The Creative Method

Philippe MEDA

11 May 2012

Today, I’d like to share with you one of the best presentation on creativity. This is the work of Jason Theodor from Toronto.

The slides describes multiple systems for idea generation, problem solving, and originality. It emphasizes the importance of routines, explains appropriate brainstorming techniques, and much more: all with unexpected examples and takeaways.

And that’s part of the set of tools we use ourself in our own “SAFE” creativity process.

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