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Today, creativity as a feature and skill is valued very highly. This is because the creative approach involves solving problems and finding ways to bypass obstacles. At the interview, he will come in handy to show himself as an outstanding worker who can cope with tasks.In the company of friends will not let it get bored. And business, and in general, everything is often built around non-standard solutions and new ideas. Therefore, in our time to be creative - it's not fun, but rather a vital necessity.

We bring to your attention the ways by which you can improve your creative level.

For inspiration, look at nature

The famous Velcro (the one used on clothes, shoes, with a characteristic sound) was invented by observing nature. The Swiss, Georges de Mestral, her inventor, noticed that the sticky seed heads of the burdock plants were attached to his pants and the dog's fur when they walked for a walk in the forest.

Under a microscope, he saw that the heads had small hooks that attached to anything passing by to dissipate the seeds. He realized that the same mechanism can be used in other areas. This observation was the beginning in the creation of a product, which is now known in many countries as velcro Velcro.

Follow Andy Warhol

Take a well-known image and turn it into something new and fresh. One of the most iconic works of Warhol is the canvas, filled with jars of soup. Everything can be an inspiration: old photos, circus or carnival images, graffiti, shop window and much more. Turn the world into something special.

Collect advice from successful creative people

The Internet is literally filled with tips:

• Tips from writers
• Tips for graphic designers
• Tips for filmmakers

Start collecting these tips - in a blog, in a notebook or using any other tool, for example, Evernote.

Collect things that attract you

Look at the following quote from Lynn Perrell, the author of Alphabetica: AZ Creativity Guide for Collage and Book Artists: "Whether we call it collecting, accumulating or collecting, it's all about trying to surround ourselves with things. Then we start getting inspiration by simply looking at them. " It can be wrappers, photos, banks, movie tickets or even cloth.

Persevere

Chinese bamboo grows very strange: you water it for 5 years, and nothing happens to it. But it's outside. In the ground, bamboo extends its roots to many meters. Then, during the fifth year, the tree grows several tens of meters in six days.

Be an indefatigable warrior

Davey Rothbart, founder of FOUND Magazine, created a website, then a magazine, and then wrote several books based on a collection of notes, letters, photos, magazines and lists of cases that people threw out onto the street.

His success began when someone mistakenly left a note on his windshield. In this case, Davy notes that when trying to bring their ideas to the world, you must be thick-skinned. He had to deal with a bunch of failures when bookstores did not want to receive his magazine.

Improve visual thinking

Visual thinking is the use of images in order to solve problems, think about complex problems and communicate more effectively . It takes you beyond the linear world of written words, lists and spreadsheets to the non-linear world of maps, sketches, symbols and diagrams.

Make a refresh error

Edward de Bono believes that we all need to find different meanings for a variety of words and situations. For example, for the words "error" and "failure", because they are wrong and kill creative thinking. Replace them with the installation phrases: "I got a new opportunity." It is better to have many ideas, some of which will be stupid than not having any ideas at all.

Think about combinations of everyday objects

Many creative people have defined "creativity" in much the same way as Thomas Disch does in the following quote: "Creativity is the ability to see links where there was nothing before."

Here are some examples:

• Wheels + sports shoes = roller skates
• TV + music = MTV
• Clock + alarm = alarm clock

Avoid the crowd

Take Hugh McLeod's advice: do not try to stand out from the crowd. Instead, avoid the crowd at all. Ask yourself: "How can you avoid the crowd?".

Practice a receptive state of mind

Instead of constantly turning on the TV, listening to music and surrounding yourself with noise and other distractions, practice a relaxed, contemplative state of mind. This state of mind is most favorable for creative thoughts to penetrate into your mind.

Try on 4 roles for the creative process

Follow the advice of Roger van Oich from his book "A Kick in the Seat of the Pants" and try on four roles of the creative process: researcher, artist, judge and warrior.

• Researcher : when it's time to look for new information, use the researcher's thinking.Step back from the beaten path, be curious and pay attention to the unusual.
• Artist : when you need to create a new idea, let the artist show up. Ask questions "What if ...?" And consider the hidden analogs. Break the rules. Apply methods of creativity.Exaggerate. Look at things from different points of view.
• Judge : when it's time to decide whether to realize your idea, or if there is something that you need to add or subtract from your idea, look at yourself as a judge. Make assumptions and make a decision.
• Warrior : when you embody your idea into life, be a warrior. Be enthusiastic about realizing your idea, remove all excuses and do what needs to be done to achieve your goal.

We wish you good luck!