The creative and innovative spirit is the backbone of any company, whether brand new or decades old, that is looking to make an impact in the current global economy.

1. HOW TO DEAL WITH THE TOP
5 CREATIVITY ROADBLOCKS
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The creative and innovative spirit is the backbone of any company,
whether brand new or decades old, that is looking to make an impact in
the current global economy.
Whether it is the products, processes, or customer service, having a
good innovative and creative process will give you the ability of creating
a solution to any problem that you may find yourself in. But there are a
few things that can get in the road of these seemingly magical
processes.
Below are the roadblocks and an appropriate strategy on how to deal
with the top 5 creativity roadblocks.
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DOUBT
People are always too fearful that the ideas won’t be acceptable or they
will be rejected and have to deal with the shame of being labeled as not
creative.
This doubt prevents the essential transmission of ideas and can leave
out creative input that could make a crucial contribution or stall the
whole creative process.
Creating an environment that allows staff to feel valued and contribute
their ideas without fear of reprisal or the associated doubt, will allow
them to cast worry aside and contribute their best creative juice to the
innovative process.
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DISTRACTIONS
The concept of uninterrupted thinking time or unstructured play is
largely undervalued and can be great to get the creative juices flowing
for innovation.
Just taking time with no distractions like email, tweets, or other
interruptions, will allow your mind to wander and make irregular
associations.
Just being in the moment and thinking about whatever comes to mind
will often lead to some ah-ha moments. Find a quiet space with a white
board or pen and paper, and look out the window until you feel the
spark.
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CYNICS
They are the anti-creative. The people that will try to fix the problem
with the same tool that they’ve used all their life.
In order to maximize the collaboration you may make time to create
separately and then create together once everyone has something
valuable to contribute.
By doing this you allow everyone to use their creativity before
interacting with people that work on different wavelengths.
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PROCRASTINATION
A lot of creative people aren’t good with getting things done without a
firm deadline in place.
Making sure that there is a time limit on the creative process will allow
people to create but it will also leave time to implement and test those
ideas to affect change.
The greatest idea unapplied is just as good as the worst idea. Set a
deadline and stick to it.
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LACK OF PROCESS
As counter-intuitive as it sounds you need to put a process into place
that allows creativity and innovation to happen.
It may happen naturally under certain conditions but fostering a process
that allows for creativity and free flowing ideas will help to harness this
amazing capably and innovate on demand.
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For the innovation process to work effectively you need to structure
your creative just enough to allow it to happen while still making sure
that things get done.
By removing the roadblocks you can optimize the process to work
effectively and create solutions to any problem that your company will
face.
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