Principles of
Being Successful
50 Creativity Creation Techniques and Strategies
John Fallon
Consultant

Ten areas for creativity generation
• People • Art / Music
• Environment • Technology
• Travel • Power Thinking
• Play / Humor • Alterconsciousness
• Reading • Creative Soul

Synchronicity and Serendipity
People

Join a creative community
People

Find a Mentor
People

Network
People

Realize new entrepreneurial ideas
People

Enhance your environment
Environment

Use aromatherapy
Environment

Surround yourself with
environmental art
Environment

Find your "creativity trigger"
Environment

Eliminate “crazy makers”
Environment

Use travel to find inspiration
Travel

Take an emergency creative trip anywhere
Travel

Be open to new ideas, people and
lifestyles.
Travel

Go on a "themed" travel expedition
Travel

Turn trips into entrepreneurial excursions
Travel

Engaging in amusing & enjoyable
activities / humorous games
Play / Humor

Develop a playful environment at work
Play / Humor

Bring a bag of toys for inspiration
Play / Humor

Explore wacky, wild, and weird ideas
Play / Humor

Engage in play with family and children
Play / Humor

Start a creative "reading plan"
Reading

Pick a magazine you don’t normally read
Reading

Use deep reading
Reading

Randomly select titles to browse
Reading

Go to "library angels“ to find information
you need
Reading

Participate in an art to connect with
creative feelings
Art / Music

Reevaluate negative judgments about
not being able to do art "correctly"
Art / Music

Learn to play a simple musical instrument
Art / Music

Find fun and challenging art
observation experiences or museums
Art / Music

Go to unconventional art exhibits and
concerts
Art / Music

Use an information manager
Technology

Learn to use “idea generation” software
Technology

Get online and research
Technology

Learn to use video, audio or desktop
publishing software
Technology

Take part in the newest creative field
Technology

Implement brainstorming strategy
Power Thinking

Use the TRANSFORM grid to develop new
ideas or modify old ones
Power Thinking

Role playing
Power Thinking

Learn to mind map your ideas
Power Thinking

Use a journaling technique to track ideas
Power Thinking

Learn to respect your intuition
Alterconsciousness

Use daydreaming to encourage the mind’s
free flow
Alterconsciousness

Begin practicing a meditation technique
Alterconsciousness

Practice visualization
Alterconsciousness

Learn to seed and/or remember your
dreams
Alterconsciousness

Practice spirituality in the way that
supports your creative spirit
Creative Soul

Write affirmations
Creative Soul

Use ritual to celebrate your successes
Creative Soul

Go on a quiet retreat to reconnect
with your creative spirit
Creative Soul

Take a pilgrimage journey to a
"sacred" site
Creative Soul

Get Busy…
Get Creative