Creativity and Innovation Articles - Unleash Your Creativity
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One of the topics I write about on my blog is creativity. In particular, I write about personal creativity. Here are the creativity and innovation articles I have published in my blog so far (all 40 of them).
If any of them catches your attention, stop by Abundance Blog at Marelisa Online and read the whole thing. Also, once you're there, feel free to browse through the productivity and personal development articles as well.
(A small and tranquil well... courtesy of Laenulfean).
If any of them catches your attention, stop by Abundance Blog at Marelisa Online and read the whole thing. Also, once you're there, feel free to browse through the productivity and personal development articles as well.
(A small and tranquil well... courtesy of Laenulfean).
Collections of Creative Bits and Pieces
- Medley of Creativity
- These are some odds and ends I found while surfing the net which will help get your creative juices flowing.
- Creativity Collage
- Here's an assemblage of creativity tips, paintings, quotes, and poems chosen at random and put together as a collage of creative inspirations.
- Creative Insights From the Worldwide Web
- I give you creative insights I found while searching the web (yes, I search the Internet a lot). It includes things from biomimicry to Elizabeth Gilbert's fabulous Ted.com talk titled "A Different Way to Think About Creative Genius".
- Potpourri of Creativity Tips
- Here's a potpourri of creativity tips to help inspire you when the laundry needs to be done, you feel a cold coming on, and the cat just knocked over everything on your nightstand.
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Write: 10 Days to Overcome Writer's Block. Period.
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"Picture this: you with a big block of time; a serene, aesthetically pleasing hotel suite with free daily massages, a pool, and a delightful café; a privacy agreement signed by encouraging family members, friends and coworkers (though you may, of course, call them); breakfast in bed from room service with abundant choices from bacon and espresso to granola and green tea; pads of paper and a box of pens in your favorite colors; and an absolutely perfect laptop." -- Karen E. Peterson, Ph.D
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"A Different Way to Think About Creative Genius"
A Different Way to Think About Creative Genius
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Creativity Quotes
You can use these fabulous creativity quotes as inspiration to get your creative juices flowing.
Treats for Writers and Would-be Writers
- NaNoWriMo - How to Write a Novel in 30 Days
- Every November tens of thousands of people from around the world aim to produce a 50,000 word novel in just 30 days. It's the perfect opportunity for would-be writers to nurture their creative selves.
- 119 Journal Prompts for Your Journal Jar
- In this post you're going to find 119 journal prompts to either help you get started in keeping a journal, or offer some additional inspiration for dedicated journalers.
- 54 Tips For Writers, From Writers
- Just how do you go about facing an empty page, coaxing your ideas into the world of form, and steering the end result toward shore? You can start by studying the tips and advice from writers presented in this article.
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How to Generate Ideas and Prime Your Creative Pump
- 5 Imaginative Ways to Generate Ideas
- There are times when ideas are so bountiful we wonder how we'll ever get around to writing all those blog posts or trying out all those new business ideas. And then there are times when we're stuck smack in the middle of the Sahara of ideas. In this article you'll find 5 imaginative ways to generate ideas for those times when the idea-well has dried up.
- 18 Ways to Be Uber Creative
- Enjoy this list of 18 ways to be uber creative. (I love the adjective "uber". How creative? Uber creative.)
- How to Be Creative
- This post is a little bit different. It's written in poster format (I think you'll really like it).
- Four Outstanding Thoughts on Innovation
- Although people's first instincts during an economic downturn are to play it safe and postpone any goals of starting new business ventures, with a little creativity anyone can thrive even amidst a so-called recession. In this post you'll find four outstanding thoughts on creativity and innovation to inspire you to act and take full advantage of your most important asset: your mind.
- Thoughts to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing
- "It was just one of those things . . .
Just one of those fabulous flings.
A trip to the moon on gossamer wings . . .
Just one of those things."
- Cole Porter - 30 Ways to Increase Your Creativity
- Here are 30 tips to help you increase your creativity.
Creativity Techniques
- Three Incredibly Effective Techniques for Creative Thinking
- Three 3 incredibly effective creative thinking techniques that will help you to solve problems and generate ideas.
- Need Fresh Ideas? Go Streetcombing
- Richard Stomp is a Dutch innovation consultant, as well as the founder and Chief Wow Officer of "WowIdeas". Richard coined the term "streetcombing".
