{"id":2460,"date":"2016-09-29T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wildfusions.com\/?p=2460"},"modified":"2025-08-04T14:28:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:28:47","slug":"5-practical-steps-to-developing-creative-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africancampaigns.com\/newwildf\/2016\/09\/29\/5-practical-steps-to-developing-creative-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Practical Steps to Developing Creative Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u201cCreativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn\u2019t really do it, they just saw something and that\u2019s because they were able to connect experiences they\u2019ve had and synthesize new things. The reason they were able to do that was that they\u2019ve had more experiences or they have thought more about their experiences than other people.\u201d – Steve Jobs.<\/p>\n

Pen in hand. Paper blank. Laptop in sight. Screen blank. Mind blank.<\/p>\n

We have all been faced with such situations when coming up with quality creative ideas was really mind racking and walking up to your boss\/client to give \u201ccreative block\u201d as an excuse was no excuse especially when you work in a fast paced environment.<\/p>\n

As the quote above states, creative ideas don\u2019t spring up in a vacuum and I like to believe that the most creative people don\u2019t have super powers; they are just the ones who have developed and followed through with habits to generating quality creative ideas.<\/p>\n

Here are 6 practical steps to help in developing creative ideas:<\/p>\n

Mind Mapping<\/h4>\n

Mind maps are effective tools that help to show how different pieces of information or different ideas are connected. It utilizes the concept of \u201cradiant thinking\u201d. When drawing a mind map, it is advised that you let your imagination run wild and free with all ideas that can be related to your central theme. Say, your central theme is, \u201cinnovation\u201d, you could draw a mind map to the things that the word \u201cinnovation\u201d reminds you of or the benefits of innovation, etc.<\/p>\n

Keep an ideas journal<\/h4>\n

Your ideas journal will serve as a bank of ideas just in case you run out if ideas and urgently need a backup idea. Your ideas journal should be basically hinged on loads and loads of research on various concepts and other ideas.<\/p>\n

Reinvent<\/h4>\n

In my personal opinion, this is what makes an idea \u201ccreative\u201d in itself. This is the ability to take series of ideas and merge them into an amazing idea.<\/p>\n

Expand\/build your experiences<\/h4>\n

Maintain an open mind to new information. The Steve Jobs\u2019 quote above says all about this.<\/p>\n

Develop inner eyes<\/h4>\n

Some call it intuition, some call it the \u201cthird eye\u201d but whatever it is, develop a habit to stop taking things at face value. Develop your inner eyes to begin to search, see as well as fill missing gaps and how such gaps can be filled.<\/p>\n

Random Associations<\/h4>\n

Sometimes all our brain needs is a trigger. You could listen to a song or do a \u201ctoss and turn\u201d on your swivel chair and see if your brain makes any connections between the objects around and you and the idea you are trying to generate.<\/p>\n

I hope these steps give you some insights on developing awesome ideas. Go ahead and unleash the genius in you!<\/p>\n

About Tolani<\/h4>\n

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