There
are two types of creativity, technical creativity and artistic creativity.
Technical creativity helps you problem solve and create new theories
and ideas, while artistic creativity is a form of expression, and is also
necessary for psychological well-being. Here are
tools to push your creative bounds for both.
1. Mindtools
Mindtools works on your technical creativity and helps identify how
creative you are and create a plan to start thinking differently. An example
would be provocation - the tool Einstein used to develop the Theory of
Relativity. Provocation is a tool that disrupts linear thinking patterns to
find a new and better solution. The example Mindtools uses is driving to work.
You typically use the same route everyday, but by creating a new route and
using your mind to discover a new way, you've disrupted your brain's thinking pattern,
and therefore may think of new ideas.
2. Brainplots
Brainstorming can be an effective tool in organizing tons of ideas
creatively in one place, and refining those ideas over time. Letting your mind
free flow even bad ideas from several different angles can allow the brain to
process a problem from new direction. Using a brainstorming tool like
Brainplots is helpful in revisiting and allowing others to look at the problem
as well and giving feedback.
2. PaintNite
PaintNite is an opportunity to learn how to paint and tap into your
inner expressive artist. A local artist teaches a group how to paint a selected
piece that is rated on a scale of easy to advanced, and after a few hours the
canvas is complete. Painting brings not only creativity but other
important office soft skills to your brain. A German study found
a group taking art classes had “a significant improvement in psychological
resilience" and improved "functional connectivity" in
their frontal, posterior, and temporal cortex. According to the study,
creating art will enhance self-awareness, reduce stress, and overall has
stabilizing effects on the neuroanatomy of the participant. So pick up a brush,
head to a local bar, and bring home a masterpiece.
3. Doodlebuddy
Doodling can be a way your mind stays actively engaged and solves a
problem. Even while listening to a leader, professor, speaker, or other
engaging talks that require you to listen and think, doodling can be a form of
expression and note taking that brings surprising results. Some people are
visual learners, and the doodle allows those types of learners to translate
words into pictorial meaning. Often during meetings allowing more creative
people to doodle the meeting and keep artistic notes as a representation can
bring surprising results. Using an app like doodle buddy can allow you to keep
the images and express yourself.
Going on a hike doesn't just facilitate blood flow to the brain,
choose a place with greenery. A study showed
the color green specifically enhances creativity. Using the AllTrails App, you
can actually browse nearby hikes, see photos, and choose a hike that has the
right distance and greenery for your needs.
5. SnapGuide
Snapguide provides users with Do It Yourself guides on all sorts of
crowd sourced projects, whether its homemade beauty products, to delicious
recipes. Not only can you find creative projects that can help you
with a variety of different problems (phone hacks to migraines), you can contribute
your own creativity.
6. Fyuse
Fyuse is one of the best apps for video/Fyusing that I've ever used.
It helps me re-think and image photography and video into what they are calling
a Fyuse. I've even incorporated this into my personal site to give a different
angle into my online life. Worth checking out.
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