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Shift Gears
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State your challenge as a question:
Sensibilities Possibilities
   First, note your reactions to the image…include

details, general impressions, feelings, sounds, scents or tastes you'd anticipate … whatever strikes you. Put each on a separate line.

Now assume that each Sensibility is a clue … find or force a link between each of your reactions and your challenge. Note these links below. Some reactions may spark several links, some may not spark any.

  • Highlight the "possibilities" that show the most promise. Work to refine and develop these ideas further. These refinements may spark their own new ideas. 
  • PRINT THIS PAGE and set it aside for a time. When you return to it, see if you can create a few additional links between the reactions you noted and the challenge. NOTABLE is a handy tool that will support your success..
  • You can stop after working with one image, or repeat this process with several images. (PRINT THIS PAGE and then REFRESH for a new image.)

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