The 14 keys to boost creativity

Having a creative profile can open many doors. Learn how to improve your creativity.

One of the most fashionable aspects when talking about personal development is creativity.

In our societies, the progressive mechanization of work has been displacing the need for low-skilled labor. The workers who once performed hard and heavy tasks have been disappearing because machines, robots or technologies that could perform the same work faster and more efficiently have appeared. For this reason, companies are changing and are tending to demand and promote other more qualified professional profiles.

Creative profiles: increasingly valued

Among the many virtues that companies demand, one of the most sought-after is creativity. People with creative profiles tend to look for original solutions to specific problems.are able to see a little further. And this has a prize, and I'm not just referring to the greater likelihood of finding a good job (which also), but the ability of these people to create works of art of great value or business ideas with an impact on society.

Empowering your creativity in 14 simple steps

So, it is interesting that we become aware of the importance of being creative.. That's why I wanted to write this post with the brilliant marketer Maria Jordà, to explain some keys to enhance creativity and originality.

We must remember that, although the creative spirit has traditionally been related to the world of performing arts (theater, cinema, music...) and creative arts (sculpture, painting...), the truth is that it can be expressed in very different ways. And it doesn't always show up in a positive sense: have you seen the movie 'Se7en' or the first episode of 'Black Mirror'? Sometimes, creativity can take frightening forms when, for example, a criminal uses his ingenuity to perpetrate crimes. Therefore, it is important to make it clear that creativity is not the same as creativity, it should be made clear that creativity is not a good thing per seand that it can be used for many different purposes. It is up to you to use your ingenuity in an area where you can contribute something interesting to the world.

Creative spirit: how to improve it step by step

After this introduction, we are now ready to start learning about the fourteen keys to develop the creative spirit the fourteen keys to developing creativity. Let's get started.

1. Spend time thinking and imagining

It seems an obvious point, but we should not overlook it. It is necessary to dedicate time to develop creative thinking, away from obligations, tasks and sources of stress.. It is not bad that, from time to time, you let your imagination fly, addressing issues that particularly interest you, or others that concern you.

Do not feel pressured to draw logical or excessively rigid reasoning about what you think, just let your mind flow, enjoy the moment and do not resist daydreaming.

2. Think beyond tradition and the habitual

Just because something is traditional doesn't mean it's good. In fact, many people many people act in a routine way just out of laziness, because they do not dare to value reality from other perspectives.. If the custom has ceased to be useful, why not try to change it with a little creativity? If the traditional is only a form of immobilism, it may be time to innovate.

3. Curiosity: enhance it

Curiosity is, in my opinion, the basis of the creative mindset.. If you are able to raise doubts about many aspects of reality, it will be easier for you to feel a genuine interest in what you propose to do. This curiosity will lead you to inform yourself and think for yourself, generating a positive dynamic that will ultimately enhance your creativity.

• Creativity requires a thinking mind, freeing the senses and being aware of being an artist.

- Maria Jordà (@jorda_maria) May 5, 2016.

4. The importance of games

There are many games (practically all of them, in fact) that can help you foster your creativity. Playing games can help you to find new ways to approach problems and challenges.. If you have some construction sets at home, try going back to your childhood for a few minutes and try building a castle. It's a good way to let your mind flow, something that enhances your creative and imaginative side.

5. Pose hypotheses and wonder about abstract possibilities.

Most writers in the science fiction genre manage to spin fantastic stories by fantastic stories by posing hypothetical situations in which the laws of physics are more flexible than usual. in which the laws of physics are more flexible than usual. If you try to imagine an ordinary situation but modifying one of its essential aspects that we all take for granted, you will see that reality changes spectacularly and a Wide range of possibilities opens up.

6. Read fantasy stories

In the previous point I mentioned a genre that I personally like a lot: science fiction. Science fiction stories propose parallel realities in which nothing is impossible. This is one of the creative literary genres par excellence, but it is not the only one. I would dare to say that any reading (as long as it has a minimum of quality, of course) can enhance your creativity.. Knowledge is not a sine qua sine qua non to be creative, but it is very likely to help you improve your creativity.

7. Give your thoughts time

Your previous ideas and judgments about things may be more or less accurate, but they should not be disregarded. The ideas that some aspect of reality arouses in you are a good raw material that needs time to develop and to reach your creativity. that needs time to develop and come to fruition. Give your intuition the necessary freedom, since with time it can metamorphose or crystallize into concrete ideas.

8. Take some risks

The creative mind is not exempt from leaps into the void and turns in a circle.. It is normal in any creative process for this to happen, and it is also one of the ways our brain structures ideas. Making mistakes only means that you are closer to having an accurate idea.

9. The creative process, better in a state of flow

Do you know the state of flow? We enter this state of mind when we are so immersed and interested in the task at hand that we lose track of time and are 100% motivated. and we are one hundred percent motivated. The flow state happens when we are passionate about what we do. Consequently, our creativity will have a much greater potential if we dedicate our efforts to what really motivates us. Enjoy the process and the flow will play in your favor.

10. Don't give up

May inspiration find you workingas the great Pablo Picasso would say. Notice that there are people who, when it comes to putting on their overalls, always expect all the elements to be perfectly aligned in their favor. This is a crass mistake that only leads to inoperability.

If you want to find inspiration and creativity, you have to take risks (back to point number eight) and keep in mind that you can only aspire to perfection if you dedicate many hours of effort and genuine interest in what you have set out to achieve.. No one is born taught, you must walk your own path. Creativity is a complex skill that you will develop over time. Patience... and luck.

11. Think without thinking

Let your imagination fly, write down everything that comes to your mind, do brainstorming exercises. Brainstorm ideas, words, colors, emotions. Try to make a common thread of each one of them, that one word leads you to another. Write it down in a list and then make sense of it..

12. Forget taboos

To be creative, the last thing you need is social conditioning.. Open your mind, and let yourself go. There is much to learn from other cultures and from people who do not fit into social standards. Creativity can emerge at the most unexpected moment.

13. Look for trends

It's always good to learn from others, from what's hot or trendy. One idea can lead to another..

14. Listen to yourself and analyze your environment

Ask yourself: Do you need something? Answer yourself: If I had .... everything would be easier.... Or haven't you ever imagined something that would save you from what you really hate? Sometimes just by looking around you, analyzing your unmet needs, creativity emerges!!