When looking for tips and techniques to help you unleash your creativity and become as creative as you know deep down you can be, there are many options available.

What usually happens is well take a handful and try them all at the same time. The amount of different factors and variables means we cant get any accurate measure of which techniques are working and which arent, so more often than not we give up on ALL of them.

Or sometimes even we dont get this far. Were so overwhelmed by all the possible options we could take, we suffer from information overload and ended up choosing none of them.

So here is a one effective technique you can use to help you be more creative.

Read through the technique as described below, then try it out for yourself. After a few days or weeks, review how its improved your creativity, make any small adjustments you think you might need and see what happens next.

Its only by experimenting like this, finding what works and what doesnt, then doing more of the things that increase our creativity and less of those that hinder it, that we evolve.

Finding the right creative environment can help you be more creative.

If we try to create, and give ourselves fully to the creative process, when all around is chaotic, noisy and distracting, were not likely to produce much creative work that were happy with or that highlights our creative potential.

Were simply not giving ourselves a fair chance. Creating can be difficult enough with all our internal chatter and distractions, without adding more outside and around us.

So it follows that if we take ourselves to places more peaceful, and with fewer distractions, well be able to increase our creativity in both quality and quantity.

There are two main types of creative environment that can help us:

1. A creative environment that is calm and tranquil. Whether this is a room in the house where you wont be disturbed, a meadow in the countryside, or a quiet corner of a library, the main advantage here is the peacefulness.

Without the chaos and noise of our daily lives we can listen to ourselves better, focus more clearly and create what matters at our own pace and in our own unique way.

2. A creative environment that is stimulating and inspiring. This might be a bustling local caf, a favourite art gallery or a hill with a stunning lakeside view. This kind of creative environment is somewhere we feel energised, motivated and inspired to create.

Away from our familiar routine and everyday surroundings, we can allow our creativity to unravel and be encouraged by all the stimulation to our senses around us.

Creating in the right environment is one way you can increase your creativity.

Remember, were all unique creative individuals. There is no universal right environment that suits everyone. What you may find exciting and stimulating, someone else might find too hectic and distracting, and vice versa.

So, to unleash your creativity to best effect, experiment by creating in different places at different times, and see what works for you.

Copyright 2007 Dan Goodwin

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