creative thinking

  CREATIVE THINKING Creative thinking techniques There is no limit to ways there are of thinking creatively. Some techniques you can begin with are: Brainstorm ideas on one topic onto a large piece of paper: don't edit these. Just write them down. Allowing yourself to play with an idea whilst you go for a walk. Draw or paint a theory on paper. Ask the same question at least twenty times and give a different answer each time. Combine some of the features of two different objects or ideas to see if you can create several more. Change your routine. Do things a different way. Walk a different route to college. Let your mind be influenced by new stimuli such as music you do not usually listen to. Be open to ideas when they are still new: look for ways of making things work and pushing the idea to its limits. Ask questions such as 'what if….?' Or 'supposing….?'. A state of mind Creative thinking skills are as much about attitude and self-conf...