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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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Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking

Michael Michalko

Aspects of creative thinking that are not usually taught. You are creative. Every one of us is born a creative, spontaneous thinker. The only difference between people who are creative and people who are not is a simple belief. Creative people believe they are creative. Creative thinking is work.

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Harness the Random with this Method

Destination Innovation

The use of chance is a key element in lateral thinking. How can you deliberately introduce chance into your creative thinking? For example say you wanted to create a new TV drama you might choose the following parameters: Lead Character. The Random Word method is very good. Secondary Character.

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Creative Thinking – Music Videos with Stories

BrainZooming

Today’s creative thinking post is all about music. That’s why these music videos are the centerpiece of today’s creative thinking post. Maybe of anyone I’ve met the past few years, Michael is the best example of taking his big idea and making a HUGE success of it. The first is seasonal.

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An innovation culture or a culture of continuity

Jeffrey Phillips

Another base principle is that most companies desire innovation in the form of new product and services to create new revenue and new market share. An established corporation with existing products and market share, with a responsibility to the market and shareholders, cannot operate in a culture purely focused on innovation.

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Creative Thinking – 5 Ideas for How to Make Money from Your Passion

BrainZooming

We haven’t tackled that topic previously, so the first creative thinking move was sketching out a matrix comparing the degree someone is able to express a personal creative version versus how much they are getting paid for it. 5 Ideas for How to Make Money from Your Passion and Creativity.

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Working together to shape innovation for meaningful change

Paul Hobcraft

For this ability to tap into the “dynamics of innovation,” most of any future success in the modern world demands a proactive approach through constant skill development and creative thinking. Present case studies where a variety of perspectives resulted in creative solutions or market differentiation.

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