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Creativity

Sparking Creativity through Change

by Chris Grundemann on 03/25/2013

Creativity is like a muscle that needs regular exercise to get strong and stay strong, but its also like a muscle in that it needs to be fed to work. Just like you can’t starve yourself and expect to get stronger (no matter how much you work out), your idea muscle needs to be nourished [...]

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The Art of Creative Conversation

by Chris Grundemann on 09/04/2012

Creative Conversation

I’ve obviously been thinking a lot about creativity lately. Specifically about how to strengthen the “creative muscles” in order to be more innovative in all aspects of life. In this process of research, introspection, and exploration, I recently realized that a primary source of my creative energy is conversation. Not meaningless chit chat or idle [...]

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What is Success?

by Chris Grundemann on 06/12/2012

Success

The first (often overlooked) step to becoming “successful” is defining success. We must set our coordinates accurately so that we can someday reach our intended destination.

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Creativity begets Creativity

by Chris Grundemann on 06/01/2012

technology and creativity

I have been writing recently about various ways to spark or spur creativity in yourself. I have become fascinated with the idea of creativity and its broad meaning and applications. Innovation is a creative pursuit, as is all art and most successful entrepreneurship. In fact, creativity may well be the basis of a new, emerging [...]

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Creative Exploration

by Chris Grundemann on 04/24/2012

Exploration

One of my favorite ways to spark creativity is through exploration. Exploring exposes you to new things. New things are inspiring.

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Give Up to Get Creative

by Chris Grundemann on 02/28/2012

You can’t force creativity. One of the most vital skills required to be productively creative is knowing how and when to let go.

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Creative Writing for Fun and Profit

by Chris Grundemann on 02/20/2012

Creative Writing

The nice thing about creativity is that it really is like a muscle; the more you use it, the stronger it gets. Creative writing especially targets those often hard to focus idea muscles. This post provides some creative writing exercises to push your brain and get those cogs turning.

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Sparking Creativity with Lists

by Chris Grundemann on 02/06/2012

Creativity List

I recently read James Altucher‘s (self-published) book I Was Blind But Now I See, and one of the (probably the) most immediately useful take aways for me was his advice for exercising the mind. Specifically his suggestion to write ideas every day, in order to foster creativity and avoid allowing the “idea muscle” to atrophy. [...]

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