Creative Thinking for Business
Creative Thinking E-book
Introduction
CEOs Are Asking for Creativity
How Do I Find A Creative Expert?
What Is Creativity?
Why Is Creative Thinking
Important?
The
Creative Thinking Process
Is
Creativity Logical?
Key
Myths About Creativity
The
Paralyzing Power of Previous
Perceptions
How
the Mind Works
How
Does Your Experience Affect
Creativity?
Why
Are We So Critical?
The
Mind Has A Creative Immune System
The
10 Mental Blocks To Creativity
1.
One "Right Answer"
2.
Logic Can Kill Creativity
3.
Be Creative - Break Some Rules
4.
Be Creative - Is That Practical?
5.
Play is Creative
6.
Make Time To Think Creatively
7.
Being Creative Is "Not My Job"
8.
Don't Be Afraid To Be Creative
9.
Creativity...How Ambiguous
10.
Is Creativity Wrong?
Think
Creative
The Sly As A
Fox Toolkit
Brainstorming
Rules
Idea Rockets
"Senseable"
Creativity
Random
Creativity
WBF
All Factors
Involved (AFI)
All
Possible Alternatives (APA)
Other's
View (OV)
Challenge
Accepted Concepts
Best
Problem Definition
Provocation
Combination Creativity
Conclusion
About
The Author
The Sly As
A Fox Workshop -
Bring Creative Thinking To Your Company
Is Creativity Logical?
One common mistake people make during the creative process is they insist on being logical. Of course logic is critical in our daily lives, but there is one place it does not belong during the creative thinking process and brainstorming activities.
There is plenty of time for logic later on, but during the creative process you want as many ideas as you can get, regardless of how ridiculous they might seem at first. Many times we think a creative idea is illogical but when we ask why is it illogical, you often find its only a few specific rules or procedures that make it so. If you dig a little deeper, you find that the rules may not apply in this particular case or that they can be modified to allow this new idea to take form. Often this can be done without dramatically changing the rules or suffering any real consequences. To be successful, always remember there is no room for logic during the creative thinking process. Period. Save it for later.