Invent Creativity

Posted by admin at June 14th, 2008

Sir Ken Robinson speaks about creativity and its importance in this four minute video.

Posted by admin at June 10th, 2008

Have you ever stopped and reflected your life vs a child. Just think about it for a minute.

· A child isn’t afraid to be wrong, are you?

· A child will take a risk, will you?

· A child won’t over think what he/she wants, do you?

· A child learns to forgive quickly, do you?

· A child isn’t afraid to fail, are you?

We forget that we used to be like that. We all had a portion of our lives that had virtually no worries and it didn’t matter what we did because we found a way to have some fun. That child in you was a creative genius. Fear never took over your thoughts, and it is that same fear that holds your imagination behind. So take it from me, loosen the tie from time to time, and just let go. Let your mind be free, and maybe that solution will be around the corner.

Posted by admin at June 4th, 2008

Ideas hit me. Really, they just hit me. I used to be an individual who would struggle to get an idea out on pen and paper; it never worked for me. And to this day it still doesn’t. Ideas never flowed for me on pen and paper, and as always I thought I was a creative hack.

So here is how I solved my own creative struggles. But first you must understand what creativity is.

“Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being…creativity requires passion and commitment. Out of the creative act is born symbols and myths. It brings to our awareness what was previously hidden and points to new life. The experience is one of heightened consciousness–ecstasy.”


—Rollo May, The Courage to Create

Simply stated, creativity is the thought, “why didn’t I think of that.”

It is the point where your colleagues have a few seconds of jealousy. Why? Because the solution is so simple that it makes them think, how did I overlook that? Creativity is simplicity, but new simplicity.

Here is my process:

I look all over to find my solutions. I go for a walk and look around. Just look and don’t think. See what attracts your eye. I watch a movie, not for ideas, but for fun and to see what is so interesting about the movie. I will get into an intense work out and all of sudden my motion becomes the next biggest inspiration. I don’t think, “what can I do.” Instead I know what the problem is and let my mind freely come up with the idea, whenever it strikes. It has yet to fail me. It doesn’t matter what time constraint I have, one hour or a month, it still has yet to fail me.

Why it works:

When people problem solve, the thought process tends to be, “what can I do to make this work” The thoughts tend to become the question over and over again. You see what is wrong with that picture? You have to be thinking of different solutions, but if your mind is like mine and just wants to keep asking the same redundant question, it wont get you anywhere. That is why I let my mind be free, I know subconsciously what I need to solve, it’s just a matter of letting it hit me.

Happy Creativity