Syed Balkhi
The importance of creativity extends beyond “creative” jobs. According to an IBM study, creativity is the most crucial leadership quality, followed by integrity (52%) and global thinking (35%) among CEOs surveyed. Why? Because creativity empowers individuals to address issues, meet challenges, and generate original ideas.
There is good news if you want to increase your creative output. You can train yourself to become a more creative person with some practice and nurturing; creativity is not something you are just born with.
Unleash your inner creativity by learning to think creatively outside the box.
Try new things
You frequently lack creativity because you are mired in a routine of repeating the same actions. Change things up if you want to increase your creativity. Trying new things prevents boredom and forces you to develop. So broaden your horizons by learning about the intelligence of birds in a non -fiction book or by enrolling in an online course on organic farming.
You’ll learn more the further you venture from your comfort zone.
The lessons you learn can apply to other areas of your life even though the subjects you study may not initially seem to have anything to do with your career. With his creativity game “The Experts,” Dr. Robert Epstein, one of the foremost authorities on creativity in the world, exemplifies this. This game emphasizes the importance of expanding your horizons.
In the game, a select few members of a group are asked to present five-minute lectures about their specialized knowledge.
The other group members are then tasked with developing fresh product concepts based on the new, obscure information they had just learned.
Your creative juices will start flowing if you learn about a wide range of subjects, try new things to do, or simply change your routine or workspace.
Spend more time daydreaming
Get your head out of the clouds is a saying that you may have heard. Daydreaming is discouraged by many people because it is thought to reduce productivity and concentration. But if you want to unleash your inner creativity, daydreaming is crucial. Daydreaming gives you the freedom to generate a wide range of innovative concepts. In fact, a study on daydreaming found that people responded more creatively when given a task and time to daydream, as reported in the Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology. So, indulge in more daydreaming.
When you find yourself getting bored and reaching for your phone, stop yourself and allow your mind to wander without any interruptions.
You can find a whole new world of original ideas and solutions when you put all of your attention into daydreaming.
Write down your ideas
You must put your innermost thoughts on paper in order to unleash your creative side. Start putting all of your thoughts on paper, regardless of how absurd or unrealistic they may seem. There may be hundreds of bad ideas on the page, but there are also probably a few good ones.
Additionally, just the act of writing down your thoughts will improve your capacity for original thought. Writing down your thoughts teaches your brain to continually generate new ones. Writing encourages creativity according to Todd Henry.
“When you give yourself frequent permission to explore the ‘adjacent possible’ with no restrictions on where it leads, you increase the likelihood of a creative breakthrough in all areas of your life and work,” he wrote in his contribution to the book Manage Your Day-to-Day.
What are you still holding out for? Start practicing your creativity by pulling out that notepad.
Surround yourself with creative people
It’s been asserted that creativity spreads easily.
In fact, according to ScienceDaily, “leaders can inspire confidence and creativity in their followers simply by modeling it themselves.” Therefore, you need to surround yourself with creative people if you want to unleash your own creativity.
Spending a lot of time around creative people can inspire you and enhance your own creativity because their ideas and behaviors can influence you. It’s not always simple to find time to collaborate with creative coworkers during office hours or schedule after-hours meetings, even though you probably have a number of creative coworkers who can inspire you.
Therefore, keep an eye out for creative communities that you can join in your free time. You can quickly locate creative groups in your area by using a website like Meetup.com. There are groups for tech, photography, arts and crafts, creative writing, and much more.
Your creativity is under your control
Your creativity can start to grow if you follow these suggestions and put them into practice. And once your inner creativity is finally released, you may discover abilities and talents you had no idea you possessed.
