The Difference Between Being Strategic vs. Being Creative
When someone asks you to be strategic, what do they want you to do, exactly? When someone asks you to be creative, what does that mean, specifically?
Category: Creative Process
Posts about different processes, methodologies and systems – both popular and obscure – to inspire and structure creative thinking
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Creativity is Problem Solving
Creativity = problem solving. So if you don’t know what the problem is, you have a bigger problem than not being able to generate ideas.
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Is Linear Thinking Bad?
It’s easy to understand why someone might believe Linear Thinking is less preferable than Lateral Thinking, but each has its place in problem-solving.
Two Ways to Improve Every Brainstorm
With less time devoted to brainstorming, here’s two things you should do to maximize the potential of generating creative ideas.
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Open Mind, Closed Mind
Do you operate in a Closed Mode or Open Mode when at work? Knowing he difference between them, and tips to switch from one to the other, may make all the difference when you need to be creative at work.
Lateral Thinking Puzzles To Inspire Creativity and Problem-Solving
The popular book series Two-Minute Mysteries were my childhood introduction to one of creativity’s most powerful exercises: lateral thinking puzzles.
