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Lazy Bones. In praise of Laziness and Boredom.

Charles Leon

We watch TV, check social media, emails and texts on our phones, we fill our time with things that we probably don't really care much about because they keep us entertained with novelty. Creative thinking involves risk (of failure) and effort (mental energy). We often tend to fill our time with unproductive tasks.

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Pick up a Poem Instead of Your Phone

Lateral Action

On the one hand it gives you a world of information, entertainment and diverting pastimes at your fingertips. The post Pick up a Poem Instead of Your Phone appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach. Like many people you may have a love-hate relationship with your phone.

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How GenerateIdeas.ai empowers new levels of human thought and creativity

Mind Mapping Software

The way you define your problem sets the principal direction for all your creative sweats and struggles. It influences the line of thought you follow and has a powerful effect on the ideas you entertain, so it’s important to get it right. Structure enables creativity to grow. tool came from some of Chris’s ideation techniques.

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TOP TEN TIPS FOR CREATIVITY

Imagineer7

Some of Michael’s creative-thinking techniques that were refined by his government and corporate practice were published in his best-seller Thinkertoys (A Handbook of Business Creativity) , which the Wall Street Journal reported “will change the way you think.” No, not everyone is creative.

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32 Fun Zoom Icebreakers You Should Definitely Try In 2021

Vantage Circle

Virtual Breakout Rooms are ideal for teams that need to brush up on their collaboration, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills. Play "Taboo" This is a highly entertaining word guessing game. After all the remote team members have pitched, ask everyone to vote on what they think was the best pitch of all.

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How to Succeed in Hollywood

Lateral Action

SUCCESSFUL piece of entertainment. This faulty thinking probably infects Hollywood more than any other business. As Mark so aptly points out, creative thinking is not enough. creativity + productivity = success. One simply has to be creative about collaborating. SUCCESSFUL piece of entertainment.

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How to Stop Information Overload From Crushing Your Creativity

Lateral Action

If you have a creative block you’d like some help with, tell us about it – details in the first article in the series. The internet is a wonderful thing, especially for creative people looking for entertainment and new ideas. Never before have so many different sources of inspiration been so freely available.