Look at What I AteContributed by: Ed Rubesch

Lecturer, Thammasat Business School, Thammasat University, Thailand

This is a creativity exercise we ran recently at the International MBA Program at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand

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The title of the exercise is a play on the words create, innovate, motivate, and activate, implying both ideas and action. Students were asked to portray key milestones of their life on their shirts.

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It was also used as a way to get people (who were all new entrants to the program) to get to know each other. The following day, students had to explain their shirts to each other.

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To reinforce the eating and

doing theme, students also

cooked dinner that night…

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The following slides were used during the exercise…

Photos of some of the T-shirts follow.

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We are what we eat…and this is not just food and nutrients.

What we have learned

What we have experienced

What we have felt

People we have met

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Use

all

of th

ose

“nut

rient

s”

to h

elp

us g

row

and

su

ccee

d (w

hate

ver T

hat

mea

ns!)

:Make it Create

Do it in a new way Innovate

Want to do it MotivateSwitch it on Activate

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Paint your T-shirt.

Record the milestones of your life so far…

Things that make you happyThings that you are

good at

Significant events in the last 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, (30?) years

People and ideas that have shaped you.

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You need to wear your T-shirt tomorrow (and in some activities during the future.)

Don’t let this inhibit you (be proud!)

But think about how you design the visual messages to tell your story.

Feel free to help each other in any way.

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