37 ways to boost creativity

37 WAYS
TO BOOST CREATIVITY
Thursday, June 27, 13

NEED TO FIND CREATIVE SOLUTION?

TRY THESE 37 WAYS TO BOOST
YOUR CREATIVITY

№1 BRAINSTORM

№2 MIND MAP

№3 MAKE LISTS

№4 KEEP SCRAPBOOKS

№5 CREATE MOOD-BOARDS
Collect inspirational images, textures,
fabrics, paint chips and pin them on
your mood-board

№6 BE AMONG CREATIVE PEOPLE

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This will help to distract from
your problem and stimulate
abstract thinking.
№7 GO TO CROWDED PLACES

№8 ASK FOR ADVICE

№9 CHAT WITH A FRIEND

№10 DRINK COFFEE
The caffeine targets
the adenosine
receptors which
result in heightened
mental sharpness.

№11 READ FASHION AND DESIGN MAGAZINES

№12 LOOK IN THE INTERNET
Reading posts on social
media and blogs might
inspire you for your own
creative ideas.

№13 OR GET AWAY FROM COMPUTER

№14 GO FOR A WALK

№15 TAKE A NOTEBOOK EVERYWHERE YOU GO
• Write down your
observations, thoughts,
ideas, anything that
caught your attention.
Don’t neglect even
“crazy” ideas.

№16 DO SPORTS
Sport helps to increase
blood circulation and
makes the brain cells
work faster.

№17 LISTEN TO MUSIC

№18 WATCH A MOVIE

Sketching ideas helps
to visualize them, it is
a proven fact that
thinking with our
hands helps thinking
with our brain.
№19 SKETCH

№20 MAKE A DIY PROJECT

№21 MAKE YOUR OWN PHOTO-SHOOT

“It is a common
experience that a
problem difﬁcult at night
is resolved in the
morning after the
committee of sleep has
worked on it.”
John Steinbeck
№22 TAKE A NAP

№23 PRACTICE MEDITATION
“Clean out a corner of your mind
and creativity will instantly ﬁll it.”
Dee Hock

№24 READ BOOKS

№25 TRAVEL
“People who don't travel cannot
have a global view, all they
see is what's in front of them.
Those people cannot accept
new things because all they
know is where they live.”
Martin Yan

№26 GO TO FLEA MARKETS

№27 VISIT ART GALLERIES

№28 POP IN ANTIQUE SHOPS

№29 VISIT HOME DECOR BOUTIQUES
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№30 RAMBLE IN BLOOMING GARDENS
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№31 IRON YOUR CLOTHES
or make any other routine task during
which your thoughts will ﬂy freely. You
might come up with some interesting
ideas at the end.

№32 TAKE A BREAK
Little breaks might help
you to distract from
your problem and give
strength to think over
solution.

№33 PREPARE GOURMET DINNER
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Cooking is a very
creative process and
you might generate
very interesting ideas
during it.

№34 HAVE A GLASS OF GOOD WINE

№35 CHANGE YOUR WORKPLACE
• Try to work in a different
environment (if possible).
Change of scenery
boosts creativity.

№36 CHANGE YOUR WORK SCHEDULE
Sometimes we don’t
really know what is
the most productive
time of the day for us.
Try to change working
hours to ﬁnd it out.

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