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C REATIVITY
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Stimulating Creativity In The Workplace
Creativity can be stimulated in the workplace in a variety of ways to
enhance creative thinking and productivity.
1. Encourage Unconventional Thinking:
Traditional thinking that only certain people are creative has to be thrown out the window
as all of us have a certain amount of creativity within us. Everyone in the creative
workplace should be encouraged to think “Outside the Box”, (the Box being conventional
thinking). Knowledge, technical skills, every day life experiences and “thinking in new and
unconventional ways about things” are just some of the things that contribute to creativity
in the workplace.
5. Remove Distractions:
A tidy workplace stimulates creative thinking. Remove all of the clutter (boxes,
unnecessary papers, rubbish etc.) from the workplace.
Have a “Quiet Area” within the workplace to finalise and consolidate ideas, or maybe,
go to the park for quite reflection and consolidation of ideas.
6. Make The Office Fun:
Author Roger Von Oech wrote, “Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is
certainly the father.” A fun office environment is essential to a creative and productive
workplace. Inspiration can come in many forms; ie: Music, Art, Plants and Animals can
enhance creativity. Creativity is associated with Joy and Love and negativity associated
with Fear, Anxiety and Anger. So whenever possible make sure the workplace is a “Fun
and Happy” environment. Todays happiness often predicts tomorrows creativity.
9. Brainstorming Ideas:
Have regular group meetings or “think tanks” with the Creative Team to discuss ideas for
Ad Campaigns or general workplace environment.
10.Be Flexible:
Flexibility is a key component of the creative workplace. Be willing to try new and
different approaches to just about anything and you will see the creative juices flow.
Value and recognise people’s talent and creativity will flourish, and
remember Creative Thinking turns great ideas into reality.
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1. Being To Practical:
Being practical is good business sense but can restrict Creative Thinking. Complacency,
lack of innovation or not trying new things to inspire and interest people can all block
creativity in the workplace.
9. Creative Boundaries:
If you restrict people in their creative thinking by giving them boundaries then you block
their creativity. True creativity has no boundaries or restrictions placed on it so remove as
many boundaries as possible in the creative thinking process.
10.No Flexibility:
An unwillingness to be flexible with your thinking will quickly block creativity and lead to a
general unhappiness in the workplace. This lack of creativity will eventually cause you to
lose clients.
Fail to value and recognise people’s talent and creativity will never flourish,
and remember Creative Thinking turns great ideas into reality.
FOR MY
C REATIVE WORKPLACE
Recommendations For My Creative Workplace
6. No Clutter:
Too much rubbish or clutter (boxes, packages, papers etc.) on desktops or around desks
can distract from and stifle the “Creative Thinking Process”.
7. Music:
Music can be a huge part of the creative thinking process and any type of music (individual
or group) choice would be encouraged, with an emphasis on headphones if and when
quiet is required.
8. Fun Environment:
At all times I would have the workplace a fun place to be. Music, Sydney city views and
a great creative team with new and imaginative ideas would all help create a fun work-
place for all. Although the workplace environment needs to be productive this needs to be
balanced with a sense of enthusiasm and occasional frivolity (charades at lunchtime, table
tennis, Snooker table, or something fun like wearing Jeans on Fridays).
9. Be Flexible:
Flexibility is a must in the Creative Workplace and in the Creative Thinking Process. A suc-
cessful Creative Design Studio has to be flexible in all areas to survive and thrive in the (here
and now) competitive world in which we live.
Value and recognise people’s talent and creativity will always flourish, and
remember Creative Thinking turns “Rocks into Diamonds”.
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