Explore

Creative people explore the boundaries of a situation and rephrase the issues. They have active curiosity, question assumptions and restlessly seek to improve. “Could this be done better?”, “What if this was done differently?”, “Why do we do things this way?” are the types of questions they ask. They are willing to challenge the status quo and work across boundaries to get things done.

In a strong creative process nothing is taken for granted and there are no “sacred cows”. The effective creative person makes full use of techniques that allow participants to fully explore and understand the issues they are addressing.

A willingness to explore your own boundaries is also important. Creative thinking is enhanced greatly by a willingness to take some ‘risks’ with your thinking and your behaviours – to try out new things and see where they take you.