5 simple ideas to provoke your creative imagination
Posted on June 11, 2007, by dazzer67, under creative exercises, creativity basics, inspiration, quick tips.
We’re all naturally creative, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t get stuck at times as we try to express ourselves. Here are five simple ways to kick-start your creative imagination; very simple yet very effective.
- take a different route - routine is one of the worst enemies of creativity, get stuck in a rut and you’ll stay there. Think differently and you’ll be creative, take a different approach than you normally do and you’ll solve the issue.
- lie down - this is basically making you relax, putting out of your mind all the worries and cares of the day and letting your creative thoughts run free. I often lie down, forget about everything and then focus on one creative task, within minutes my mind is being creative, the only danger is drifting off to sleep but that is my problem.
- stand up - ‘eh? You just said lie down.’ Well, if you are hunched over a blank piece of paper, trying to be creative, concentrating and worrying, it can be deadly. If you focus too much on an issue or problem you may miss the simple solution. So stand up, walk around and change the environment, stretch, rub your neck, anything… just get away from the blank paper.
- change the genre - still stuck? If you were a musician how would you solve the issue if you were a writer? Or vice-verse. If you’re stuck think how someone else would think, it can be a revelation.
- phone a friend - and remember you are not alone, two creative minds are better than one. Working on the same problem two minds can solve a seemingly insurmountable problem.
Go on, have some creative fun.
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2 Replies to "5 simple ideas to provoke your creative imagination"
dazzer67 on July 18, 2007
Yes, that is one of the most annoying things about working at my ‘daytime’ job - we’re blocked from using MSN, or any messenger. They can be so good, especially with all the sharing options now available.
and thanks for the comment
Tara: Graphic Design Blog on July 18, 2007
The phone a friend is definitely a good idea. Sometimes if I am working on a layout and something just doesn’t look right I MSN it to a friend who with a fresh eye can usually see the solution straight away. I do the same for him when he’s stuck.