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                                                              1.    Go looking for them — they are
                                                                    the key to differentiation.
                                                              2.    Get outside your comfort zone and
                 Problems cannot be solved by                       challenge yourself.
               thinking within the framework in               3.    What’s new – keep up to date.
                    which they were created                   4.    Aim for quantity of ideas initially
                          Albert Einstein                           not quality.
                                                              5.    Incubate—once found give them
           Take a fresh look at what you do. We can all             time and space to blossom.
           generate new ideas. Creativity is about            6.    Conversations are key — keep
           searching for new patterns within our                    bouncing ideas off others.
           existing world. Take the time to pull a team       7.    Involve the team.
           together to discover new ways to help your         8.    Ask your clients for their ideas.
           customers and differentiate your business.         9.    Embrace storytelling, visuals and
                                                                    metaphors to bring ideas to life.
                   A FEW CREATIVITY TOOLS                     10.   Learn about different creativity
           Ø     Stanford d.School Design Thinking                  techniques and use them.
           Ø     Brain or question storming                   11.   Keep an ideas book to jot down
           Ø     Gamestorming                                       your thoughts for new ways to do
           Ø     Mind mapping                                       things.
           Ø     Edward De Bono - 6 Thinking Hats             12.   Have fun coming up with ideas.
           Ø     Creative Whack Pack
                                           JUST IMAGINE – WHAT IF:
           you are the customer    you are the competition    you are your product     you are the
            obstacle    you are the opportunity   you are success    you are time    you are profit
          you are a gift   ……….. Just keep looking through different lenses for the difference that
                                             makes the difference!
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