Creative Solutions


Creativity isn't in your genes. One of the greatest skills that a business person can have is the ability to be creative. It used to be an optional bonus trait, some people have, that can help them achieve success in their lives. However, recently, it is quickly becoming an important trait to reach the same. Here are a few simple ways to improve your creativity today.

It's common to think that creativity is only something that "artsy" people need (such as our web design team at Web-Elites Inc.), but the need to be creative extends far beyond an art or design studio. Creativity is about solving problems, whether they be artistic, mathematical or anything in between. And that is precisely why creativity is such a useful tool in business.



1. Approach Creativity Like A Professional


The only way to become more creative is to practice being creative. Throw out suggestions in team meetings. Draw up a diagram or a flow chart that shows the different possibilities. Try to think of a solution that no one else has thought of yet—even if it's bad. Stretch yourself.


2. Limit The Possibilities

Sometimes, when we try to think outside the box or imagine every possibility we can overwhelm ourselves with options. It's like we're standing in an open field and the answer could be in any direction. Without any sense of where to go, we often end up staying put and making no progress at all.

Instead, give yourself some boundaries. For example, telling an engineer to simply build a bridge is very different from telling her to build a bridge out of steel. You can develop creative solutions for either problem, but the limitation gives the engineer a place to start, which is the most critical part of any creative problem-solving session.

3. Partner With Someone



4. Don't Make Creative Comparisons

A common reason we don't attack creative problems is that we feel unqualified to find a good enough fix. We look at previous solutions, either our own or someone else's, and we think, I can't come up with something that good or I don't have time to do this as well as I did before. The result is that we quit before we ever get started.


5. Stop Making Excuses And Get To Work

The primary thing holding people back from creative problem solving is simple: Procrastination. Usually, we know the problems that we need to solve. We know the tasks that demand our attention. We know what the most important thing is that we need to do. But if it involves serious thought or effort, then we often find a way to avoid it.