- Mind Maps: Everything You Need to Know
- A mind map is a whole-brain method for generating and organizing ideas which is largely inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's approach to note-taking. The concept was brought into the mainstream by Tony Buzan and is based on patterns found in nature and research on how humans think and how the brain works.
- 20 Creative Thinking Techniques
- You can overcome routine thinking and stimulate creative thought by using specific techniques that will help both stimulate and constrain your mind so that it can solve problems more effectively and generate more ideas.
- Lateral Thinking: Think Out-of-the-Box
- British physician, author, inventor, and consultant Edward de Bono has had a major impact on the way we think and particularly in the field of creativity. He coined the phrase "lateral thinking" which involves approaching problems from diverse, unexpected angles and from different perspectives. Dr. de Bono meant to differentiate lateral thinking-in which you nudge the mind to make sudden turns- from vertical thinking, which is logical and sequential thinking.
- Creative Thinking Techniques: The "Playful" Edition
- The more comfortable you are at being creative, the more successful you'll be at problem solving, and at seeing new opportunities. And creativity experts have long known that play is one of the most effective creative thinking techniques that there is.
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Tools, Books, Videos, and Resources
- 17 Resources to Awaken Your Right Brain
- For all those who feel stuck in the left-side of their brain, and who desperately want to create something and begin to awaken their right-brain hemisphere, here you'll find 17 resources-some free, some not-that will help get you started.
- Make Your Workspace More Creative
- One of the best things you can do to increase your creativity is to create an environment which gets your creative juices flowing.
- 5 Creativity Videos on YouTube
- Watch these fantastic and highly inspirational creativity videos.
- 25 Audacious Creativity Tools
- In this post you'll find over twenty-five different tools-some are free and some are not-to help kick your creativity into high gear. This list includes a wide range of tools, such as creativity cards, tools to scribble, idea markets and a random word generator.
- Awesome Creativity Blogs
- A great way to get inspired is to read great creativity blogs.
- 101 Creativity & Innovation Books - Your Creativity Library
- Here are 101 Creativity and Innovation Books for your creativity library.
- 30 Creativity Cards: A Gift I Made For You
- Here are 30 creativity cards which you can print out and glue onto index cards or heavy stock paper; you can pull them out whenever you get stuck or just need some creative inspiration. I hope you enjoy them!
- Creativity Primer
- In his bestselling book, Pink argues that we're moving away from the Information Age-which values graphs, diagrams, charts, and left-brained, analytical thinking-to the Conceptual Age, which is about innovation, empathy, and big-picture thinking. He explains that everyone should strive to develop more right-brained skills and abilities. In light of this, I've created a "Creativity Primer"-using a lot of the creativity material found on this blog and making a lot of reference to my ebook "How to Be More Creative - A Handbook for Alchemists"
Important!
Making to Create
Sometimes the most difficult part of creating is finding the time to create: This article will help you: Making Time to Create.
More Fabulous Creativity Posts
- Creating In the Dark - Your Sacred Dance
- Seth Godin explains in his blog post "Opening Acts and Rock Stars" that rock stars have it good: the crowd chants for them before they're even on stage, people know their songs and sing along excitedly throughout the concert, and they can even stop singing and the crowd will finish the lyrics for them. But what happens when you're not a rock star, in fact, you're not even the opening act? You create anyway.
- Three Ways Limits Can Set Your Creativity Free
- Instead of thinking of limits as constraints or as obstacles that block your progress toward achieving your goals, start thinking of them as valuable allies.
- The Yin-Yang of Creativity
- Creativity is about putting on your faded overalls, rolling up your sleeves, and punching in each day to dig into your work. And yet it's also about pausing, taking breaks, and working on something completely different for a while.
- Creativity Whacks to the Head - Roger von Oech
- Roger von Oech is an internationally-recognized creativity consultant who has worked with major companies from around the world. His book, "A Whack on the Side of the Head", is a classic in the field of creativity and innovation and is now on its 25th Edition.
- Fun, Whimsical Gift Ideas for Creative People
- I'm sure there are lots of creative people in your life. If you're looking for a gift to give them, here are some great suggestions.
- Use Creativity to Double Your Way to a Million Dollars
- A while back I came across a free report written by Stuart Goldsmith called "How to Double Your Way to a Million Dollars". Combine what Stuart teaches in his report with some creativity, and see what happens.
- Solve Everyday Problems Creatively
- Get into the habit of actively looking for creative solutions to the everyday problems that are all around us. In this article you'll find some examples of how creativity can solve routine, everyday problems.
