Presented at FITC Toronto 2017 More info at http://fitc.ca/event/to17/ Dominic Wilcox, dominicwilcox.com Overview The search for ideas and how to be more creative. Dominic is on a constant creative journey to discover innovative ideas and possibilities through all sorts of techniques he uses to get his brain outside of it’s everyday, humdrum thoughts. Where do ideas come from? This talk is a fast paced journey through the many methods Dominic uses to find ideas. Experiments, improvisation, risk taking, short sightedness and mishearing are just some of the ways he’s found inspiration. From art for dogs, a car made of glass and taking children’s imaginations seriously, he’ll show how creativity can be found within the simplest of places. Objective Dominic will look at how a playful approach to creativity is seriously important and why not closing down ideas too early can lead to bigger and better things. Target Audience Those who want to be creative. Five Things Audience Members Will Learn Methods to be more creative How to get over creative block The importance of deadlines Improvisation techniques Looking back to find future innovations

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“If I knew where songs came from I'd go there more often.” !
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Leonard Cohen

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47. Cereal Serving Head Crane Device

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54. The Lost and Found Office of Oddities

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62. How to inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers.

63. Let’s take children’s ideas seriously

64. • Ask hundreds of
children to draw their
own invention ideas.
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• Then ask local makers
and manufacturers to
make the best ones into
real things.

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85. • To inspire and encourage ingenious, innovative,
original, fantastical (or practical), thought provoking,
brilliant or bonkers invention ideas.
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• To help children find a passion and gain creative
confidence.
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• To foster collaborations between inventor children
and skilled professionals.
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• We aspire to show how creativity can be a catalyst for
education and skills development across all STEM
disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Maths)
Little Inventors aims

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96. Dominic Wilcox
@dominicwilcox
dominicwilcox.com
Little Inventors
hello@litleinventors.org
littleinventors.org