Think Inside The Box The Power Of Creative Constraint
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Please subscribe to my channel here bit.ly spencervideoswe expect creativity to thrive in wide open spaces with tons of options. but what happens. Creative constraint is what makes vine videos and 3 chord punk and live theater so fun to experience. it’s also why the plot constraints of the hero’s journey led to the epic star wars trilogy. the point is, life will hand you boxes. but every box is an opportunity to be more creative. it’s all about how you think about it.
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Thinking inside the box is akin to solving a fun puzzle. the constraint makes it interesting to find a solution within the boundaries of the “problem world.”. increased focus. thinking inside the box is a more focused innovation approach where we are encouraged to reconsider elements within the problem world and to pay closer attention to them. The value of creative constraints. as we saw last week, being told to ‘think outside the box’ is no guarantee of inspiration. and the thought experiments suggest that sometimes it’s easier to be creative ‘inside the box’ of details and constraints. could it be that creative freedom is overrated?. In our last article, mark demonstrated why thinking inside the box is actually good for creativity. in other words, imposing constraints on your thinking or a project can result in better and faster ideas and innovation. as existing and aspiring entrepreneurs, we already face real barriers to achieving our goals. the idea is to embrace these constraints as positives that kick creativity into. This leads to thinking about how you can produce excellence more often and once again we want to bring you back to processes, procedures, and systems. with better systems, you can avoid doing everything manually and the process of creation can be easier and more rewarding. we also want to make the customer or audience experience as consistent.
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In our last article, mark demonstrated why thinking inside the box is actually good for creativity. in other words, imposing constraints on your thinking or a project can result in better and faster ideas and innovation. as existing and aspiring entrepreneurs, we already face real barriers to achieving our goals. the idea is to embrace these constraints as positives that kick creativity into. This leads to thinking about how you can produce excellence more often and once again we want to bring you back to processes, procedures, and systems. with better systems, you can avoid doing everything manually and the process of creation can be easier and more rewarding. we also want to make the customer or audience experience as consistent. You’ve probably been told to “think outside the box.” which means to think creatively. but it’s not the only way to be creative. you can also be creative and mentally healthy by thinking. The answer might be making innovation more conventional. instead of thinking outside the box, it can actually be beneficial to think inside the box. according to usc professor john seely brown.
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You’ve probably been told to “think outside the box.” which means to think creatively. but it’s not the only way to be creative. you can also be creative and mentally healthy by thinking. The answer might be making innovation more conventional. instead of thinking outside the box, it can actually be beneficial to think inside the box. according to usc professor john seely brown.
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