Q1 In 140 characters or less, tell us your creative process from beginning to end. #ideaschat
Think, doodle it, rethink, sleep, percolate, ask a friend, form a pitch. #ideaschat
@chicagoideas white board, mind map, sketches, discuss with friendly, enlightened individuals, organize mind map. #ideaschat
@chicagoideas #ideaschat A1: List project requirements, brainstorm, conceptualize 3 potentials, develop the 3, trim the fat & finalize!
Get inspired. Bust out note-pad. Vigorously jot down ideas. Collaborate w/ peers. Draft 1, 2, 3.. x n. Finalize. Rinse & repeat! #ideaschat
@chicagoideas A1: try. fail. try again. fail. try again. fail. try one more time. fail. get angry and take a break. try. succeed. #ideaschat
A1: Obsess, scribble, edit, ignore for two weeks, edit again, start over. #ideaschat
A1: It's frantic. It's reaching. It's pulling bits from everywhere, from everyone. Constantly. #ideaschat- Q2 Describe your ideal creative environment. What setting gets your idea-juices flowing? #ideaschat
@chicagoideas fav environments are dark & quiet. I get the most inspiration in seclusion on rainy days. #ideaschat
@chicagoideas A2: Modern surroundings, orderly, relaxed/comfortable, needs positive energy, good company, inspired people. #ideaschat
@chicagoideas A2: anywhere where you're surrounded by people who think differently than you #ideaschat
@chicagoideas The setting must be fluid and willing to evolve based on the current need. #ideaschat
A2: Vivid colors. Papers everywhere. Phones ringing with doors ajar. Bouncy balls. Anything that gets our brians twitching. #ideaschat- @chicagoideas A2: Any room with a whiteboard and people who can riff off one another. A bad idea can be tweaked into a good one. #ideaschat
- A2: Lots of pens. Lots of post-its. Lots of the whole team crammed in one room shouting out their inspirations. #ideaschat
A2: Mixing it up helps - Sometimes quiet home office or going to coffee shop/shared workspace #IdeasChat- @chicagoideas I'm most creative @ home at my desk after experiencing something inspiring- live music, art show, great movie/book. #ideaschat
- @chicagoideas I am so glad to see many include the arts/activity as part of their creative process. #ideaschat
- Q3 Can you learn the creative process? Or are creative people just born that way? #ideaschat
@chicagoideas Q3: sometime the best creative comes when you throw process out the window! #ideaschat- @chicagoideas being creative is first being able to be FREE and LET GO! You can learn and cultivate that! #ideaschat
- A3: Being creative is looking at a problem from a new/different angle. Perspective can be learned. So can creativity. #ideaschat
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