10 things for_creatives

10THINGSFOR BETTER CREATIVE THINKING SOME SIMPLE WAYS TO KEEP IDEAS FLOWING Produced by Roy Murphy roy@idealaundry.com

LISTENMORE 1 MAKE LIKE A DONKEY. GET THOSE EARS FLAPPING. YES, THERE IS A TIME AND PLACE FOR YAPPING BUT DO MORE OF THE OTHER AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

2 PLAY OFTEN CREATIVITY IS A SERIOUS BUSINESS. WHATEVER. LIGHTEN UP. THE MORE FUN YOU HAVE THE BETTER THE RESULTS. TRY IT AND SEE.

COMPARELESS 3OTHER AGENCIES, OTHER DESIGNERS, OTHER BRANDSOTHER CLIENTS. BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH.YOUR WAY IS THE ONLY WAY.BELIEVE IT AND ACT ON IT.

4 FORGET YESTERDAY Text“HELLO. I AM A DEAD FORMAT FANCIER. I DON’TKNOW WHERE MY AUDIENCE HAS GONE.”DON’T LET THIS BE YOU. PLEASE.

ASKQUESTIONS 5YOU DON’T HAVE TO HOLD AN INQUISITION, NO ONE EXPECTSTHAT. FIND HORSE, LOCATE MOUTH. LEARN SOMETHING.(ALSO WORKS WELL WITH #1)

6 DON’T OVER THINK TextYES, ANY NUMBER OF POSSIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLECROWDSOURCE, CUSTOMER SOURCE, OUTSOURCE.BUT FOR THE LOVE OF PETE, MAKE A DECISION AND STICK TO IT

STOPWAITING Text 7STOP ASKING FOR PERMISSION. GOT AN IDEA?GET IT OUT THERE. WANT TO IMPROVE THINGS?GET ON WITH IT. LOOKING FOR A JOB?STAND OUT. JUST DON’T ASK.

AVOIDCLOWNS 8YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE. THEY KNOW WHOTHEY ARE. A RED NOSE IS BY NO MEANS THEONLY PREDICTOR OF POSSIBLE COMEDY.

9 BE YOURSELFWHY ADD TO THE CULT OF DULL DULL DULL.YOU’RE TOO GOOD FOR THAT. GO YOUR OWN WAY.SAY BALLS TO BORING.

ENJOY IT 10THE WORLD IS FULL OF BROKEN DREAMS.CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE

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