- Four Creativity Lessons From the Impressionists
- "Impressionism" is an art movement which began in Paris in the 19th century. The Impressionists ignited a revolution with their use of color and movement. Their style perplexed critics, created scandal, and ushered in modern art. They broke the rules of academic painting and concentrated on relaying the immediate visual effect of the world around them. In this article you'll find four creativity lessons from the Impressionists.
- The Future Belongs to Those Who are Intrinsically Motivated
- Intrinsic motivation is motivation that comes from the pleasure a person gets from the task itself, or from the sense of satisfaction in working on the task. External motivation, on the other hand, is about external rewards, such as grades, a prize, money, prestige, and so on.
One of the keys to creativity, happiness, and the realization of your full potential is the ability to be intrinsically motivated. - The World Needs Alchemists: Creative Capitalism
- I came across a Ted.com talk by Bill Gates-who stepped down as chairman of Microsoft last year to work full time at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-, as well as an article he wrote for Time magazine, which offer great examples of modern-day alchemism.
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Here Are Some of the Methods, Tips, and Resources You'll Find Inside:
* Three proven frameworks recommended by top creativity experts that will help you to generate ideas and find solutions to problems.
* Learn how to move sideways to solve problems by taking different perspectives, questioning your assumptions, and trying different points of entry. Stop trying to solve problems by digging deeper in the same hole.
* Create a "toolbox" of creativity techniques you can use to solve just about any problem.
* Discover the secret formula behind the amazing creativity of the world's most famous product design firm.
* Get lots of ideas on how to break out of your routine to look at problems and challenges with fresh eyes.
* Find out how to play your way to new ideas and laugh your way to solving problems.
* Learn how to approach almost anything creatively and how to see life as a series of opportunities for everyday creative acts: whether you're deciding what to wear, fixing dinner, or entertaining your child. The world-renowned psychologist Abraham H. Maslow called this kind of creativity "self-actualizing creativity".
* This ebook will teach you the secrets to get your ideas to reproduce like rabbits.
* Discover how to use visual thinking to get unexpected results (it's how Einstein developed the theory of relativity).
* Learn the traits that highly creative people share (it doesn't matter if you don't have these characteristics now, just fake it 'till you make it).
* Join the debate: is creativity work or inspiration? Learn how to skyrocket your creativity by answering that it's both.
* Learn tips on how to turn your ideas into reality.
* Get step-by-step instructions on how to enter the most effective creative state there is: the flow state.
* Discover even more ways to get your creative synapses firing.
* Learn how to move sideways to solve problems by taking different perspectives, questioning your assumptions, and trying different points of entry. Stop trying to solve problems by digging deeper in the same hole.
* Create a "toolbox" of creativity techniques you can use to solve just about any problem.
* Discover the secret formula behind the amazing creativity of the world's most famous product design firm.
* Get lots of ideas on how to break out of your routine to look at problems and challenges with fresh eyes.
* Find out how to play your way to new ideas and laugh your way to solving problems.
* Learn how to approach almost anything creatively and how to see life as a series of opportunities for everyday creative acts: whether you're deciding what to wear, fixing dinner, or entertaining your child. The world-renowned psychologist Abraham H. Maslow called this kind of creativity "self-actualizing creativity".
* This ebook will teach you the secrets to get your ideas to reproduce like rabbits.
* Discover how to use visual thinking to get unexpected results (it's how Einstein developed the theory of relativity).
* Learn the traits that highly creative people share (it doesn't matter if you don't have these characteristics now, just fake it 'till you make it).
* Join the debate: is creativity work or inspiration? Learn how to skyrocket your creativity by answering that it's both.
* Learn tips on how to turn your ideas into reality.
* Get step-by-step instructions on how to enter the most effective creative state there is: the flow state.
* Discover even more ways to get your creative synapses firing.
How to Be More Creative - A Handbook for Alchemists
- "How to Be More Creative - A Handbook for Alchemists": Your Guide to Leading a More Creative Life
- This is a description of my eBook, "How to Be More Creative - A Handbook for Alchemists". I've included testimonials, links to reviews, as well as a link so that you can read the book's introduction.
- An Excerpt From "How To Be More Creative - A Handbook for Alchemists"
- In this post I share with you an excerpt from my ebook, "How to Be More Creative - A Handbook for Alchemists", which did not actually make it into the ebook, simply because I wanted to limit the size of the document (it ended up being 130 pages long).
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