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C r e a t i v e Blocks. What are. C r e a t i v e Blocks. Creative Blocks probably stopped cave men and women. . They stop artists, inventors, designers, writers for hours, days, weeks, months and sometime for years. Some times your mind is fluid and filled with C r e a t i v e ideas.
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What are Creative Blocks
They stop artists, inventors, designers, writers for hours, days, weeks, months and sometime for years.
Some times your mind is fluid and filled with Creative ideas.
Other times your mind is completely empty or filled like a junk yard.
It is 8:15 am. I’m got to be Creative I am meeting with the client at 10 o’clock.
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What are YOUR Creative Blocks
BIG Medium tiny
Connect these 9 dots w/ 4 or less straight lines…
One or NO “straight lines” A wide crayon Pour paint on it Spray paint on it Squash paper up Line around world Dip in can of paint Cut dots out & line up Spiral from center out Wide paint roller/brush Fold drawing until overlap Write in cursive “4 straight lines” Possible Solutions 3 lines
Perceptual EmotionalEnvironmentalIntellectualExpressive Other
Perceptual Stereotyping Isolation Viewpoints Saturation Senses Other
Emotional Fear Risk Chaos Judging No Incubation Challenge Other
Environmental Taboos No Humor Reason LB/RB Conflict Tradition Other
Intellectual Inflexibility Correctness Reason/Intuition Other
Perceptual Past Experience Mind Sets Preconceptions Status Security Other
Cultural Pressure to conform Do not ask questions External approval needed Excessive quest for… Certainty Power Meaning Social Relationships Other
That’s NOT Logical
Follow the RULES
Be Practical
Avoid Ambiguity
To ERR Is HUMAN
That’s NOT My Area
Don’t BE Foolish
I’m NOT Creative
You are creative. 2. Creative thinking is work. . 3. You must go through the motions of being creative. . 4. Your brain is not a computer. . 5. There is no one right answer. . 6. Never stop with your first good idea . 7. Expect the experts to be negative. . 8. Trust your instincts. 9. There is no such thing as failure. 10. You do not see things as they are; you see them as you are. 11. Always approach a problem on its own terms. 12. Learn to think unconventionally. Creativity is paradoxical
You are creative. 2. Creative thinking is work. . 3. You must go through the motions of being creative. . 4. Your brain is not a computer. . 5. There is no one right answer. . 6. Never stop with your first good idea . 7. Expect the experts to be negative. . 8. Trust your instincts. 9. There is no such thing as failure. 10. You do not see things as they are; you see them as you are. 11. Always approach a problem on its own terms. 12. Learn to think unconventionally. Creativity is paradoxical
I am Creative
I am Creative