1.3 ENG Aspects 4 Real-life Activity NEW

In this exercise, let’s explore serendipity. The goal is to encourage creative thinking and serendipitous discoveries by paying attention to your environment.

Here is a step-by-step guide for this activity:

• Pick an activity for the day of the exercise: It can be your commute to/from work or school or any other activity. During this activity, remind yourself that you will be practicing serendipity: being open to ideas that you would not notice on a normal day.
• Make a small change in your activity: Being open to new ideas means that we should be open to new experiences. For example, how about experimenting with a different route? Maybe taking your bus at a different stop? Even a small change can be enough to help you get into the mindset of being open to new ideas.
• Do, observe and take notes: While you are going through your activity (e.g. your commute to work), start paying attention to different things around you — maybe a piece of street art, an interesting shop, a beautiful garden or even a person with a unique style. Take notes about the things you saw that sparked your interest.
• Reflect: After you finish your notes, take some time to reflect on the things you saw and what kind of ideas or emotions the experience sparked. For example, how did that piece of art make you feel? Or what did that shop make you think about? The idea isn’t to look for an idea that will transform your life or work but rather to practice being open to new things in your routine and looking at them from a different perspective.

Write a max 200. word description of your experience with the real-life activity.