Although your orderly and practical approach helps you make sense of complex issues and get things done, you may be frustrated or overwhelmed when faced with abstract ideas or change.
Being a little more creative would likely help you work more effectively and accelerate your professional development.
The Challenge
By investing time to develop your creativity and original thinking, you will...
1. Find new solutions to old problems.
2. Generate ideas that add value to your team.
3. Take more educated risks.
4. Become more adaptive to change.
Why is balance important?
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Three ways to develop your creativity
Expanding what you know is an easy way to become more creative. Read, listen and watch content outside of your usual interests. You will be rewarded with new perspectives and ways to apply existing skills.
Grow your knowledge base
Sharpen your problem solving skills by seeking feedback from others. Test ideas with those who will challenge you and have different backgrounds. You will start to see things differently.
Find the right partners to challenge you
The best ideas are never your first ideas. To be a create problem solver, you should generate and test lots of ideas. Through iteration and experimentation you can quickly learn what works best.
Try, try again and try some more
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Changing behavior and growing new talents is difficult, the key is to remain self-aware and persistent. Click continue to enhance your learning journey.