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The Importance of Motivation and Ambition

Quite seriously it takes a lot of work to be creative. There is effort and as we learned earlier there is quite a bit of failure and the…

Free your curiosity by strengthening your tolerance for ambiguity.

I am a firm believer that people are naturally curious. The area where you find yourself the most curious is generally the area where you are the most…

Boosting Creativity by remembering the importance of “Incubation Time”

Out of all of the different pillars of creativity, incubation times the one I struggle with the most. So what exactly is incubation time? incubation time is the…

Maximizing creativity through optimizing our physical space.

Many types of creative work require a set physical space or specialized equipment. And the place we are has a much more profound impact on how we feel…

Having a routine as a way to boost creativity.

Most of us understand what a routine is. But building a solid routine and intentionally setting our habits to work for us can free up the mental energy…

The importance of feedback as a way to increase creativity

With instructional design being a creative act it’s important for us to practice, but what good is practice if we’re practicing the wrong thing or moving in the…

Boosting our creativity through regular intentional practice to strengthen our skills and knowledge.

It’s undeniable that having knowledge and skills related to a certain domain will give you a creative advantage in that game. That is why knowledge and skills are…

Boosting Creativity by Leveraging the 12 Pillars of Creativity # 3 Our Physical Health

With creativity being so central to our work as instructional designers it’s important that we do all that we can to boost our creativity. And since most of…

The importance of identifying a strong purpose in your work

One of the most fundamental things we can do to be more creative and have more creative output is to connect with the importance of our work. This…

A simple trick to boosting your convergent and divergent thinking.

Divergent thinking is the act of coming up with as many ideas or options as possible, and in creativity studies, divergent thinking gets a lot of love because…