Creative Thinking Tips and Techniques http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:42:00 +0530 Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:41:35 +0530 FeedForAll v1.0 (1.0.0.2) Cultivating your creativity is more than spending time with a hobby or performing and displaying your work. Cultivating your creativity takes time, awareness and deliberate action. Creativity like any other skill, needs to be nurtured and affirmed, as well as directed, in order to expand throughout your life. Creativity crosses all barriers,cultures,even when styles differ and philosophies change. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/reasons-cultivate-creativity.htm Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:41:35 +0530 Creativity is central to the management of our individual lives, but in modern times few people are able to access this as a resource. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/get-creativity.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:15:48 +0530 Can You Learn Creativity? Have you ever watched Robin Williams do a stand-up routine? Could so much creativity and spontaneity result from a highly organized approach? Definitely. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creative-genius.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:15:04 +0530 In 1420, the dignitaries of Florence held a competition. They offered the enormous prize of 200 gold florins to the architect whose genius could span the unfinished dome of the Florence Cathedral. This was a great challenge. Even the original builders of the cathedral in 1296 left writings hoping that God would offer a solution because they did not have one. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creativity-broken-eggs.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:14:09 +0530 Sustained myths about Creativity and Innovation lead to confusion, bad practice and bad decision making. Some of them include... http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creativity-myths.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:13:24 +0530 Can we codify creativity? Within these few words are a number of principles that must be identified and resolved before we can really answer the question. The first question is, what is creativity? What are we trying to codify? http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/codifying-creativity.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:12:43 +0530 The process of creative thinking is often, mistakenly, intertwined with critical thinking. There is a tendency to write and edit simultaneously, couple hypothesis generation and evaluation, combine problem identification with solution. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creative-critical-thinking.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:12:15 +0530 What is creativity anyway? Well, let us look at the word. Creativity means the capability to build, create something. It does mean to build something new but not necessarily something unique. And here is the first trap many of us tap into. We tend to think about creativity as building something unique, something that has never been there before. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creative-thinking-key-success.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:11:31 +0530 Contrary to common perception, creativity can be made tangible, measurable and useable. In terms of measurement, benchmarking and improvement, the first step is to decide on definitions, the second is to decide on methods of measurement and finally, to monitor each measurement for improvement. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creativity-management.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:10:53 +0530 There are a number of techniques that allow better problem identification and idea generation (creativity) and better idea selection, development and commercialisation (innovation). http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creativity-innovation-products.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:10:14 +0530 There is a pervasive belief that creativity and innovation are separate and distinct from the concept of science. That creativity and innovation cannot be scientific. This is completely false. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creativity-innovation-science.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:09:43 +0530 I'm sure at some point in your life; you have awaken from a dead sleep, scurried to your office or kitchen to grab a notepad and pen, and wrote down something inspirational. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/late-night-brainstorming-esp.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:09:05 +0530 We all have enormous reserves of mental capacity that we habitually fail to use. There is no problem that we cannot solve, no obstacle we cannot overcome, and no goal we cannot achieve when we learn to use the incredible power of our mind to its full capacity. When we us the power of our mind to it’s fullest our creative capacity is unlimited. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/power-of-intuition.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:08:30 +0530 There’s no question that creating anything is hard to do. Here are some tips if you find yourself creatively blocked. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/breaking-creative-block.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:07:59 +0530 This was a very easy article to write. I was late in getting started this month, and as my publication deadline got closer and I could no longer wait until I “felt” like writing an article, I was forced to sit down and do it. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/sapping-creativity.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:07:30 +0530 Creativity is your birthright – but can often be hidden in the everyday. To facilitate your personal development and self growth, here are some creativity tips you can use to resurrect, refresh and enhance your creative faculties. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/ways-to-boost-creativity.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:06:42 +0530 From time immemorial mankind has wished for an Aladin’s lamp, which would make wisheds come true. The closest thing to this magic lamp is the subconscious mind. The “genii” of the subconsious mind will work for you if you follow a certain process. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/subconscious-mind-creative.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:06:04 +0530 Do you ever run out of good ideas, or go around in circles trying to come up with a solution for a persistent problem? Maybe you just need to learn some simple problem solving techniques, and then start applying them. Choose one or two of the methods below, and get in the habit of using them in your personal life and your business. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/problem-solving-techniques.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:05:24 +0530 Bring to mind a time when you decided that you wanted something in your life; a vacation, a special book, or a household item. Did you notice that things relating to what you were wanting appeared out of nowhere--either you overheard someone talking about it, noticed an advertisement, a billboard or even junk mail? http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creation-box.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:04:52 +0530 I used to be a jazz singer. Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, they were wonderful and I strived to sing like they did. But no one impressed me as much as Billie Holiday. The tragedy and the talent meshed together into a musical offering unlike any I'd heard. I was inexplicably drawn to the drama and the heartache. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creative-choices-attraction.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:04:02 +0530 DEVELOP YOUR ARTISTIC CONFIDENCE: I'd really like to write but I don't have enough time. Creativity coaching can give you back control over your calendar. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creativity-coaching.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:03:12 +0530 Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could just flick a switch and turn on your creativity? Sadly, at times, tapping into your creativity can feel like trying to squeeze water from a stone. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/orange-creativity-chakra.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:01:39 +0530 The common belief is that lack of structure and randomness enhances creative output, whereas in truth, creativity is enhanced when it is organised, systematic and based on highly structured processes. This article will use Episode III of the Star Wars trilogy – Revenge of the Sith – to demonstrate that point. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creativity-and-structure.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:00:56 +0530 “For the love a’ creation!”, my father was fond of expounding, when “Pete” and “God” had run their course. It was years later until I realized that sentence actually held meaning for me – other than an expression of exasperation. It is, most literally, the love of my life. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/survival-to-creativity.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:00:26 +0530 We've all met people who are "negative" – negative thinkers who consistently see the glass as half empty. In certain situations, particularly stressful ones, even the most positive person can fall victim to this distorted thinking. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/create-from-distorted-perceptions.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 04:59:44 +0530 The word ‘creativity’ has so many diverse meanings and interpretations. I remember telling an audience of teachers that creating a mess is also creative as long as new things and views are being conjured up. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/why-teach-thinking.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 04:59:05 +0530 What would you like to create? A peaceful life, a successful life, a good life, a sculpture, a piece of art, a book? What is it that you would like to create? Whatever you want you can achieve it. All you have to do is follow your natural compass. Remove the rubbish that takes you off course and let the natural you come through. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/want-to-create.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 04:58:29 +0530 My grandmother used to say that the secret to living a good life is maintaining a flexible spine and a flexible mind. Whether we’re talking about joints or brains, there’s just no room for rigidity. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creativity-brain.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 04:57:55 +0530 In my life, sleep is the number one way that I can either enhance my self-care and nourish myself or defeat my self-care and deplete my energy, peace of mind & productivity all in one shot. http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/sleep-creativity.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 04:56:21 +0530 Your desire for success brought this knowledge to you at this very moment, there is no doubt of that. But do you know how to harness it? To wield the power it makes available? http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/harness-creative-power.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 04:55:56 +0530 Connect with your DREAM – Indulge yourself in a vision of the bigger picture and get out of the mire of self-doubt, details and challenges of today. What’s the purpose of it all? What are you working towards? What is your unique mission to carry out? http://www.growmymind.com/creativity/creative-artist-thrive.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2005 04:50:55 +0530