Games for Credit

Today I had the third class for my Creativity and Innovation class through the Disney College Program. Today was focused on looking into the future when thinking about new creative and innovative ideas. So to help us, our professor placed two different games on each table before class started. Now, before we knew what it was for, two people at our table decided to play Jenga on the break. Well it turned into the most intense Jenga game ever! We had the entire class circled around the table (including the professor) watching these guys play. Finally they got to a point in the game where it would come tumbling down no matter what they picked so they decided to call it a draw and we left the tower up for the rest of the class (it was not until someone was leaving after class ended and accidentally hit the tower with her bag that it finally came down).

Once everyone got back on topic, we were told that the games were there for us to deconstruct and create something new out of. We had Jenga and cards. So after brainstorming many complicated ideas we came up with a simple, yet challenging one minute game. The object of the game was to build the strongest tower out of Jenga blocks. However, the cards you were dealt were the way you figured out how many blocks you got to work with. But, you only had one minute to do everything. It was so fun, I think we were having the most fun out of the entire class.

It was a really fun class and we got to talk about trends in our specific passions at the end of class so we talked about the Youtube star trend and how easy it is to find new and creative talent from all over the world with just a few clicks on one website. We discussed ways that that could be improved in order for it to continue to succeed in the future. We also were able to share ideas we had all come up with in our creativity journals. Many ideas steamed from things we had seen in the parks that we thought could be improved. My table had a lot of ideas to improve Hollywood Studios, some other groups had ideas on making the MagicBands even more magical, and others even had ideas for ways to improve some of the entertainment aspects of the parks. Overall it was a really informative and fun class.

I love that for four hours a week I am required to think creatively and come up with new innovative ideas for anything I want whether it has to do with Disney or not. It helps my mind stay balanced with work and creativity. It is a great class! If anyone is on the border of whether or not to take a class while on the College Program, I say do it! You only get to learn from this company once so why not take advantage of that opportunity!

Have a magical day, I know I am!