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Creativity is the ability to find solutions to problems differently and with added value. Creativity is thinking about perception, its using thought as a tool to be more fluid and flexible. The purpose of creativity is to change or to flow with change. Creativity is therefore heretic, it's disruptive, it changes assumptions, it kicks in doors, it faces fear and it destroys conformity.
"You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself." - Galileo Galilei.
1. Write down a challenge statement. The key here is to really focus your statement to the specific problem or the challenge you have. The more clear your statement is the easier it becomes to crush it creatively.
3. Stomp the breaks! Are you on autopilot? Just active? Crazy Busy? If this is true, learn to break your own habits. When we are on autopilot it is very hard to be creative, creativity often happens from a shock, a sudden change or something strange slipping in our consciousness. We need to look for the counterintuitive and not be on autopilot and believe that we are not creative.
4. Get excited; drink 10 cups of coffee! ...Well, maybe not that much. Psychologists have proven that our emotional states decide how we think and what we think. If you are excited you will have different ideas from when you are bored, sad, or depressed. I think most people, intuitively, know this to be true.
5. Change perception, change reality. If you perceive yourself to be creative than you will be! If you perceive yourself not to be creative then you won’t be creative. You decide!
6. Follow change. Many creative ideas happen when we follow, react, see or observe change. Most times when change comes to us, we choose not to follow it, it's uncomfortable. If you want to be more creative, look for change. Change in markets, change in demographics, change in perceptions and change in knowledge.
7. Play with illogical fears: bugs, insects, clowns, the dark and other illogical fears which are awesome opportunities for you to test fear. How is this related to creativity? Well, fear is what is stopping your creativity to flow.
9. Fail often and fail fast. This kills your fear of failure and creativity is fluid and flexible, so as long as you are afraid of failure the fluidity and flexibility can’t kick in.
10. Keep several notebooks so that you can capture your ideas and thoughts. Have notebooks for different categories and different themes.
