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To reawaken your own creativity, you should take time to:
⢠Read books, magazines, articles
⢠View videos
⢠Listen to speeches
⢠Watch speeches from TED conferences
⢠Subscribe to creative channels on YouTube such as âThinkrâ
⢠Enroll yourself in Google alerts for topics you want to follow
⢠Explore the hundreds of ProjectX contests online
⢠Sign up for Adult Enrichment classes at your local college
⢠Research Amazon.com and review recommended book reading lists
⢠Study improv comedy
⢠Participate in âopen mic nightâ
⢠Journal your thoughts
⢠Doodle or draw
⢠Paint
⢠Do yoga
⢠Ride a bike
⢠Go for a long walk
Use your DVR or TiVo to record television shows such as:
â¢
Whose Line is it Anyway?
â¢
Drew Carreyâs Improv-aganza
â¢
How Things are Made
â¢
Invention Hunter
â¢
Shark Tank
â¢
CSI
â¢
House
â¢
Breaking Bad
â¢
Big Bang Theory
â¢
Americaâs Got Talent
â¢
Chopped
â¢
CashCab
â¢
Million Dollar Remodel
â¢
How Do They Do It?
â¢
How the Universe Works
â¢
Invention
â¢
MythBusters
â¢
Pitchman
â¢
Why Didnât I Think of That?
Research these shows on Hulu.com, Netflix, Amazon Prime, or VideoOnDemand.
Engage all of your senses. Squeeze clay between your fingers. Try cooking a new recipe. Listen to your favorite music; change your radio preset stations in your car every other week for variety. Play with Legos. Look at websites of companies that are heralded as creativeâApple, Zappos, Legos, Whole Foods, Salesforce.com, Amazon, Tencent Holdings, Natura Cosmeticos, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Ecolab, Activision Blizzard, Pixar, Proctor & Gamble, LâOreal, Schlumberger, Alcon, NetApp, Juniper Networks, and Chipotle, to name just a few.
Check out blog sites:
⢠Blog.creativethink.com
⢠AccidentalCreative.com
⢠IdeasonIdeas.com
⢠99u.com
⢠CreativeSomething.net
⢠CreativeGeneralist.com
⢠Idea-sandbox.com/blog
⢠blog.guykawasaki.com
⢠52Projects.com
⢠InnovationManagement.se
⢠Gapingvoid.com
Download apps on creativity:
⢠Creative Whack Pack
⢠Dr. Babbâs Idea Lab
⢠Brushes
⢠Paper
⢠Bebot
⢠WriteRoom
⢠Whrrl
⢠Artnear
⢠Postino
⢠iTalkRecorder
Look up Pinterest pinboards. Check out Digg, Reddit, and LinkedIn news. Kickstarter.com has hundreds of projects. Check out Kiva.org. Read Bill Clintonâs book,
Giving
, which lists hundreds of nonprofit organizations and causes around the world. Read Dave Lakhaniâs
Power of an Hour
. Visit TimFerris.com for inspiration, intrigue, and innovation. Go to www.creativitylaunchpad.com to take your creativity to a whole new level.
ENGAGE
Commit to tolerating the discomfort and the ambiguity of the creative process longer to create the best ideas and solutions and to leverage opportunities. Commit to take action, no matter how small or big. Be present, especially when working within a small group. And finally, focus on the outcomes, the results, and the benefits of persevering through the creative process.
C.R.E.A.T.E. PLAN
Now identify the problem, desired outcome, or challenge statement with which you want to apply the C.R.E.A.T.E. Plan. Take a few minutes to complete this plan so you can move forward in powerful, positive ways with your creative process. Under each section, simply write down the specific, timely actions you must take to achieve success in your creative process.
My Goal Statement (desired outcome or challenge). (For example, solve the clean water shortage in Sub-Saharan
To reawaken your own creativity, you should take time to:
⢠Read books, magazines, articles
⢠View videos
⢠Listen to speeches
⢠Watch speeches from TED conferences
⢠Subscribe to creative channels on YouTube such as âThinkrâ
⢠Enroll yourself in Google alerts for topics you want to follow
⢠Explore the hundreds of ProjectX contests online
⢠Sign up for Adult Enrichment classes at your local college
⢠Research Amazon.com and review recommended book reading lists
⢠Study improv comedy
⢠Participate in âopen mic nightâ
⢠Journal your thoughts
⢠Doodle or draw
⢠Paint
⢠Do yoga
⢠Ride a bike
⢠Go for a long walk
Use your DVR or TiVo to record television shows such as:
â¢
Whose Line is it Anyway?
â¢
Drew Carreyâs Improv-aganza
â¢
How Things are Made
â¢
Invention Hunter
â¢
Shark Tank
â¢
CSI
â¢
House
â¢
Breaking Bad
â¢
Big Bang Theory
â¢
Americaâs Got Talent
â¢
Chopped
â¢
CashCab
â¢
Million Dollar Remodel
â¢
How Do They Do It?
â¢
How the Universe Works
â¢
Invention
â¢
MythBusters
â¢
Pitchman
â¢
Why Didnât I Think of That?
Research these shows on Hulu.com, Netflix, Amazon Prime, or VideoOnDemand.
Engage all of your senses. Squeeze clay between your fingers. Try cooking a new recipe. Listen to your favorite music; change your radio preset stations in your car every other week for variety. Play with Legos. Look at websites of companies that are heralded as creativeâApple, Zappos, Legos, Whole Foods, Salesforce.com, Amazon, Tencent Holdings, Natura Cosmeticos, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Ecolab, Activision Blizzard, Pixar, Proctor & Gamble, LâOreal, Schlumberger, Alcon, NetApp, Juniper Networks, and Chipotle, to name just a few.
Check out blog sites:
⢠Blog.creativethink.com
⢠AccidentalCreative.com
⢠IdeasonIdeas.com
⢠99u.com
⢠CreativeSomething.net
⢠CreativeGeneralist.com
⢠Idea-sandbox.com/blog
⢠blog.guykawasaki.com
⢠52Projects.com
⢠InnovationManagement.se
⢠Gapingvoid.com
Download apps on creativity:
⢠Creative Whack Pack
⢠Dr. Babbâs Idea Lab
⢠Brushes
⢠Paper
⢠Bebot
⢠WriteRoom
⢠Whrrl
⢠Artnear
⢠Postino
⢠iTalkRecorder
Look up Pinterest pinboards. Check out Digg, Reddit, and LinkedIn news. Kickstarter.com has hundreds of projects. Check out Kiva.org. Read Bill Clintonâs book,
Giving
, which lists hundreds of nonprofit organizations and causes around the world. Read Dave Lakhaniâs
Power of an Hour
. Visit TimFerris.com for inspiration, intrigue, and innovation. Go to www.creativitylaunchpad.com to take your creativity to a whole new level.
ENGAGE
Commit to tolerating the discomfort and the ambiguity of the creative process longer to create the best ideas and solutions and to leverage opportunities. Commit to take action, no matter how small or big. Be present, especially when working within a small group. And finally, focus on the outcomes, the results, and the benefits of persevering through the creative process.
C.R.E.A.T.E. PLAN
Now identify the problem, desired outcome, or challenge statement with which you want to apply the C.R.E.A.T.E. Plan. Take a few minutes to complete this plan so you can move forward in powerful, positive ways with your creative process. Under each section, simply write down the specific, timely actions you must take to achieve success in your creative process.
My Goal Statement (desired outcome or challenge). (For example, solve the clean water shortage in Sub-Saharan
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