303 Solutions for Boosting Creativity & Solving Challenges

12. Good ideas and creative input must come from all levels of the organization, or the organization will wither. – Greg Maciolek

 

13. Creative minds have no limits. – Robert Stack

 

14. Prepare your mind. In today’s complex business world, the ability to make quick, informed decisions is a critical asset. – Connie Dieken

 

15. Avoid “can’t do” thinking. That type of negative thinking blocks creative problem-solving. Choose to focus on “possibility thinking.”

– Donna Satchell

 

16. When your approach to a problem reaches a point in which nothing seems to be working, you are experiencing a stalemate.

A stalemate does not mean the problem is unsolvable. Some effective approaches for a stalemate include:

• Taking a break. Sometimes just some distance in time and space will spawn new

ideas, approaches and solutions

• Asking for someone else’s opinions and assistance

– Mike Monahan

 

17. For lots of people, jigsaw puzzles are a fun way to stimulate their minds for creativity. Puzzles help us activate parts of our brain less frequently used, which can help us think in fresh ways. Researchers even recommend puzzles as a way to help us stay mentally young.

– Cheryl Stock

 

18. Surrender the inclination to have everything lined up before acting, or you will find it very difficult to get started on new projects.

Practice improvising and being spontaneous.

– Phoebe Bailey

 

19. Typically, a new idea gets its first negative response within 3 seconds, such as “that won’t work, we don’t have the budget, we tried that already, etc.” – Doug Smart

 

20. When people participate through healthy dialogue, creativity and commitment increase. – Sid Ridgley

 

21. Be unique! After all, you were born an original, so why live as a copy!

 – Keith L. Brown

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275. Sometimes the simplest things can give creativity a big boost. Indulge! When I suffer from “writer’s block,” I doodle with colorful scented markers. – Mandi Stanley

 

276. Creative people won’t put up with being micro-managed.

– Greg Maciolek

 

277. Create a story board or holiday greeting card with pictures and words cut out of magazines. This is a fun way to challenge your mind to create in an unconventional way. – Cheryl Stock

 

278. Don’t blow hot air. Most visions and values are hot air that no one really believes. Tie your goals to real actions so you’ll know when you’ve reached them.– Connie Dieken

 

279. Start with a simple task which requires you to improvise and work your way to something more complex, such as cooking without a recipe, arranging flowers, or decorating a room.  – Phoebe Bailey

 

280. Clear the clutter in your home and office. Clutter is anything unfinished, unused, unresolved, tolerated or disorganized. When you clear your clutter, your energy and creativity increase. – Linda Edgecombe

 

281. Keep paper and pen next to your bed so you can capture the creative ideas that swirl around in your head just before you go to sleep and just after you wake up. – Doug Smart

 

282. Attitudes cannot be bought but they can be created.

– Sid Ridgley

 

283. Keep hydrated by drinking plenty of water at work.

– Mandi Stanley

 

284. The most difficult problems to manage are those involving other people. To manage problems involving people, one must have an understanding of human nature, a commitment to win-win and tolerance for compromise. – Mike Monahan

 

285. Bring more brains into the game. Create an open environment so people feel free to be candid and creative, instead of being courteously remote. – Connie Dieken

 

286. Look for something positive in everything in your life, even setbacks. The purpose is to keep your mind open to using the lessons you learn in life, especially the hard lessons. – Doug Smart

 

287. A challenge is a solution before the question has been asked.

– David G. Lewis

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