A friend of mine recently asked me for advice on creativity. And as I’ve mentioned in an earlier post – we all have the ability to be creative! But one way or the other, we believe we don’t have the ability – or we’re not confident enough to feel we can produce something creative. Here’s a short answer to his question.
52 Ways to Spark Your Creativity
- Take risks
- Go for a jog
- Listen to some music
- Visit a new place for inspiration
- Take a hike
- Get your friends involved
- Ask for feedback
- Take a break
- Meditate
- Look for ways you can combine two things
- Make list of how things make you feel
- Carry a note book where ever you go
- Jot down how certain things make you feel
- Combine things that are totally unrelated to each other
- Cover your whole desk with paper & let your mind run wild (let others join in too)
- Take a different route to work
- Try out coworking spaces like this
- Go on Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn for feedback & ideas
- Read!
- Don’t be afraid of failure
- Sleep on it
- Distract yourself with something inspirational
- Write down every idea you have
- Hangout with creative people
- Don’t worry about being original
- Avoid comparing yourself to what others have done
- Keep an open mind
- Visit an art gallery
- Ask questions
- Challenge everything
- Make a mindmap
- Visit a bar and watch people
- Enjoy some quality coffee
- Pay a visit to a design shop
- Create a flow chart
- Make a storyboard
- Go out and play
- Reward yourself
- But punish yourself for being unproductive
- Explore new things
- Avoid settling for the first idea you come up with
- Adopt the Apollo 13 mentality
- Don’t rule any ideas out
- Try working in a cafe every now and then
- Do something boring
- Write down the first thing that come to your mind
- Network with somebody new everyday
- Listen to your gut feeling
- Spend more time outside
- Take a shower
- Be aware of your surroundings, there’s inspiration everywhere
- Share this list and ask for more suggestions
- Written by: Kostas Papageorgiou
- Posted on: Mar 2012
- Tags: creative, creativity, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, how to be creative, Human communication, Human Interest, inspiration, inspirational, Problem solving, Question, spark creativity, ways to be creative
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