Comments on: Are You Right Brain Dead?

By: Ian Anon

Ian Anon — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:43:39 +0000

I do copious amounts of drugs. Anything from smoking a few joints to shooting up a few pills or heroin when I can get it. The most destructive ones are in a way the most towering. They build you up in strange ways. They build something up inside of you. Something that in time, you will need to get out of you. And when you do, it can be the most beautiful and potent thing ever.

By: morecontrary (Mary Sullivan)

morecontrary (Mary Sullivan) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:43:51 +0000

Creativity kickstarters. Prevent right-brain deadness. http://tinyurl.com/bkb4qq

By: menjivar

menjivar — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:34:04 +0000

To be more creative I:

1. Hang out with teenagers and observe what they do and say.

2. Take a walk at night during a full moon

3. I go hiking and meditate in the mountains.

your idea of camping is great. I do and make sure i camp out next to a river. Listening to the waters rush down the river can inspire you.

GREAT POST!

By: Phill Barufkin - Marketing Executive

Phill Barufkin - Marketing Executive — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:56:42 +0000

Interesting. I am glad someone is exploring this topic. With my clients I use a method for approaching a problem or a challenge in an imaginative and innovative way that takes into consideration different brand orientations. It is called CPS, which I first learned about almost a decade ago from the Creative Problem Solving Institute. It is a simple process that helps get through periods when the creative energy is lacking or when a team is stuck. One of the biggest “uh ha’s,” which I discovered while studying this process an has proven out in my experiences, is that in 9 out of 10 instances the focus is on the wrong objective. Thanks again for the insightful read.

By: Rachel Jordan Shuss

Rachel Jordan Shuss — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:12:26 +0000

It can be helpful to take advantage of time during weekly team meetings to talk with colleagues and hear what has been going on in their lives. Taking the time to have more relaxing conversation can help your mind relax a little. Iâ€™ve often found when my mind is more relaxed ideas tend to flow more easily. I would also take the time during those weekly team meetings to talk about different challenges or problems I may be experiencing with certain clients and ask colleagues for their input or perspective. A colleague I know takes a quick 15 minute coffee break everyday to drive to a nearby Starbucks. That brief time out of the office allows her to break away from the computer or a meeting and allow her brain to breathe and for her to feel a little more refreshed to finish out the rest of her day when she comes back to the office. Just spending 30 minutes â€“ if it can be sparred â€“ journaling is a great way to channel new thoughts and ideas. And though journaling via pen and paper may provide a more visceral experience, typing away on the old laptop could work just as well if need be.

By: Azad

Azad — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:23:03 +0000

Gentlemen, Ladies, true creativity, and ideas come inexplicably, and without method. All this do this and do that and you’ll be blessed with ideas is a load of.. well.. insert expletive.

And John, perhaps you should go for a run more than you blog.

And as for the rest of you creative posers.. your vain attempts to associate yourself with creativity by writing the lamest known cliches as comments/ suggestions is so pathetic, I’m not even sure this can be classified as a call for help.

Just go ahead and put yourselves out of your misery y’all.

By: Chuck Jeffery

Chuck Jeffery — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:06:47 +0000

Two approaches come to mind: Go outside to play everyday…No kidding, it’s amazing what goes on in nature regardless of the season. The second thing is to read something like “Jonathon Livingston Seagull” again. The most important for me by a long shot is to go outside and look around. (And then there is riding a motorcycle out in the country.)

By: mfauscette (Mike Fauscette)

mfauscette (Mike Fauscette) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:35:14 +0000

are you right brain dead? how do you kick start creativity? read @ducttape http://is.gd/lXSG