by Roger Firestien | May 21, 2020 | In The News
Exploration is part of the creative process. Some strategies that I suggest for inspiring creativity include warming up, forcing connections, generating and refining your ideas, driving a tractor, and capturing it. Just as an athlete stretches before a game,... by Roger Firestien | May 18, 2020 | In The News
My most recently published book, Create In A Flash, A Leader’s Recipe For Breakthrough Innovation, was reviewed by the Blue Heron Journal and called a “joyful and fun guide to becoming more creative, to building a more innovative culture.” As I... by Roger Firestien | May 15, 2020 | In The News
Your brainstorming session acts like a warm up. Instead of just brainstorming through the Creative Problem-Solving process, brainwriting can often help you generate twice as many ideas. That’s why it’s not uncommon to think of 70 ideas in 10 minutes with... by Roger Firestien | May 15, 2020 | In The News
Invest the time identifying the true problem. If you want to brainstorm creative solutions, it’s important to ask creative questions and redefine the problem that you want to solve. You’ll save time by not working on the wrong problems and, by adjusting... by Roger Firestien | May 15, 2020 | In The News
Forced connections are the essence of creativity. Most breakthroughs come by connecting things that are not usually considered connected, and many times those “forced connections” come when you take a step back during the Creative Problem-Solving process.... by Roger Firestien | May 15, 2020 | In The News
Brainwriting sets your ideas free. By warming up the creative mind, you’re able to think more freely and in turn develop more innovative ideas. Those exercises are often silly and may seem unnecessary, but the warm-up questions will help with stretching your... 