Handout FOR STUDENTS

HS432

Improve Your Creative Ability (IV)

  • LEVEL

    IV
  • YEARS

    School yrs 10, 11, 12
  • AGES

    15–17 years old
  • Process

    EMPATHISE ➔ DEFINE ➔ IDEATE ➔ PROTOTYPE ➔ TEST ➔ REFLECT
  • SUMMARY

    Tips to help you get creative. Try them!
  • TECH

    Low-tech
  • CHALLENGE

    Simple
  • TIME

    1 session (half-day)
  • TEAM SIZE

    1 or 2

About

Here are a few suggestions of things that you can do to get creative. The basic idea is to live healthily, to take a break from your normal routine, to exercise, to learn more about the world, and to believe in yourself.
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Improve your creative ability

  1. Believe you are creative.
  2. Eat healthily.
  3. Sleep well.
  4. Be organised.
  5. Clean your room.
  6. Count your blessings.
  7. Have fun.
  8. Be playful.
  9. Learn a new sport.
  10. Sing or play a musical instrument.
  11. Take up a hobby.
  12. Practice, practice, practice.
  13. Daydream.
  14. Spend time alone.
  15. Take a break.
  16. Go for a walk.
  17. Explore the world.
  18. Listen to interesting music.
  19. Watch interesting films.
  20. Read.
  21. Get a good dictionary, use it.
  22. Know your history.
  23. Follow your hunches.
  24. Take your interests seriously.
  25. Seek answers to your questions, use Wikipedia.
  26. Carry a notebook.
  27. Make lists.
  28. Got an idea? Write it down.
  29. Keep a journal.
  30. Try creative writing.
  31. Free yourself to make mistakes.
  32. Don’t criticise yourself.
  33. Ask for advice.
  34. Collaborate and network.
  35. Persevere, and get it done.
  36. Be kind.
  37. Be brave.
  38. Think differently.
  39. Don’t just accept things as they are.