I’ve always wanted to learn a foreign language---I mean, who wouldn’t? Imagine traveling to another country and conversing with the locals there as if you’re one of them. I mean, without having the difficulty to bring along a dictionary with translations in them—that can be a challenge. I can still remember traveling in a foreign country for the first time and most of the locals there don’t speak English. Well, I settled for doing the typical tourist stuff---sightseeing, food tripping (had a hard time talking to the maitre d’ about my order and of course, the usual---- taking cheesy pictures…lots of them! Thus after that limiting travel experience abroad, I vowed to learn a foreign language from then on.
“I can’t find my Muse!” my client once complained when she whined about how she finds it difficult to concentrate, let alone have something to write about, as she was constantly confronted with a blank stare of the white space—on the monitor. She’s a writer by profession and most writers have one time or another been struck by writer’s block. Well, I also write my blogs, and I can definitely relate. But if you want to improve writing skills, you shouldn’t wait for your Muse or any “inspiration” to let you activate your creative juices, so to speak. Okay, I know that it’s really helpful and yes, more inspiring to write when you have your “Muse” around.
Ever wondered what’s life for an introvert is? I know someone who is an introvert and I must say, that they are the most artistic and creative bunch, full of out of the box and unconventional ideas. But they can also be very misunderstood—you know, the shy, quiet, aloof and keeping to themselves type. If you meet an introvert, don’t judge them right away. An introverted personality oozes a certain mystery which some people find simply irresistible. Do you know that introverts could achieve so many things? Since they’re the creative type, they tend to be full of ideas. And though they’re not the fastest people on earth to accomplish tasks, they work steadily and with clear-cut precision and focus.
Each one of us has our own talents and artistic skills and it’s up to you if you decide to increase your creativity to its fullest. There are lots and lots of strategies and simple methods around, and you might be surprised at how simple they can be! For one, it’s quite easy to compare ourselves to others. But the very important rule if you want to learn how to increase your creativity is to never compare yourself to anybody as this would only result in endless frustrations and sometimes bitterness. Well, you have to face the fact that each one of us is gifted with different talents and degree of artistry, and copying others will tend to let you think that you’re “less creative or artistic” than other people.
Another easy way of injecting and sprinkling creativity during team building activities is by performing some fun group creativity exercises. When thinking about these activities, not only will it allow alliance and network, but it can also test the team members’ artistic skills. Or you can also check if everybody is already comfortable prior to commencing the creativity exercises. Also, you could examine the mood of the environment—when you take out the team out of their normal meeting location, it can indeed spell the big difference. Just some of the exercises included are laughing, exchanging jokes and other free-flowing spirits you can think of.
After you’ve exhausted all means of solving problems and dilemmas through the usual methods, well it’s about time to think “out-of-the-box” and try those unconventional creative thinking techniques. You can always be different in your way of thinking when it comes to problem solving and be avant-garde in your thoughts. And some of these creative thinking techniques include the following: 1. Think about all the options and choices to whatever you are trying to come up with. Collect everything and examine carefully all the facts and information you could come across about the subject matter. However, if ever you get stuck in a rut (which happens to most of us every now and then, anyway), then simply leave it for a moment.
So who says that creativity can’t be measured, used or made tangible? Well then, when it comes to the realm of creativity management, to define and identify being creative is not at all vague or evasive. And when we speak in terms of development, advancement, measurement and benchmarking, one of the initial processes is to first and foremost is to identify on the definitions, choose and ultimately make up your mind on various strategies of measurement and of course, to keep track of every extent for progress and development. As a matter of fact, the following number of definitions aid the individual analyzing to describe and specify creativity and improve its organization or creativity in strategic management: 1) Generating some fresh and authentic concepts and ideas.
All of us go through problems in our lives and we want to solve it as soon as we can. Resolving problems doesn’t mean that you have to vacillate over the matter for long periods of time. And have you ever thought that perhaps the solution already exists within you? So all you have to do is invoke that ingenious energy within you to bring forth that answer into your mind. But how do you do this? Easy—just make use of creative problem solving. Yes, creative problem solving is a dynamic way of applying inner one-of-a-kind creativity to solve those daily problems and dilemmas.
Are you planning a task or project—may it be a starting your own business, giving a speech, preparing for a vacation or whatever, mind mapping is sure a great and effective technique to obtain all those appropriate facts and effortlessly systematized to guarantee your project to be a success. In 1970, Tony Busan conceptualized and established a method known as mind mapping, a clever style in coordinating and arranging a certain plan or assignment within your mind by beginning with a fundamental concept or keyword and widens or stretches all your thoughts and ideas that go with it. A mind map—you may ask, is there such a thing? It’s an illustration utilized to organize or coordinate a task that’s in your thoughts.
When you call or refer to someone a genius, what do you really mean? That they manifest qualities and characteristics which seem to be beyond the typical? That they are totally extraordinary and they are ahead of their time? That they seem to be able to master and generate the perfect and ideal obra maestra with so little or no effort at all? This is actually a 3-stage process. First and foremost, you have to break down all your preconceived notions and misconceptions regarding what you think being a real genius is. As they say, Albert Einstein was a genius.
I’ve always wanted to learn a foreign language---I mean, who wouldn’t? Imagine traveling to another country and conversing with the locals there as if you’re one of them. I mean, without having the difficulty to bring along a dictionary with translations in them—that can be a challenge. I can still remember traveling in a foreign country for the first time and most of the locals there don’t speak English. Well, I settled for doing the typical tourist stuff---sightseeing, food tripping (had a hard time talking to the maitre d’ about my order and of course, the usual---- taking cheesy pictures…lots of them! Thus after that limiting travel experience abroad, I vowed to learn a foreign language from then on.
