Useful Tricks To Improve Creative Thinking
There might be times you find yourself lacking in creativity. The cause for your lack of creativity can be for different reasons. It could be you haven’t been using your creative muscles regularly and they’ve become hidden. However, there are many useful tricks to improve creative thinking.
One of the best ways to keep yourself inspired to create every day is to have rituals in place that you use regularly and routinely. Having routines that inspire you conditions your brain to tap into your creativity easily. Some examples of a ritual might be to:
- Read in the morning.
- Listen to music.
- Meditate for five minutes.
- Deep breathe throughout the day.
Create Every Day
Creating something every day, even if you only have five or ten minutes to do so, keeps your creativity alive and inspired. You don’t have to create a masterpiece. Write a short article. Draw mind maps in meetings. Develop new product ideas. Creatively rearrange and organise your files. Take photographs of the sunset.
Take Breaks Often
Try taking breaks often. Especially when you feel stuck with a problem and can’t find the solution. Taking breaks allows your mind to focus on something else while getting inspiration. It’s also good to take a break from all the digital chatter in our lives regularly. Get outside and unplug at least once a week, preferably daily, to build your creative thinking muscle.
Whenever you feel inspired, make a list of those ideas in a small notebook or note app in your phone and use these ideas as launching pads for new ways of doing things, new products or whatever inspires you.
Have fun regularly
Speak with friends or colleagues for some time away from the routines that are keeping your stuck. Laughing with good conversation and bouncing ideas off each other builds and inspires your creativity while helping you relax and have fun.
The Three Ifs
Use the “Three Ifs” to ask clever questions to inspire your thoughts on a concept. Build your creative thinking by asking questions like these:
- What would happen if I changed it? (The product, process etc.)
- What would I change or improve about it if I wanted to use it in ten years?
- What would I do if it became a successful investment to improve it?
These questions or ones like them, can be powerful tools to help you think differently. Repeatedly use the three questions test in all types of the situations. Ideas will begin to flow and enable you to think more creatively.
Peak Hours
If you take advantage of the peak hours that you feel most productive when you need to find a solution, you can leverage this to your advantage. Some people are more creative in the morning and others during times of emotional stress. Whatever that time is, use it to let your creativity flow. Put on some music, surround yourself with inspiring things and just be creative.
Interact with your Peers
Interact with creative and inspiring people on a regular basis to get fresh ideas and perspectives. These interactions and exchange of ideas can help you refocus on the creative ideas that work best for you and help you narrow down your options.
Finally, don’t be afraid to take risks to improve your creative thinking. When you avoid taking risks you end up suppressing your ideas. Risks give you permission to think outside the box and embrace your creativity. Some people are more creative than others, naturally but everyone can be a creative thinker. Using these useful tricks to improve creative thinking can build your creativity in ways that help you be inspired and creative all the time.
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