Entrepreneurs Need Creative Thinking After the Idea

Shared by Shona Glentworth     http://www.implement.co.nz

Most aspiring entrepreneurs believe their initial idea and inspiration requires the most important creative thinking. Experienced entrepreneurs will tell you that the initial idea is the easy part, and it’s the later implementation, and the competitive business marketing that are the real creative challenges.


http://www.forbes.com/sites/martinzwilling/2012/02/25/entrepreneurs-need-creative-thinking-after-the-idea/

How the mind creates ideas

More from Michael Michalko in Psychology Today
"When you are brainstorming for ideas and have a thought, the value of that thought depends upon how you interact with it. We are educated to be critical, judgmental, logical thinkers and to instantly evaluate and judge thoughts based on our past experiences. If there is any ambiguity, the judgment is invariably negative and the thought dissipates back into nothingness. The ordinary mind has no tolerance for ambiguity because it is conditioned to simplify the complexities of life."
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creative-thinkering/201201/how-the-mind-creates-ideas

The Art of the Idea

Shared by Francois Coetzee

John Hunt is an award-winning playwright, author, and Worldwide Creative Director of TBWA. He has witnessed again and again the power of original thinking to transform both companies and individuals. At the Berlin School President's Lecture, John will be sharing his ideas about what creative leadership means today as he presents his new book, The Art of the Idea. In this book Hunt addresses everyone from the global boardroom to the man on the street, demonstrating how to create space so ideas can breathe. Copies of his book will be available at the event for purchase.

Part 1 of 6: Start here and follow the links on the side

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGpDIV-PIrY

To make creativity sustainable, don’t wait.

Shared by Robert Alan Black

Mere ideas aren’t worth anything.

When professional creatives are paid it’s because they either have worthwhile knowledge and experience that they can actively educate others about, or because they create work that sells.

In both cases, the only way to make creativity sustainable is to do something with your ideas.

http://www.creativesomething.net/post/16408033437

Great ideas, innovation and connectivity

http://www.saraharrow.co.uk/great-ideas-innovation-and-connectivity/

Train your brain to be an idea generating machine

Cheryl Craigie asks if you suffer from 'dry well syndrome' and then offers ways to keep those ideas flowimg.
http://writetodone.com/2011/09/09/make-your-brain-creativ/

The Elusive Big Idea

Ideas just aren’t what they used to be. Once upon a time, they could ignite fires of debate, stimulate other thoughts, incite revolutions and fundamentally change the ways we look at and think about the world. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/opinion/sunday/the-elusive-big-idea.html?_r=4&pagewanted=all

How 20 bad ideas can kick-start your imagination.

It’s quite simple, really. The general premise is that it’s impossible to come up with 20 good ideas. But it’s equally impossible to come up with 20 bad ideasMore here: http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2011/06/26/creativity-20-bad-ideas/