creative mind RULES
The
creative mind rules of achievement in real-life problem-solving are
harder to recognize and quantify, but clearly they are just as
important.
The
broader your range of interests and the broader your quest for
knowledge, the greater the chance that you will be able to combine
information in creative ways that are both original and useful.
Intellectual
curiosity and the quest for knowledge are the first fruitful steps in
your mission to become more creative.
Let’s
look at a couple of examples of how creativity can serve you.
- You
need to find creative ways to cut costs for providing an innovative
product or service while maintaining quality if you are in the
business domain.
- You
need to be creative in reinventing your professional life, whether
it’s using skills you already possess to market yourself or
developing a new set of skills to enter an entirely new profession
life due to rapid-change culture.
- You
need to find creative ways to manage your time so that you can
juggle the demands of modern existence while still ensuring that
your time remain rich and meaningful.
Summarily,
you don't need creativity to enhance your life only, you also need to
be creative to survive and thrive.
The
rule books for virtually every aspect of human endeavor and
interaction—from corporate life to personal life to dating and even
parenting—are being rewritten right in the middle of the game. So
if rules change, how do you survive and thrive?
The
most important asset you have for negotiating this rapidly changing
world is your creative mind. Your creative mind can lead you to
discover a new and better way to manage some aspect of your life. It
can help you to express your unique life experience in way that
inspires or educates others. You can use it to ensure that the best
traditions of the past get incorporated into the future or to add
beauty to your environment.
Your
creative mind can even reshape your vision of retirement so that you
continue to grow and prosper throughout the decades ahead. There is
truly no limit to the potential of your creative mind.
Regardless
of your mission for the future, it is crucial that you develop your
creative capacities with rules. By knowing your creative mind rules,
you can not only adapt to the changing world, but you can make a
contribution to that change.
By
adopting creative mind rules, you will prime your mind to discover,
innovate, and produce your original contribution to what is shaping
up to be New Age.
Rule #1 : Begin
with the end in mind.
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- What
do I choose to achieve?
- Why
do I need to achieve it?
Rule #2 : See
your words, Know your words.
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- How
do I acquire
creativity?
- How
do I develop
creativity?
- How
do I increase
creativity?
- How
do I sustain
creativity?
- How
do I restore
creativity?
In
the beginning, words tend toward ideas and the ideas make creation.
Rule #3 : Generate
as many ideas as possible
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- Can
I copy something?
- Can
I substitute something?
- Can
I combine it with something else?
- Can
I adapt something to nothing?
- Can
I magnify or add to something?
- Can
I modify or change something?
- Can
I put something to some other use?
- Can
I eliminate something from anything?
- What
happens when something is created?
Rule #4 : Consider
your challenges
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- What
else is like this?
- What
other ideas does it suggest?
- Does
the past offer a parallel?
- What
other process could be adapted?
- What
else could be adapted?
- What
different contexts can I put my concept in?
- What
ideas outside my field can I incorporate?
- What
else can this be used for?
- Are
there new ways to use this?
- What
else can be made from this?
Rule #5 : Let
your ideas be variable
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- How
would a leader in your field accommodate the ideas?
- How
would a college professor review the ideas?
- How
would a precocious child write the ideas?
- How
would a risk-taking entrepreneur invest in the ideas?
- How
would a politician oppose the ideas?
- How
would a psychologist think about the ideas?
- How
would an explorer discover the ideas?
- How
would a judge comment on the ideas?
- How
would an investigative reporter describe the ideas?
Rule #6 : Challenge
assumptions with 'Who',
'What', 'Where', 'When', 'Why', and 'How'.
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- Who
helps you identify individuals and groups who might be involved in
your challenge,have special strengths or resources or access to
useful information, and who might gain from a resolution of the
problem.
- What
helps identify all the things involved in the situation: the
requirements, difficulties involved, rewards, and advantages and
disadvantages of formulating a resolution.
- Where
considers the places, locations, and focal points of the problems.
- When
probes the schedules, dates, and timeliness of the situation.
- Why
helps you reach an understanding of your basic objective.
- How
helps you recognize how the situation developed, actions that may
have been attempted or are now occurring, and steps that might be
taken.
Rule #7 : Focus,
Energize and Maximize
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- Focus
on your mindset.
- Focus
on your attitude.
- Energize
your spirit.
- Energize
your effort.
- Maximize
your results.
Rule #8 : Discern
what counts
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- Are
my ideas measurable and valuable?
- Are
my ideas reflecting repeatable and reputable principles/practices?
Rule #9 : Let
your ideas be visible
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- Make
it more global and specific.
- Separate
the parts from the whole.
- Use
multiple perspectives.
Rule #10 : Consider
criticism as valuable feedback
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"Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way".
- Edward de Bono
Rule #11 : Learn
from reflective thinking
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- Why
the feedback?
- What's
not perfect yet?
- How
can I enjoy the process while I do what's necessary?
Last Rule : Tweak
your mindset, till you thrive
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- What
works?
- What
delivers creativity?
- What
make values?
- What's
viable?
- What's
the nearest future?
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