This morning while reading RSS feeds and drinking coffee, I came across C.C. Chapman’s latest blog post titled, “How do you Brainstorm?” C.C. describes his hacks that he uses to brainstorm. Some of C.C.’s hacks include,
- Cranking the music.
- Writing everything down, even if it’s one word.
- Then he goes back puts thought and ideas behind what he’s written down.
I started thinking about what I constantly return to to stimulate creativity for me. Personally, I’m all about atmosphere. I always find myself overflowing with ideas in places like cafes, bookstores, art galleries, ethic eateries, foreign countries. Another launching pad to creativity is while running or exercising. It has a way of opening the creative channels.
Next, being a “list guy” I formulate everything in outlines, lists and statements. I see and visualize everything as a blueprint and a process. I usually record it in a “Moleskine Small Ruled Notebook Writing Journal” that I carry or my Levenger wallet.
Finally, periodically I’ll go back and review my ideas and thoughts and put some type of action behind them.
What do you do to stimulate creativity? What are some of the things you do to bring your idea to a reality?
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