How do I create?
Posted on November 28, 2006, by dazzer67, under creativity basics.
Imaginality covers the whole spectrum of creativity and being creative - and that includes the basics.
Create is a verb. At its simplest it means to ‘make’ or ’cause to come into being’. It is also described in terms of being ‘inventive’ and using the ‘imagination’. But its very essence is an action. Being a verb is, as we learnt at pre-school 101, a doing word.
The point is that we can’t simply sit around and expect to be creative. Even as we sit and think about something it is the act of thinking that leads to the act of creativity.
The only excuse for not not being creative is that you aren’t making any attempt. To create you need to ‘do’ something. That isn’t to say that there aren’t obstacles to overcome and techniques that will make creativity easier, but it all starts with a will to act.
As for the techniques and barriers, we’ll be covering them right here, so stay tuned.
