Is isolation a necessary component of creative thinking? If we want to have a truly unique idea, the theory goes,…
Overcoming the factors that often keep us from being creative
Ultimately we are the thing which keeps us from being creative. We, ourselves, are only to blame. Though excuses are…
How to properly incubate your ideas
I’ve long been a proponent for action as a crucial part of the creative process. Action, I’ve often exclaimed, is…
How does the idea make you feel?
When we want to validate our ideas the most obvious way is to ask someone else what they think of…
Creative ideas come from how we look at the world
Creative ideas are all around us, all the time. Uncovering them is often a matter of how we’re looking at…
Let’s talk about Feck Perfuction
If you don’t know James Victore you’ve been missing out. James is an artist, author, teacher, and designer who over…
To think creatively is to consistently shift focus
Odds are, if you’re creatively stuck, you need to adjust your focus. Have you ever tried having a conversation with…
Creating a mirror for your mind
To learn whether or not there’s something in your teeth, you use a mirror. Mirrors tell us almost everything physically…
What we get from the things that don’t belong
Our first reaction to an encounter something that seemingly doesn’t belong is to ridicule it. If it, whatever it is,…