Example Situation

As someone who wants to work as an event manager or content manager in the future, there will be a lot of creative thinking involved. Therefore, it is very nice to know other methods besides traditional brainstorming. To really get a feeling of a potential situation that could arise, I have created a little potential scenario: 

"Sophie has just been contacted by UNICEF, that wants her to organise a big fundraiser event to raise awareness and money. There are some basic parts of the event that need to be maintained according to the clients wishes, but besides that she is free to plan almost everything. The most important part of the event, is that people have fun, are entertained and that it is a creative event that people will enjoy and donate towards."

Below is an outline of my top 3 creative techniques choice, in order to solve the scenario: 

Goal Orientation Technique - I would love to use this technique, since it would allow me to pin-point my goal, and be able to fully focus and have a clear image in my mind of where I want to go with the event. Furthermore, it would allow me to discover possible solutions to problems from a very early stage onwards, which in my opinion is important for the event industry. 

The 6 Thinking Hats Technique - It literally allows you to put on a thinking hat. I think it is a great tool, since it puts you in a specific mindset, where you can also focus on everything. By putting on each different hat, with a different meaning, I believe I could really discover and plan in detail how I would like the event to be. 

The Checklist - I am still a bit of a child on the inside at times. Therefore, I would love to go with the technique, that has also been inspired from children. I believe that children have a great imagination, and often the solution to many problems, that one might not be able to see. Having volunteered to work with children over the past years, since 2014, I have learned a lot about their minds. One thing I do know - I love how simple children think. Therefore I believe that the checklist could be a successful tool for me too, to start by answering questions such as the: How? When? Why? Where? What? and Who? It literally pin points everything about an event. For example, the who question relates to the target group that will attend the event.

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