The Secrets Of Creative Thinking.
Limit yourself:
Try to constrain yourself with boundaries. Start off by choosing one part of the general problem, even arbitrarily, and point all of your creative energy into that tiny spot.
Give yourself permission:
Make sure you get enough artistic license to feel comfortable pulling out crazy ideas. You won’t be able to come up with good stuff if you keep thinking about what others would think.
Find your muse:
Figure out what brings out your creative flow. For some, it’s working alone at night, with a cup of coffee in their hand. Others may need an audience.
Seek out inspiration:
The more ingredients you feed your brain, the better the chance of you stumbling upon a great, original blend.
Write down your ideas:
After you write your first idea down, consider it not good enough. Come up with 20 more, then figure out which one you liked and double down on that one.
Go with the craziest ideas:
Your craziest ideas are often your best. Even if it doesn’t work the first time, make sure you continue to push yourself to come up with borderline concepts. Like other things, it’s a muscle that needs flexing.
Arrange a creative workshop:
Find an inspirational setting. Put on some nice music, get the key stakeholders together, and do a long brainstorm session.
Embrace your inner misfit:
If you live by everyone’s standards, you won’t break norms. Creativity comes from nonconformers, the people who are breaking the rules.
Now, go break some rules.
