#Week 5: Sherlock Holmes and the Internet of Things. Collaborative

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Interactive Storytelling workshop

This week, Gill White, who is a writer, director and producer, ran a creative workshop for us.  

The workshop was highly interactive, inspiring and energising.   Gill started off by getting us to walk  around the room and making eye contact with each other and then close our eyes and continue walking around and then stop and we are paired up with the person nearest to us.  It felt like this could be a good ice-breaker exercise and also shows how movement can lead to inspiration.

Then in pairs we had to choose an object that was important to us and ask each other five times why it was important.  This proved to be illuminating because I could not think of any object that I am attached too.  I initially wanted to pick my cat but was told it had to be an object. During the part where we had to share why we picked the object and our five reasons to the class, I came to realise that there are very few objects I am attached too.  I also realised that the thing I attach the most importance to our people and I enjoy the simple things in life.  If I lost one of my loved ones, I would be upset, but even if my home burnt down – would I be upset?  Maybe a little but I know even a home can be replaced.  

The second part of the workshop involved us creating a murder scene and then investigating the murder.  We had to come up with a narrative for the murder scene.  I found it really fun to work in groups collaboratively.  It was surprising how fun and creative one could come up with a story around the murder suspect and their motive for killing. It was illuminating and shows how having fun and playing can help generate creative ideas.  Thanks again for a great workshop, Gill.