12 tools for the development of creativity

School of Creative Thinking "Caviar" specifically for Layfhakera made a selection of websites, apps, books and Telegram-channels that help develop creativity, inspiration, and systematize the process of thinking generating ideas.

Jan Meshcheryakov

PR-manager of the school of creative thinking "CAVIAR».

Internet projects

1. Kreativiti

As methods of "doing nothing", "Salmon Leap" and "mental chairs" help to develop creative thinking? This was told in "Kreativiti" - blog about the methods of creative thinking and solving creative problems. By the way, a method is defined very simply as they are grouped according to specific criteria:

• Number of participants: group, single.
• In time to get the result: long, fast.
• According to the complexity: complex, simple.
• Keyword activities: read, write, draw, sing, walk and so on.

In addition to the methods, the blog has several categories: applications, interviews, review course. In general, all that is needed for the development of creativity!

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2. MindTools

Be creative, be able to plan time to work in a team, develop emotional intelligence - is a skill that requires the modern world, a MindTools helps them to learn. On the project website you can find an entire database tools for the development of useful skills. For example, for the development of creative thinking is the inverse brainstorming. Its essence lies in the fact that at first we are looking for the worst solution to the problem, and then transform the bad ideas into good decisions.

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3. 4Brain

The project helps to develop the necessary competencies for modern man - a good memory, fast reading, Oratory - through training, case studies, games. And the great thing that there is a section on the development of creative thinking: TRIZ, mental maps, Six Hats method, and that's all.

Six Thinking Hats - role-playing game, which helps to overcome three major obstacles associated with the practical thinking: emotions, helplessness, confusion. Using the method, we share our thinking into six types, or modes, each of which is secured, "hat", and, putting on her person includes this feature.

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Telegram-channels

4. creativity 101

Telegram-channel from the author of the blog "Kreativiti". Here he is in touch on a daily basis and recommends books, films, lectures, talks about the interesting creative methodologies (TRIZ, CRAFT, lateral thinking, design thinking) and tools.

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5. TRIZ

TRIZ - a complete science of the development of creative thinking by solving contradictions, with its subtleties, complexities terms. The open access a lot of information from which it is difficult to single out the most important and to understand how to use some method, for example, to prepare the soup without water or pizza without dough. The author gives systematic information without further ado.

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6. TRIZ. Creation. Tasks

And this channel is different from the previous one that here, in addition to laws and procedures, there are a lot of problems. Let it be the practice, my friends!

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apps

7. Brainsparker

For those who thought a long time and went to a dead end. Look at the problem from a different angle will help associative cards with random words, quotes and pictures. How it works? You formulate the question, randomly pull out a card with the fire of a set, you get an impulse for reflection.

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Brainsparker Creativity Cards

Developer: Goddard International Limited

Price: Free

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8. Inspiration Maps

It helps to put all my thoughts on the shelves with the help of mind maps. The application can create an unlimited number of charts, graphs, maps to which you can attach notes, audio, hyperlinks and more. All this helps to put our card in more detail, it becomes clear. This method can be used during a brainstorming session.

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Inspiration Maps VPP

Developer: Inspiration Software, Inc.

Price: 749 rubles

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books

9. «CRAFT: how to create big ideas" Vasily Lebedev

It helps to rethink the traditional forms of social interaction between people and create new ones. For example, think of the concept of the park, a school or a startup - anything.

10. "Lateral marketing. Search technology is revolutionary ideas "Philip Kotler

The book is about the development of unconventional thinking for business.

I woke up, and it was not me? Brushed his teeth, then teeth cleaned me? Lateral thinking - is not only fun, but also very useful. In this book you will find a detailed guide for the implementation of lateral marketing the practice of your company.

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11. "To find an idea. Introduction to TRIZ - Theory of Inventive Problem Solving "Genrich Altshuller

What if the door should be opened and closed at the same time? TRIZ can not do without. TRIZ - the theory of creative thinking by solving contradictions.

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12. Coloribus

If you need to find an archive clip on YouTube that just do not. The largest online collection of creative advertising materials from around the world.

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That's all! Remember, anyone can come up with, it is important to just constantly train your creative muscle and expand horizons.