Their creative ideas are driven by several abilities and skills.
1. They are curios
When you find a situation or a problem that you have not experienced before Learn to ask
‘why ...?’
‘what if ... ?’
‘I wonder…?’
2. Problems as interesting
Problems makes us find solutions that improve our life
3. Confront the Challenge
Many people have find creative solutions by facing a challenge rather than running away from it
Start asking your self, ‘how can I overcome this’?
Start asking other people, ‘how can I overcome this’?
4. Be Constructive
Creative people have a motivation to something constructive.
5. Have Optimism
Creative people belive that problems can be solved.
6. Hold your Judgment
Creative people takes time to judge something. Critising an idea is the starting point of creativity as great ideas usually starts as crazy ones. With constructive critisism the idea evolves and refined to be something worthwhile of persuing.
7. Barriers are opportunities to improve
Problems and mistakes are inherrent in creativity. Creativity is a journey to finding something new, in known and unknown domains.
8. Be Perseverance
Creative people with ideas believe in them. It is commitment, hard work, patience, endurance make them create something new. Once started they have the ability to see them through. They don't give up when things go wrong or difficult. Creative people stick to their idea to make it happen.
9. Be Flexible in imagination
Creative people are flexible in thinking, they listen to others and consider different view points. They have a special ability to simultaneously imagine many potential solutions to a problem. Thinking in one line does not induce creativity as it's the way an average person may think. Creativity is like seeing many dreams at once.
10. Knowledge is raw Material
Your knowledge on something is your raw material to create a new idea. People with high degree of intelligence excel in creativity. However creativity requires a little mental looseness experts say. As such people tend to break rules and think outside box.
11. Start doing it
If you have a creative idea, don't just keep dreaming. Start doing it. A simple note on a paper, diagram or initiating a team discussion is a good start. Many people have great ideas but only creative people make ideas a reality.
12. Make it Natural
Creativity is a natural process, in which everyone has creative abilities to some degree. Have you seen children imagine things faster than adults. For natural creativity you need to understand how the creative process works. Then it becomes a habit to be creative.
To be more creative ...
- Take risks
- Expect to make lots of mistakes
- Work hard
- Take frequent breaks
- Do what you love
- Creative breakthroughs take years of hard work
- Develop a network of colleagues
- Schedule time for freewheeling, unstructured discussions
- Forget the myth that creativity is gifted and not about hard work.
- Don't wait , get started
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