proven strategies to boost creative power
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Creativity. You either got it or you don’t. Right? Wrong. Seed’s Young Lee and Jen Hill show proven ways to get more from your mind—and the brains on your team.TRANSCRIPT
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Diverse Skills Creative Courage
Know your Peers’ Expertise
Highly Creative Team
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Hemingway rewrote the ending of his book, Farewell to Arms, 39 times before he was satisfied.
Believing that you can do it may just be the thing that
makes you successful.
Hunger for Originality
You have to do it first, and you have to
do it right.
You know what you want, and you commit
yourself to doing whatever it takes to
achieve it.
Until you’re done, you’re just wasting
time and you haven’t proven yourself.
What’s the next step?
You can’t stand still. You have to adapt. You have to be willing to
embrace change.
Critical
You are not afraid to express your opinion, even if it might hurt...
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Work Like A Creative Genius
Adopt Creative Personality Traits
Harness Group Creativity
Identify
Galileo, the father of scientific reason, was the first scientist to wonder about the
velocity of light. Well, he didn’t solve it, but he made people think
about it!
You need to ask the right questions to find the right answers.
Knowing the expertise of your group
members will help you efficiently direct and communicate with
your peers.
Working in a group of people allows you to
combine capabilities and strengthen ideas.
Here are three vital elements to follow in order to form a highly creative team!
Starting AloneCreate original ideas and
avoid bias by starting alone.
IterationRepeat, repeat and
repeat again to optimize and explore ideas.
Keep SmallKeep ideas flowing and
avoid distractions by keeping your group to
5-9 members.
Creating a masterpiece doesn’t just happen. Don’t be afraid to iterate till it’s great.
Five common traits of highly creative people, that you can cultivate now.
Persist
3 works composedFirst 10 years
497 works composedRemainder of career
When it comes to developing your creative skills, don’t be in a rush.
A study of 76 composers shows that only 3/500 of their most notable works were
produced in the first 10 years of their career.
Implementing a variety of problem solving skills can successfully generate creative solutions.
Working in a group? Consider these basic guidelines for a successful outcome.
Proven Strategies to
POWER Boost Creative