1. When you need to think creatively, what would your rule be to ensure you're able to do so?
2. Could you have a ‘rule’ to ensure you practise creative thinking DAILY - even if it's just for a couple of minutes? Think about attaching your creative thinking time to an existing habit.
3. Could you explore the idea that whenever you do something ‘creative’ it HAS to go wrong? (With the intention that you learn from your ‘mistake' and produce something even better as a result of what you learnt.)
4. Could you play like a child, instead of like an adult? What would that look like (messy probably, but not necessarily - we can always play with language remember!)
5. And (seen as it's half term for a lot of you) could you ever give over all the ‘rules’ for the day to your kids (or young relative if you don't have your own)? It's quite an ask, but firstly they would LOVE it, and secondly it would, I'm sure, be a really interesting exercise to reveal rules we live by but don't even realise we do!**
** I feel like I need a disclaimer on this one! I cannot take responsibility for what might happen 😬😂
OVERALL: Have a play with making your own rules up - whether that's only for your creativity or for life in general. Be aware of the rules you live by at present, and experiment with mixing them up, trialling out new versions, and seeing how things turn out!
Creative thinking is all about being curious (and wondering!) - so do a bit of that (in relation to your rules) in this last week of May. We'll have a new ‘theme’ to ponder on in June!
