How to think creative

Being a creative and a student, I often find times when the struggle to explain the task of getting to an idea is further complicated by the need to understand that the students are in fact novice to all this. I did a lot of my research into Critical Literacy and ideas during my semester 4 in KPMIM. Since then I have explored, read, watched, combined many theories and examples of how to get to the that idea. Whether its the hard toil or eureka moment, there are practices in place that can aid in the coming forth of good and even great ideas. Nevertheless, that bad ideas are the metaphorical swamp that most creative person finds themselves in at the start of any adventure into the creative world. So, we can only really is by withdrawing out of the mire of mediocrity and transform to a better one.

As time pass, I have acknowledged a certain way to obtain a good idea without much effort, as written in James Webb Young's inspiring book. Some further reading into the book "How to do better Creative Work" it was explained that the reason that most people haven't truly understand the process not because people haven't already thought of this plan, but instead find it hard to maintain the process. Perhaps it is due to lack of motivation, time, or a number of other factors.  Nevertheless, the reason this process works is because it delivers the structure that the mind needs to go through to achieve that elusive idea. Here is the list again and the breakdown to it's value and purpose:

1. Gather as much information as possible. Make use your surrounding, be aware and alert.
2. Chew it over and let your first ideas leave your system.
3. Stop thinking about the subject and let your subconscious get to work. Think out of the box and be different.
4. Take out a paper to write down any single idea that cross into your mind.
5. Shape and develop the idea for practical usefulness.

So, developing idea isn't that hard, but it's the just the matter unlocking your creative slot in your brain to do the work. How to do that? Like I mentioned earlier, make use your surrounding, in term of environment and also the news about the world and such. Try to practice the method once in awhile with your friend about developing idea on how to create a group that make a product that is similar to the product that already existing. So, good luck trying.