how to be more creative

017 - How to Channel Your Inner Child and See the World Differently

017 - How to Channel Your Inner Child and See the World Differently

I love working with five-year-olds.

I love their creativity, their fearlessness, their willingness to try new things, their crazy imaginations, and the way they make everything silly and fun.

Of course, we were all five once. But it’s all too easy to forget what that sense of wonder feels like, to be curious and inquisitive, to ask questions and seek out the answers, to try something you’ve never tried before. Today, I’m sharing eight ways to channel your inner child and see the world differently.

011 - Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity

011 - Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity

In his book, Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity, Keith Sawyer outlines 8 stages of the creative process but rather than following a clear and direct path forward, starting here and ending there, the path to greater creativity has more zigs and zags; it’s unpredictable, erratic, and yes, surprising. Here are my three biggest takeaways from this book: