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Developing Creativity

Children have an innate creative ability when they are born, but for some reason adults can lose it along the way. Your participants will move out of the mundane, be more curious, engage, and explore new ideas. Recognize creativity and be ready when it happens.

With our Developing Creativity course your participants will learn how to remove barriers that block or limit their creativity. They will improve their imagination, divergent thinking, and mental flexibility. Participants will learn mind mapping, individual brainstorming, and when to recognize and look for what inspires them to be more creative.

Objective:

  • Define creativity
  • Act with confidence
  • Engage in curiosity
  • Stop acting out of fear
  • Learn from introspection
  • Take risks
Introduction : Getting Started

Creativity and innovation will improve your chances of success in business and in life. Fortunately, there are steps that can be take to inspire you and develop your creative mindset. By changing the way that you think and overcoming your fear of risk, you will improve you creativity and change your life. Implementing the guidelines in this module is the first step to forever changing your creative process.

Module 1 : What Is Creativity?

There are different types of creativity, which makes it difficult to define. People often limit their definitions of creativity to art, but this is too limiting. Creativity comes in the form of original thought, divergent thinking, problem solving, inspiration, and imagination. In order to improve creativity, it is essential that you understand the definition of creative thinking and what steps you can take to improve your own thought process.

Module 2 : Getting Inspired

Motivation and inspiration go hand in hand. When you are inspired, you increase your level of creativity. You should not simply wait for inspiration to find you. You need to get in touch with what you are passionate about and what inspires you. By finding ways to increase your inspiration, you will increase your creativity and help find the motivation that you need.

Module 3 : Beating Procrastination

Whether we are inspired or not, we will always have to fight procrastination. There are always distractions and excuses to prevent us from reaching our goals and keep us in the running behind schedule. Fortunately, there are steps that everyone can take to limit distractions and improve both the creative process and productivity.

Module 4 : Improving Your Creative Mindset (I)

Developing a creative mindset takes time and work. Developing creativity requires flexibility and the ability to move away from rigid thought patterns than blind us from taking advantage of new ways to improve creativity. Changing the way that you view the world may not be comfortable at first, but it is worth the reward.

Module 5 : Improving Your Creative Mindset (II)

The ability to think creatively and change your mindset requires you to make discoveries and associations. It is necessary to question, be self-aware, and develop confidence in order to increase your creative thought. Following the instructions in this module will help you improve your creativity and reach your full potential.

Module 6 : Curiosity

Curiosity is a trait that people typically associate with children. Curiosity, however, is a trait that we should all cultivate. A lack of curiosity is associated with depression. People who engage and cultivate curiosity are happier and more creative than those who do not. By taking the steps to improve curiosity, you will also improve your own creative process.

Module 7 : Take Risks

There is no certain success when it comes to creativity. Every creative endeavor requires taking a risk. Developing creativity demands that you face your fears and act with confidence. Learning to accept yourself and ignore harmful criticism will give you the strength and confidence that you need to take the risks that creativity demands.

Module 8 : Think Like a Child

Children are naturally creative. Unfortunately, we lose some of this creativity as we grow up. We lose our curiosity and forget to daydream and play. When we forget to have fun, we forget to be creative. By remembering how to think like a child, we activate our creativity. While it may seem counterintuitive, thinking like a child will make living as an adult easier and more enjoyable.

Module 9 : Environmental Factors

The environment you work in affects your creativity. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to control of your environment and develop creativity. Make your work area inspiring, go to locations that increase creativity and take care of yourself to increase your creative mindset. Following the information outlined in this module will help improve your creativity.

Module 10 : Individual Brainstorming

Most of us are familiar with brainstorming. Students practice it in school, and it is a popular technique in business environments. Brainstorming is used in lateral or divergent thinking and helps boost creative thinking. Individual brainstorming can be effective in your personal or business life. Following the tips in this module will help improve brainstorming and divergent thinking to increase creativity.

Conclusion : Wrapping Up

Although this workshop is coming to a close, we hope that your journey to developing creativity is just beginning. Please take a moment to review and update your action plan. This will be a key tool to guide your progress in the days, weeks, months, and years to come. We wish you the best of luck on the rest of your travels!