We normally see children as incredibly creative - with the use of their imaginations and the simplest of objects, they can send themselves on a roller-coaster of an adventure. And yet, as we get older, many of us seem to lose this creativity. One of the main reasons we seem to lose this creativity is because we don’t exercise our cretive side enough. So, here at BlueAustral, we have put together 6 quick and easy things you can do to help recapture that lose creativity of your youth!

1. Notebook & Pencil
If you can, keep an small notebook and pencil on you at all times. Ideas often hit at the most peculiar of times, so keep a notebook so you can write down those thoughts when they hit. Got a free five minutes when waiting for a meeting? Jot down some notes - the first things that come into your head. A blank page is an open invitation for a creative, curious mind. You don’t have to write - you can doodle or draw too.

Leonardo da Vinci is a well-known for keeping notebooks. They show his creative thought processes and are filled with the wonderous - from flying machines to parachutes to folding furniture. Not everything in his notebooks is feasible, however ideas should spawn other ideas and thoughts and before you know it, maybe you too will have a master idea just like Da Vinci.

2. Ask Questions
Question your surroundings; Open your mind to new ideas and experiences. Questions are the key to knowledge and creativity. By asking questions, you will fuel your inner creativity. Many inventions and insights have come from the simple question of “why?”, or “what if…?”

3. Read
Read everything and anything you can. Reading enhances your mental ability and opens you up to new perspectives. When you read fiction, you experience worlds through the eyes of a different person, enhancing and introducing you to new perspectives.

4. Change is Good
Seek out new experiences - learn a new skill, take a new route to work, learn a new language. The mind has often been compared to a muscle - to coin a phrase, use it or lose it. By learning or experiencing something new, your mind starts to work outside of it’s regular patterns and it expands your creativity.

5. Use your imagination!
Albert Einstein once said, “You can’t solve a problem with the same mind that created it.” A great technique to learn is to talk to imaginary people. Pick some great historical figures who have strengths you admire. Imagine you are talking to these people - ask their advice on your problems or challenges and imagine what they would say to you in reponse.

This is a fantastic way of finding new perspectives and seeing your goals and challenges from a different angle.

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