This presentation is for those who need new ideas to generate how to spark their personal creativity.

1. Principles of
Being Successful
50 Creativity Creation Techniques and Strategies
John Fallon
Consultant

2. Ten areas for creativity generation
• People • Art / Music
• Environment • Technology
• Travel • Power Thinking
• Play / Humor • Alterconsciousness
• Reading • Creative Soul

3. Synchronicity and Serendipity
People

4. Join a creative community
People

5. Find a Mentor
People

6. Network
People

7. Realize new entrepreneurial ideas
People

8. Enhance your environment
Environment

9. Use aromatherapy
Environment

10. Surround yourself with
environmental art
Environment

11. Find your "creativity trigger"
Environment

12. Eliminate “crazy makers”
Environment

13. Use travel to find inspiration
Travel

14. Take an emergency creative trip anywhere
Travel

15. Be open to new ideas, people and
lifestyles.
Travel

16. Go on a "themed" travel expedition
Travel

17. Turn trips into entrepreneurial excursions
Travel

18. Engaging in amusing & enjoyable
activities / humorous games
Play / Humor

19. Develop a playful environment at work
Play / Humor

20. Bring a bag of toys for inspiration
Play / Humor

21. Explore wacky, wild, and weird ideas
Play / Humor

22. Engage in play with family and children
Play / Humor

23. Start a creative "reading plan"
Reading

24. Pick a magazine you don’t normally read
Reading

25. Use deep reading
Reading

26. Randomly select titles to browse
Reading

27. Go to "library angels“ to find information
you need
Reading

28. Participate in an art to connect with
creative feelings
Art / Music

29. Reevaluate negative judgments about
not being able to do art "correctly"
Art / Music

30. Learn to play a simple musical instrument
Art / Music

31. Find fun and challenging art
observation experiences or museums
Art / Music

32. Go to unconventional art exhibits and
concerts
Art / Music

33. Use an information manager
Technology

34. Learn to use “idea generation” software
Technology

35. Get online and research
Technology

36. Learn to use video, audio or desktop
publishing software
Technology

37. Take part in the newest creative field
Technology

38. Implement brainstorming strategy
Power Thinking

39. Use the TRANSFORM grid to develop new
ideas or modify old ones
Power Thinking

40. Role playing
Power Thinking

41. Learn to mind map your ideas
Power Thinking

42. Use a journaling technique to track ideas
Power Thinking

43. Learn to respect your intuition
Alterconsciousness

44. Use daydreaming to encourage the mind’s
free flow
Alterconsciousness

45. Begin practicing a meditation technique
Alterconsciousness

46. Practice visualization
Alterconsciousness

47. Learn to seed and/or remember your
dreams
Alterconsciousness

48. Practice spirituality in the way that
supports your creative spirit
Creative Soul

49. Write affirmations
Creative Soul

50. Use ritual to celebrate your successes
Creative Soul

51. Go on a quiet retreat to reconnect
with your creative spirit
Creative Soul

52. Take a pilgrimage journey to a
"sacred" site
Creative Soul

53. Get Busy…
Get Creative