Creativity is a matter of predisposition? Wrong, because anyone can become creative with the help of creativity techniques. And some of them you can use for the new TonyBet.
QUALITY BEFORE QUANTITY
Is being creative only for artists and free spirits? Not necessarily, because creativity has very little to do with talent and aptitude. Anyone can be creative. Creativity is not just a tool for artists and poets: creativity means having lots of ideas and finding better solutions. Creativity is important in every profession.
Incidentally, creativity initially only means thinking or acting imaginatively or creatively – whether the result of the thought process is the solution is of secondary importance.
The word originates from the Latin “creare”, which on the one hand means “to create” – but on the other hand also “to choose”. So on the one hand, creativity is about inventing new ideas and creating new things, but on the other hand, it is also about selecting a solution or idea.
Being creative can be difficult. But perhaps a few of the creativity techniques presented here will help you. In contrast to other areas of life, the following applies to creativity techniques: quantity before quality. In plain language, this means that all ideas are accepted at the beginning of the discovery process, no matter how crazy or strange they may sound.
Also interesting: Brain researchers have been trying for a while to locate “creativity” in a specific area of the brain – without success, because so far they have only been able to establish that several brain regions are active when solving creative tasks.
Which creativity technique for whom?
Creativity techniques differ in terms of the following criteria:
- Individual application or application in a group
- Simple or complex
- Small or large scope
- Untrained groups or groups rich in ideas
And not everyone can cope with every exercise. It is therefore important to check what suits you. In any case, the techniques can help you to overcome blockages or fill the void in your head with new ideas.
By the way: Well-known methods such as brainstorming or mind mapping also count as creativity techniques.
A CREATIVE WALK
Kneading stimulates the brain. It has been clearly proven that movement promotes creativity. Researchers found this out in an experiment. They set the participants the task of coming up with other uses for an object, for example, a switch. The walkers came up with significantly more creative ideas than the participants who just remained seated in the room. The scientists then tested whether this was due to the environment or the movement. To do this, they sent a group of participants to the treadmill. Lo and behold: the treadmill runners also had significantly more ideas than the sedentary participants.
Not only that: boredom also stimulates creativity – which is actually logical, because people who are bored automatically think more. This can lead to new ideas. So, put your smartphone to one side and be bored for a while – maybe something will come of it.
By the way, kneading also makes your brain more creative. All you need is a piece of modeling clay, which you can use to create new shapes and forms again and again. This allows the brain to work without any pressure to perform. Make your own modeling clay: Recipe with natural ingredients)
If not, you can always try one of the following methods.
- Brain techniques for the team
- Suitable for groups
Brainstorming is probably well-known. However, some clever minds realize that a lot of potential is lost because usually only the confident and extroverted speak up and dare to say something. So they came up with some alternatives:
Brainwriting: Here, each participant is first given a sheet of paper and asked to collect ideas all to themselves. After five to ten minutes, the sheets of paper are passed on clockwise and the person sitting next to them adds their own ideas to those of the previous person. This continues until everyone has had each sheet once. This is followed by a discussion
Brainwarming: Post-its are used: each participant pins their ideas on a shared pinboard. The ideas are then discussed and linked.
Brainwalking: By walking around the room, this method aims to integrate the positive element of movement. To do this, several pinboards are simply set up on different sides of the room and each participant walks through all the individual stations and adds their own ideas to the pinboards.
The Walt Disney method and the hat method follow a similar basic principle: you put yourself in different roles and search for ideas or solutions in this role. This can be done by an individual, but the technique works even better in a group. After a certain time, everyone moves on to the next role.