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CREATIVE THINKING EXERCISE

Michael Michalko

The more mutually remote the new combinations, the more creative the process or solution. For instance, what word do you think is related to these three words? If you were able to answer all of the above in a reasonable amount of time, you’ve demonstrated creative thinking abilities. call pay line. end burning blue.

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7 TENETS OF CREATIVE THINKING

Michael Michalko

What are the mental processes, attitudes, work habits, behaviors, and beliefs that enable creative geniuses to view the same things as the rest of us, yet see something different? You Are Creative. Artists are not special, but each of us is a special kind of artist who enters the world as a creative and spontaneous thinker.

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Thirty Ways to Develop your Lateral Thinking

Destination Innovation

It will lead you to creative ideas. Set Aside Time for Creativity: Our brains are cluttered with pressing tasks. Dedicate specific time in your schedule for day dreaming, creative thinking and imagination. Harness the Random: Deliberately introduce random ideas into your thinking. Read fiction and nonfiction.

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Creative Thinking Skills – Protecting Yourself from Creative Thinking Challenges

BrainZooming

Sometimes creative thinking challenges come from inside your own head. In many organizations, however, substantial creative thinking challenges come from leaders and cultures that may say they want new thinking, but seem to do everything they can to scuttle creativity. Mike Brown.

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Podcast S5E106: Rachel Audigé – Getting unblinkered and busting biases

Idea to Value

In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast, we speak with Australia’s top facilitator of Systematic Inventive Thinking, Rachel Audigé. 00:03:30 – What is Systematic Inventive Thinking (S.I.T.). 00:06:00 – What are biases and how do they affect innovative thinking.

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Creative Thinking Skills – Creativity in No Time

BrainZooming

I recorded a video for the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) that ties into my presentation at their conference on creative thinking skills and “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation.”. A big part of improving your creative thinking does not necessarily mean setting aside time to have offsite meetings and generate ideas.

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Schools Kill Creativity

Gregg Fraley

The creativity and innovation world has lost one of its finest just this last week. Sir Ken Robinson was the most articulate speaker and author in the field of applied creativity we’ve ever known. Creativity is Not a Nice to Have — Business Leaders. Here’s why: You can’t get innovation without creativity.