Unleash Your Inner Genius

Paul Sloane describes, "10 Ways to Boost Your Personal Creativity," in his December 17, 2008 post. The Cliff Notes version:

1. Ask why, why?
2. Sleep on it.
3. Talk it over with someone who has nothing to do with the situation.
4. Ask how some celebrity would tackle the issue - what would Steve Jobs do?
5. Pick up any object at random and say to yourself, 'this item contains the key to solving the problem.'
6. Use smiles.
7. Imagine an ideal solution in a world where there are no constraints.
8. Open a dictionary and take any noun at random.
9. Ponder the issue and then go for a walk around an art gallery or museum.
10. Draw a picture of the situation showing the people and the issues in simple cartoon style.

See the full post at Associated Content.