Left-Brain Creativitiy Tactics


	Left-Brain Creativitiy Tactics

ronhuxley

9-10-2009 1:27 AM

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business, creativity, humor, left-brained, logical, meeting, right-brained, spatial, thinking

ronhuxley says:

Ever had to face a room full of left-brained types? Married to an engineer? Trying to get your artsy-fartsy ideas across to logical, analytical people? Take it from me...it can be frightening. Try these 10 ways to help left-brainers tap into the best of their creativity. Tell me how it goes...tweet us at http://www.twitter.com/thirstyfishinfo

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/7cc31bca-3ea0-411d-837d-40cfa8ea320f/1664540F-ACEB-4D79-B4E3-57B60424ADA9/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml" href="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml" style="font-size: 11px;">www.ideachampions.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml"><SPAN class="pagetitle">10 Ways to Help Left Brainers Tap Into the Best of Their Creativity</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml"><STRONG>1. Diffuse the fear of ambiguity by continually clarifying the process</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml"><STRONG>2.  Get people talking about AHAS! they've had in their own lives </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml"><STRONG>3. Identify (and transform) limiting assumptions</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml"><STRONG>4. Encourage idea fluency</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml"><STRONG>
5. Invite humor </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml"><STRONG>6. Do the right brain/ left brain two-step</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml"><STRONG>7. Periodically mention that chaos precedes creative breakthroughs</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml"><STRONG>8. Establish criteria for evaluation</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml"><STRONG>9.  Be a referee when you have to </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml"><STRONG>10.  Consult with the tough people on the breaks  </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml"><P>If your job requires you to lead meetings, <A target="_blank" href="http://www.ideachampions.com/high_velocity_brainstorming.shtml">brainstorming sessions</A>, or problem solving gatherings of any kind, chances are good that most of the people you come in contact with are <A target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateralization_of_brain_function">left-brain</A> dominant: analytical, logical, linear folks with a passion for results and a gnawing fear that the meeting you are about to lead will end with a rousing chorus of <A target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbaya">kumbaya</A>.  </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2009/09/right_ways_of_w.shtml"><P>Not exactly the kind of mindset conducive to breakthrough thinking.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/1664540F-ACEB-4D79-B4E3-57B60424ADA9/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>