The Creative Mindset

Before getting creative, understand what changes are needed and why they are important. Clearly define the project's mission statement, outlining the participants, location, and impact.

• Identify specific changes and reasons for change
• Create a mission statement that includes project details
• State who and how the project will occur
• Explain the significance of the project

This will help guide the change process and ensure everyone is on the same page. 💡

Finding new sources of inspiration can be as simple as stepping outside of your comfort zone. Try these tips:

1. Explore new locations or view familiar places from a new perspective
2. Engage with people who have different viewpoints than your own
3. Draw inspiration from the beauty of the world around you

Don't be afraid to get out of your routine and see things in a new light. It can lead to surprising and exciting inspiration. 🌎

• Try Word Association - Pick a Collection of Random Words from a Dictionary and Connect Your Project to Each Word.
• SCAMPER - Ask Six Questions about the Challenge You Face and Use Your Responses to Generate New Ideas: Can You Substitute? Combine? Adapt? Magnify? Eliminate? Reverse? Put to Other Uses?
• Employ Lateral Thinking - Leverage Edward de Bono's Approach and Consider Your Problem in Six Distinct Ways: Objectives (Processes); Information (Facts); Emotions (Intuition); Judgment (Critical Thinking); Optimism (Encouragement); and Creativity (New Possibilities).

A strong association is like a bridge that connects ideas and creates something greater than its parts.

• It helps identify problems by finding links between various concepts, leading to new perspectives.
• Synthesis is made possible by association, bringing together different elements to create something unique.

To improve your storytelling skills and captivate your audience, try implementing these techniques:

1. Create a storyboard - Use visuals to outline the key elements of your story's plot.
2. Morphologies can help - Study how things are built and transformed to make your narrative more impactful.
3. Run scenarios - Anticipate how changes in society, economy, politics, and technology could impact the issue you're addressing.

By incorporating these strategies, you can make your vision compelling and memorable!

Challenge yourself to come up with unique and buzzworthy ideas to disrupt the market, attract customers, and unlock new potential.

• Generate out-of-the-box concepts
• Brainstorm innovative solutions

To have a breakthrough, combine six creative skills in any order. There is no "right" way; use the skills that work best for you.

🧠 There are no rules for combining the six creative skills, so experiment and find what works for you.

🎨 The six skills are:

• imagine: generate new ideas
• reframe: look at things differently
• connect: see relationships between ideas
• evaluate: assess ideas critically
• act: turn ideas into action
• read: research and gather information

🔑 By combining these skills, you can reach aha! moments that can lead to breakthroughs in your project or challenge.