Creativity is more about psychology than intellect, and there are no secrets to being creative. There is no such a thing called “being more creative”; we are already creative beings, but we hardly knew this truth. Isn’t it? Here are seven habits found in highly innovative and creative people that are organized and summarized from “the myths of innovation“.
1. Persistence – Innovation involves more than just great ideas. We need faith, hard work and focus for the end result to keep persisting for our vision in the face of roadblocks. We have to see the actions, hard work and persistence behind the scene to make the vision a reality.
2. Get Rid Of Self-Limiting Inhibitions – Under the spell of inhibition, we feel limited and stuck. We need to free ourselves from these mind-created restrictions by eliminating assumptions and limitations. This is what is called “think outside the box”. Encourage to be open to new ideas and solutions without setting limiting beliefs.
3. Risks, Mistakes Are Useful – Due to the fear of failure we create self-imposed inhibition for ourselves. It is so natural that some of the ideas will fail in the process of learning. Rather than treating the mistakes as failures, think of them as experiments. “Experiment is the expected failure to deliberately learn something.” Instead of punishing for the failures, accept them, then take newfound knowledge and put it towards finding the best solution.
4. Escape – Environment can effect how you feel and do. The more relaxed and calm you are the more open to tap into your flowing creativity. This is why ideas sometimes come to us in the shower. Do some thing that simplifies your problems and find the solutions. Experiment and find what works for you.
5. Writing Things Down – Many innovators and creative people keep a journal to jot down ideas and thoughts. Some keep a sketch book, scrap book, post-it notes and loose paper. They all have a method to capture their thoughts, to think on paper, to drop their inhibitions and start the creative process.
6. Find Patterns & Create Combinations – Ideas come from other ideas. You can increase your exposure to new ideas, look for patterns and see how you can combine ideas to improve upon existing solutions.
7. Curiosity – Many innovators are just curious people who are inquisitive, and like to solve problems. Practice sees things differently. “What are some alternative ways to doing this?” Ask a lot of questions and challenge the norms or existing methods.
1. Persistence – Innovation involves more than just great ideas. We need faith, hard work and focus for the end result to keep persisting for our vision in the face of roadblocks. We have to see the actions, hard work and persistence behind the scene to make the vision a reality.
2. Get Rid Of Self-Limiting Inhibitions – Under the spell of inhibition, we feel limited and stuck. We need to free ourselves from these mind-created restrictions by eliminating assumptions and limitations. This is what is called “think outside the box”. Encourage to be open to new ideas and solutions without setting limiting beliefs.
3. Risks, Mistakes Are Useful – Due to the fear of failure we create self-imposed inhibition for ourselves. It is so natural that some of the ideas will fail in the process of learning. Rather than treating the mistakes as failures, think of them as experiments. “Experiment is the expected failure to deliberately learn something.” Instead of punishing for the failures, accept them, then take newfound knowledge and put it towards finding the best solution.
4. Escape – Environment can effect how you feel and do. The more relaxed and calm you are the more open to tap into your flowing creativity. This is why ideas sometimes come to us in the shower. Do some thing that simplifies your problems and find the solutions. Experiment and find what works for you.
5. Writing Things Down – Many innovators and creative people keep a journal to jot down ideas and thoughts. Some keep a sketch book, scrap book, post-it notes and loose paper. They all have a method to capture their thoughts, to think on paper, to drop their inhibitions and start the creative process.
6. Find Patterns & Create Combinations – Ideas come from other ideas. You can increase your exposure to new ideas, look for patterns and see how you can combine ideas to improve upon existing solutions.
7. Curiosity – Many innovators are just curious people who are inquisitive, and like to solve problems. Practice sees things differently. “What are some alternative ways to doing this?” Ask a lot of questions and challenge the norms or existing methods.
