took a picture of this ad and it serves me well when I’m talking about the effects of stress, how training is affected, how our brains operate when we’re under pressure, the part of the brain called the amygdala or any other number of things.
Here are some provocative ads. See if you can draw inspiration from them …
Inspiration can be flimsy and delicate, so keep a catch-all design book with you to jot down when inspiration strikes.
See more unusual ads from Fast Company here.
Tags: amygdala, creativity, curiousity, fast company, inspiration, stress
November 29th, 2011 at 9:24 am
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