self-reflection:
Reflect on the “whole-brain” creative process:
- How good are you at creating time just to let your mind wander and incubate?
- What sorts of activities help you do this best? (eg. walking, showering, knitting…)
- What is the best time and place where you can really concentrate and focus on what you’re doing?
taking action:
Select a challenge that you’re working on.
- Brainstorm some initial ideas.
- Then take some “incubation” time in a way that works best for you.
- Then move into an environment where you can easily focus and concentrate.
- What did you notice?
- What impact did this conscious shift have on the ideas you came up with?
Select a challenge that you’re working on.
- Brainstorm some initial ideas together as a team.
- Then take some “incubation” time in a way that works best for each person.
- Then move back into an environment where everyone can focus and concentrate.
- What impact did this conscious shift have on the ideas you came up with?
- How did people feel?
- How could you improve your idea generation processes?
the atlantic:
Mapping Creativity in the Brain
the atlantic:
Secrets of the Creative Brain
the guardian:
You Aren’t Left-Brained or Right-Brained
Here is a 4.16 min video with Scott Barry Kaufman talking about how you can enhance your creativity by consciously toggling between the two main brain networks involved in creativity.
What new thoughts does this spark for you?