15 ways to be more creative
- Ask what if questions- the sillier the better, eg What if I paid myself a tip for every time I am nice to a client?
- Use metaphors and analogies, eg my job is like a flooded river, it spills over into everything and that makes people angry.
- Daydream, eg fantasise about being the boss and how everyone thinks you are wonderful
- Pay attention to small ideas: from little acorns, great big oak trees grow
- Use the Reverse Method, eg ask yourself, âhow can I make less money?
- Play just suppose, eg just suppose I got up half an hour earlier
- Use drawing etc, eg draw your position in the world and then explain your drawing to your coach, or draw a tree and explain why it is like you
- Use the non-dominant hand occasionally
- Ask you unconscious to solve a problem or answer a question for you overnight
- Write poems about your life and goals
- Use handwriting sometimes (with a nice pen and use colours) rather than the computer
- Do sums, eg balance your cheque book without using a calculator or add up the value of your shopping as you go around the supermarket!
- When you are part way through a novel or video, stop and think up your own ending
- Do jigsaws and crosswords
- Dance!
