The
Imagineering Workout ~ Update 4
Goals
“Setting
goals before and during the creative process
enhances
your project results.”
Dave
Crawford
Principal
Mechanical Engineer,
Show/Ride
Engineering
It is important to know what your creative goal is. Are you
redecorating an entire room of your house or just changing how one shelf is displayed?
Are you painting a small picture to decorate a corner of a room or a large
painting to be hung over the fireplace? Are you choosing to make all your
Christmas gifts? What gift, how many and who gets them?
“What are the absolute bottom line
requirements for the project?
What are
the up-front assumptions of how to meet the goal or
set the
direction? Are they correct?
What are
the short-and long-term goals need to be established?
Who needs
to know the goals?
What
questions need to be asked?
Is there
a way to clarify or revise the goals at any time?
What can
you learn from setting goals?”
Figure out what your goal is. Do you need to make something for
a special event or as a gift? Maybe you just want to update the décor in your
house before guests come for a visit.
Think before you start Why am I making it? Who am I making it
for? What are my goals in making it? (It is a decoration for myself or a gift
for a friend? Is it a gag or serious? Is it for work?) How much money do I have
to make it with? How much time do I have to make it in? Is it a functional
item? If so how can you make it functional?
Plan it out. Don’t just wing it. If you start a craft with no
goal behind it there is no drive to finish. You pick up a paint brush and start
on the canvas and if that has no purpose or goal you there is a good chance you
will not complete the painting. At least I know I would not.
Once you get going see if you need to alter your plans. Don’t
get so fixed on any part of your plan or timeline that you can’t alter it at
least some. Be ready to rethink the project to see if you can stream line it to
make it easier to make a second time. As you are working think about how you
can do it easier or better. Look at each step as you go and see if it is
working as desired before moving on.
If you wish to follow along and read the book for yourself here is the information:
The
Imagineering Workout
By
The Disney Imagineers
ISBN
078685554-1
It
is available at Amazon.com
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