There is a very famous film of Picasso painting live. About halfway through creating an effortless masterpiece he says “ Ca va tres mal” (it’s going very badly). Even someone like Picasso struggled to get a painting to go where he wanted it to go. It’s his self-belief, confidence and self-trust that allows him to work through the “bad” stage and experience that tells him that he can make it right. I’m certainly not in that league, but that helped me to understand that I should push through (although sometime you can try too hard and take a sketch too far) and trust my instinct.
There is a stigma attached to boredom and laziness. Most people, when you ask them, will usually say "I'm never bored". I'm not sure what people mean when they say this. Boredom is a very human emotion and part of everyday life. If boredom has a purpose, it is to motivate us to take action.
Creativity is just as important in education as literacy, Robinson argues, and this is undoubtedly true now as we begin to come out of the COVID pandemic. Moreover, creativity and innovation will be the fuel of future economies.
Creativity is a skill that plays an essential role in the health and wealth of organisations. We can learn a lot from the design process and Design-Thinking.
In almost everything we do we innovate or tinker with, or we “improve” it or try to change it, perhaps sometimes adapt it or even re-purpose it. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. But to innovate is an unescapable human quality.
“The view we adopt of ourselves profoundly affects the way we lead our life. If you can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value”.
Creative thinking is something we can all train ourselves to do. This video explains the relationship between Creative Thinking and Emotion and how Emotions inform everything we do.
The SCAMPER technique. Whenever you want to create a new idea, product, service process, breakthrough, or whatever you need, Thinkpak will help you take your subject and change it into something else.
How Emotions guide Decision-Making. There is a clear connection between emotion and decision-making. Creative thinking is just another way of making decisions.