5 MORE Ways to Become Creative at Work
Building on yesterday’s post, here are five more ways to align to creativity:
1) Clean the Mental Slate
Belief systems and “paradigm blindness” blocks our ability to see things in new ways. Be willing to let go of how things are generally perceived and view the problem from a clean slate.
2) Facilitate Open Dialogue
Quantum physicist David Bohm introduced the idea of dialoguing where a group of people willingly let go of their perceived notions and seek to find shared meaning. Lead your meeting with a sense of openness and collaboration in search of shared meaning instead of a debate where members try to persuade each other.
3) Maintain a Positive Attitude
If you start with the assumption that there is a solution and you have the inner resources to uncover it, you’ll increase your chances of aligning to the answer.
4) Come From a Place of Humility
Humility is a universal quality of the genius. A true genius rarely takes credit for the creative work he produces. Most geniuses look to some form of a “Higher Power” as the Source of their creative efforts. See yourself as a mere conduit for the creative impulse rather than its originator.
5) Be Patient
The Muse often appears at the most unlikely time and place. Stay ready. Stay open. And be patient. The creative impulse is not a personal phenomenon. You’re tapping into a universal field of consciousness that transcends the understanding of the human mind. When the conditions are appropriate, the solution will present itself.
Creativity is our natural state when we remove the barriers to its manifestation. Keep this in mind and have an inspired day.
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