201 Ways to Arouse Your Creativity Arouse your creativity Electric flesh-arrows … traversing the body. A rainbow of color strikes the eyelids. A foam of music falls over the ears. Creativity is like sex. I know, I know. The people I speak of are writers. Below, I’ve exposed some of their secret tips, methods, and techniques. Now, lie back, relax and take pleasure in these 201 provocative ways to arouse your creativity. Great hacks from Merlin Mann of 43 Folders
Three Principles Behind All Tools || Take me back to the main ToolKit page || || Take me back to the DirectedCreativity Home page || There are many tools for creative thinking in the literature... Edward de Bono presents 13 tools in his book Serious Creativity Grace McGartland has 25 tips and techniques in Thunderbolt Thinking(TM) Arthur VanGundy covers 29 tools in Idea Power Michael Michalko describes 34 techniques in Thinkertoys Roger von Oech has 64 methods in his Creative Whack Pack Koberg and Bagnall give guidance on 67 tools in The Universal Traveler James Higgins tops them all with his book 101 Creative Problem Solving Techniques. While there is overlap among these compilations, there are at least 250 unique tools in these seven books. And these are only a few of the references available on the topic of creative thinking! Unfortunately, this variety leaves the impression that no one really knows how to stimulate creativity. Attention Escape Movement The Value of Understanding the Three Principles Summary References
EyeWire Creativity Cards Creative Techniques This A to Z of Creativity and Innovation Techniques, provides an introduction to a range of tools and techniques for both idea generation (Creativity) and converting those ideas into reality (Innovation). Like most tools these techniques all have their good and bad points. I like to think of these creativity and innovation techniques as tools in a toolbox in much the same way as my toolbox at home for DIY. It has a saw, spanner, hammer, knife and all sorts of other things in it, they are all very useful, but you have to pick the right tool (creativity / Innovation technique) for each job. For the future, the aim is to also have sub-categories which will identify Techniques for; Problem Definition - including problem analysis, redifinition, and all aspects associated with defining the problem clearly. Special thanks to the Open University for their kind permission to use material from their publication B822. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Get Creative! Creative-Inspiring People, Places & Things on Creativity-Portal.com Home : Get Creative! Creative-Inspiring People, Places & Things We often find our richest sources of inspiration through our experiences with other people, places, and things. Inspiring Sections on the Creativity Portal Inspiring Creativity Success Stories Success stories contributed by artists, writers, and others who've followed their passions into the marketplace and enjoy financial rewards for their creative products and services. Be Creative! Imagination Prompt Generator Push-button story starters! Q & A: Help Along the Way A question and answer feature helping readers find answers to questions related to art, crafts, writing, and creativity. How-to Directories Hand-selected resources with free learning instruction for art, crafts, writing, and creativity. Art and Craft Articles, Lessons, and Tutorials "How to" features within the Creativity Portal. Be Creative! More Inspiration, Fun, and Learning Outside the Creativity Portal Free Online Courses and Classes Quality learning for free!
Selnajaya Copy and Share Documents with your Cell Phone Camera Conrad Hametner is passionate about globalizing technology and building forward thinking companies to address consumer and community needs. He has been called an “all-around executive athlete,” experienced in Marketing, Business Development and Operations. Conrad is also known by many foreign companies as “our man in the US” for his ability to launch technologies into US markets. He honed his business skills while working for technology companies with roots in Asia, Europe and the United States. Conrad led the US effort to build the French-based Qipit service, recognized by Red Herring as a top 100 "Most Promising" European private technology companies to drive the future of technology. As head of Consumer Marketing, Conrad helped launch the Qipit patented technology that turns a camera phone into a mobile copy center enabling users to scan, copy, and fax from anywhere. Earlier in his career, Conrad was President and co-founder of Trip.net, an application and Internet service provider.
Creativity Processes, Creative Thinking and Lateral Thinking from MindTools © iStockphoto/pavlen The tools in this section can help you to become more creative. They are designed to help you devise creative and imaginative solutions to problems, and help you to spot opportunities that you might otherwise miss. Before you continue, it is important to understand what we mean by creativity, as there are two completely different types. Many of the techniques in this chapter have been used by great thinkers to drive their creativity. Approaches to Creativity There are two main strands to technical creativity: programmed thinking and lateral thinking. The other main strand uses 'Lateral Thinking'. Programmed Thinking and Lateral Thinking Lateral thinking recognizes that our brains are pattern recognition systems, and that they do not function like computers. The benefit of good pattern recognition is that we can recognize objects and situations very quickly. Unfortunately, we get stuck in our patterns. Taking the Best of Each... The Creative Frame of Mind Using Creativity
Copy and Share Documents with your Cell Phone Camera At Qipit, I worked to make the ability to copy and scan a standard feature on mobile devices. In multiple roles as the Vice President of Mobile Services and as the Vice President Consumer Marketing, my primary responsibility was launching, managing and marketing the Qipit service. The Qipit consumer service was first launched at the Demo Conference in 2006 (Click here to see the Qipit launch at Demo). You can also see qipit explained in this interview. The Qipit consumer, enterprise and application services allowed for a fully automatic, integrated (and patented) process designed to overcome the inherent drawbacks in camera phone images through advanced imaging processes. For more detailed view on the challenges of using camera phones as a scanning device and how Qipit overcame these challenges, please reference the embedded slide share slide deck.