creativity

Rock Your Creativity

How easy is it to be more creative?

Simply ask more ‘why’ and ‘why not’ questions…that is a great place to start.

Is there any extra effort and energy doing so?

Thanks to Nicky Tillyer who had the original ideas

Answer to last question in first slide:

NO there is not……..

! Many economists view creativity being important for economic growth as it leads to a recombination of elements to produce new technologies and products.

!  In our current information economy more and more businesses are looking for people with a greater capacity for creative problem solving and thinking skills to enable them to cope with the fast pace of technological advances.

!  Creativity goes way beyond your ability to paint a nice picture and towards challenging your whole way of thinking about things.

!  Studies show that creative people are more able than most to live with uncertainty as they are able to adapt and adjust their thinking to allow for the flow of the unknown.

!  Research has shown that the experience of creativity is itself able to evoke emotion, and has revealed a positive relationship between positive mood and creativity. Creativity is fun and enjoyable…doing things that you like reduces stress and improves overall well-being so it is important to find creative endeavors you enjoy.

!  Personal and Company Success today is often the result of the connections made

!  It is the creative thinkers who ask the ‘why’ and ‘why not’ questions and will make the most meaningful connections.

!  Taking time to enjoy creative pursuits is one of the best investments you can make and helps make the less creative parts of your daily life more zestful!

!  Let go of judgment. You’ll have more fun, develop better skills and try more often if you let the process be your guide. The outcome doesn’t always matter!

!  Use what you have. If you wait until you can ‘afford’ the right supplies you’ll never start. Cheap and cheerful means you are more likely to play. You will get too scared to use of fear You will waste them! Waste away and hang the cost!

!  Make time. Don’t just sigh and say “I wish I had time to be creative”, or “I don’t have time to be creative” Just flipping well schedule it in. If you don’t make it a PRIORITY it will never happen

!  Try new stuff. Be on the edge of your creativity, it keeps your mind sharp for other areas of your life too.

Don’t get comfortable. Comfortable is the enemy of a creative life