Challenging the popular notion of 'thinking outside the box', we delve into the merits of 'thinking inside the box'. Discover how this approach can foster creativity, enhance problem-solving skills, and lead to innovative solutions in unexpected ways.
One simple hack for being more creative and productive
A constraint is a state of being restricted, limited, or confined within prescribed bounds
- Creativity can benefit with some sort of constraint
- Putting up a constraint doesn’t limit your creativity, it helps you reign it
- Think of all the possible creative ideas as grass in a huge field, and your creativity is a horse that runs through this field searching for the best plot of grass
Making a Niche
Having a niche helps genuinely interested people find and follow you, helps you develop a theme and brand around yourself, and helps you know where to start whenever you embark on a new objective.
- It helps you concentrate on a subject or even topic that you are passionate and knowledgeable about, and is the best way to set up a niche.
Standardized Processes
These refer to ways of working, usually teams may have a set of procedures that need to be followed to structure and record work better
- There may be institution specific problem solving or brainstorming methods that reduce the time spent on thinking of topics, positively impacting creativity
Creative Limitation and Flow
Flow is the psychological state during which we feel our best and perform our best. It’s a state of rapt attention and absorption in the task at hand, when everything else fades away.
- Creativity and Productivity has been proven to increase during flow.
- Flow has triggers that are basically external conditions which facilitate entering the flow state.
