What is the best way to develop your creativity and innovation?

I believe everyone is creative however many havent been able to use creative skills in their daily lives because we tend to look at everything in its simplest natural form.
However if we can look at an object and ask ourselves - what else can this object be or do? - is when we try to develop our creativity skills.
E.g - a plastic water bottle - some people in India created a lamp shade out of tranparent plastic bottles which spreads more light in some under-privileged (poor) homes.
That's very innovative and creative...!!

The best way to develop creativity and innovation is to ask ourselves not the question "why?" (to do something), but the question "why not?".
This is the only way to try new things and respond to possible challenges!

Best ways of development are continuous reading and openness to the opinions of others and the capacity to development and patience in addition to faith-esteem and the capacity to succeed and not to give up at the first bump or bend

Dear Mohamed,

 

First, I personally believe that “creative thinking” and innovation only occurs when you are “uncomfortable“.

What I mean by that is that if you are continually immersed in your comfortable daily routine at home, on the commute, at work, etc.; your mind runs on autopilot. To spark creativity, you need to overload your sensory system and shock your system into a higher level of alertness.

 

I find that one of the best ways to do this is to travel or to change the reality by changing the time, people and place around you.

 

I also shake up my daily routine to develop my creativity and innovation. I know that you can’t always go for a trip when you need to be creative. So, you can apply simpler versions of this process locally. Take a new route to work. Use different transportation. Explore a new neighborhood on foot. Meet new people. Go to a concert. Try new food. Just make sure that you shock yourself out of your usual comfort zone.

 

Regards,

 

Hany Sewilam AbdelHamid

Business Development Manager

Entrepreneurship Coach & Consultant

 

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