Creative thinking and innovation seem to be the latest sexy management terms. Its what every business now wants to do - Innovate!
And they all like to call this - “thinking outside of the box,” which, according to Brian Clark over at Copyblogger, is the wrong way to look at it. Just like Neo needed to understand that “there is no spoon” in the film The Matrix, you need to realize “there is no box” to step outside of.
And they all like to call this - “thinking outside of the box,” which, according to Brian Clark over at Copyblogger, is the wrong way to look at it. Just like Neo needed to understand that “there is no spoon” in the film The Matrix, you need to realize “there is no box” to step outside of.
You create your own imaginary boxes simply by living life and accepting certain things as “real” when they are just as illusory as the beliefs of a paranoid delusional.
Brian, in his post asks if you recognize these 10 mental blocks to creative thinking:
- Trying To Find The “Right” Answer
- Logical Thinking
- Following Rules
- Being Practical
- Play Is Not Work
- That’s Not My Job
- Being A “Serious” Person
- Avoiding Ambiguity
- Being Wrong Is Bad
- I’m Not Creative
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