People seem to agree on one thing. Generating ideas on any subject is tough. So when I tell them that generating ideas is one of the easiest things in the world, I see varied responses. There are business executives who have spent days to come up with one single idea for promoting the business, and realized it was not good enough to convince the management.
Creativity is something which has always come naturally to me, but after a discussion with friends who were both creative and not so creative, I noticed a startling set of common elements in all of us who considered ourselves creative. I will outline these characteristics below:
Generating ideas is easy…once you know how. Getting into the habit of generating ideas on a regular basis takes a little practice, but like anything else becomes easier the more you do it. That said, let’s take a look at five creative techniques for generating ideas.