The 5 W's of Creative Mojo
Who:
Everyone can have these creative moments, whether you are a productive individual or an athlete, artist, musician, writer and engineer/scientist.
From a perspective of a(n):
Productive Individual: Finding out new ways to live a more balanced and productive lifestyle whether at work or at home.
Athlete: Finding out new ways to optimize or change a workout regiment so that you can improve your performance.
Artist: Discovering new techniques or method(s) to enhance an art piece.
Musician: Changing up variations of notes/beats and melodies to make a piece more engaging.
Writer: Trying out new writing styles to convey different approaches toward particular topics/ideas.
Engineer/Scientist: Figure out new innovative methods to efficiently tackle technical/analytical issues in projects/experiments.
What:
Igniting our “creativity” engine
Where:
This may seem like such an obvious question but you would be surprised at some of the answers I have received. I am very curious as to where do all of you get your moments of “eurekas” or mini-epiphanies? The best part is that all we need is a moment of creative spark within us and BAM... ideas start to sprout into creative and productive endeavours.
-Home; any particular section of your house?
-Nature; parks, trails, beach, mountain, ocean?
-Urbanized atmosphere; coffee shop, shopping mall(particular section?), streets, work environment?
-On an airplane, car, boat, train?
-Others?
Rank your location of creativity from most effective to least effective.
Write down how and why are some areas are more effective than others.
When:
When do you feel is the best moment for you to think creatively?
-Mornings?
-Afternoons?
-Evenings?
-After a long walk?
-After a power nap?
-After a meal?
-Other?
Rank your moment of creativity after a particular time frame from most effective to least effective.
Write down why are some areas are more effective than others.
Why:
Why not?
Everyone has the ability to express their unique creative talents. Its all up to us to take that first step towards achieving our goals/dreams, as long as we have enough compelling reasons to do so.
So what does your “5 W's of Creative Mojo” look like?
Did you write down your 5 W's and rank them?
By breaking down your creativity process, did this exercise help you increase your creativity level?
Who:
Everyone can have these creative moments, whether you are a productive individual or an athlete, artist, musician, writer and engineer/scientist.
From a perspective of a(n):
Productive Individual: Finding out new ways to live a more balanced and productive lifestyle whether at work or at home.
Athlete: Finding out new ways to optimize or change a workout regiment so that you can improve your performance.
Artist: Discovering new techniques or method(s) to enhance an art piece.
Musician: Changing up variations of notes/beats and melodies to make a piece more engaging.
Writer: Trying out new writing styles to convey different approaches toward particular topics/ideas.
Engineer/Scientist: Figure out new innovative methods to efficiently tackle technical/analytical issues in projects/experiments.
What:
Igniting our “creativity” engine
Where:
This may seem like such an obvious question but you would be surprised at some of the answers I have received. I am very curious as to where do all of you get your moments of “eurekas” or mini-epiphanies? The best part is that all we need is a moment of creative spark within us and BAM... ideas start to sprout into creative and productive endeavours.
-Home; any particular section of your house?
-Nature; parks, trails, beach, mountain, ocean?
-Urbanized atmosphere; coffee shop, shopping mall(particular section?), streets, work environment?
-On an airplane, car, boat, train?
-Others?
Rank your location of creativity from most effective to least effective.
Write down how and why are some areas are more effective than others.
When:
When do you feel is the best moment for you to think creatively?
-Mornings?
-Afternoons?
-Evenings?
-After a long walk?
-After a power nap?
-After a meal?
-Other?
Rank your moment of creativity after a particular time frame from most effective to least effective.
Write down why are some areas are more effective than others.
Why:
Why not?
Everyone has the ability to express their unique creative talents. Its all up to us to take that first step towards achieving our goals/dreams, as long as we have enough compelling reasons to do so.
So what does your “5 W's of Creative Mojo” look like?
Did you write down your 5 W's and rank them?
By breaking down your creativity process, did this exercise help you increase your creativity level?
