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Andy Eklund

Training for Business, Communications and Creativity

Category: Creative Self-Help

Posts under Creative Self-Help focus on ways to be more creative individually, or within a team or group.

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    • in Creative Self-Help · Creativity · Definitions · Negativity
    • — 31 Jan, 2017

    The Important Difference Between Negativity and Criticism in Brainstorming

    You can’t have a proper conversation about creativity without eventually debating if there’s a useful role for negativity. Two recent brainstorms for the same team demonstrated the issue. I conducted[…]

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    • in Creative Self-Help
    • — 29 Apr, 2014

    Daily Creative Rituals

    On one hand, routines are a pattern of comfort and repetition. Humans survive on them because they create efficiency and accuracy, generally reducing the effort required. At the same time,[…]

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    • in Brainstorm Techniques · Creative Self-Help · Research
    • — 28 Apr, 2014

    Can Creativity Be Taught?

    An interesting article about an evergreen question: Can creativity be taught? Here’s the rub. The question isn’t answered in this article from FastCompany, but all the same, author Evie Nagy[…]

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    • in Creative Self-Help · Left Brain-Right Brain · Other People's Words · Selling Ideas
    • — 15 Apr, 2014

    Working with Creatives and Noncreatives

    Working with people who are polar-opposite from your personality can be challenging, but none more so than when the left-brained “noncreatives” meets the right-brained “creatives,” and vice versa. From Bloomberg Businessweek[…]

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    • in Brainstorm Techniques · Creative Process · Creative Self-Help
    • — 27 Aug, 2013

    The 90-10 Rule

    At your last brainstorm, did you notice that 90% of the ideas were completely useless, but 10% were worthy of more discussion? If so, you’re seeing the intractable rule of[…]

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    • in Creative Self-Help · Definitions · Design Thinking · Left Brain-Right Brain · Other People's Words · Questioning
    • — 22 Aug, 2013

    10 Ways To Harness Your Subconscious

    There are few joys in packing to move, but for me, one good aspect is the opportunity to clean out things you no longer need. In my case, it’s going[…]

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  • Topics by Category (A-K)
    • Analytical and Critical Thinking
    • Books, Videos and Other Resources
    • Brainstorm Techniques
      • Common Mistakes in Brainstorming
      • Finishing a Brainstorm
    • Business Writing
    • Change Management
    • Communications
    • Conflict Resolution
    • Creativity
      • Creative Process
      • Creative Self-Help
      • Innovation
      • Inventors & Their Inventions
      • Left Brain-Right Brain
      • Negativity
      • Selling Ideas
      • Understanding the Audience
    • Curiosity
    • Definitions
    • Design Thinking
      • Reframing
    • Empathy
    • Evaluation & Feedback
    • Facilitation
      • Event Management
    • Featured Posts
    • Intuition
    • Issues and Crisis Management
    • Just For Fun
  • Topics by Category (L-Z)
    • Leadership Communications
    • Listening
    • Media Relations
    • Message Development
    • Negotiation Skills
    • Other People’s Words
    • Questioning
    • Presentation Skills
      • PowerPoint
      • Storytelling
    • Research
    • Problem Solving
    • Strategic Thinking
    • Public Relations
      • New Business
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    • Time Management
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