One of the best ways to get your creative juices going is to think in opposites. Looking for a good idea? Pick something in the room and think of its opposite. Some things are easy. A white pepper shaker? Try a black salt shaker. But some things require a bit more thought…
I’m convinced that for every visible solution to a problem, there are at least two hidden solutions. Every time you’re confronted with a problem, there are solutions you can’t see. That doesn’t mean that they aren’t there. You just have to look for them. Take a look at the maze above. In your mind, connect…
Looking for that special spark to get your creativity going? Why not think in absurdities. Start thinking crazy thoughts and see what comes of them. The proceeding hairline was the absurdity I was exploring this week. Instead a receding hairline, the hairline is proceeding…attacking the rest of the face.
Stand in front of the Great Wall of China. It completely blocks the horizon. You can’t see beyond the bricks in your path. But if you could hop in a helicopter and elevate about 100 feet, the world would open up in front of you. You could see what was previously blocked. That’s what today’s…
She spent her lifetime living in a bubble. She woke up under her blankets. She jumped into her clothes. She rushed to her car. She put on her sunglasses. She worked in an office. She lived in a house. She lived in unending shelter–a bubble–cut off from the world.
Today’s Idea Sparkler is about giving you a different perspective on your creativity. Imagine you were creating as a fly. How would you accomplish the same creativity? And what would be different about the creation because you were a fly? Follow me…
Look at the universe. Our galaxy is a speck within the universe. Our planet is a speck within the galaxy. You are a speck within our planet. Now what are you stressed about? What’s blocking your creativity?