Barriers To Creativity

 Searching For one “right” answer

 Deeply ingrained in most educational systems is the assumption that is one right
answer to the problem.
 One correct answer syndrome should become the part of our thinking process
 There may be more than one solution to the problem so mind should be exercised in
a way to think in more than one dimension
 Focusing in being logical
 Logical is a valuable part of the creative process, especially when evaluating ideas
and implementing them.
 In the early imaginative phases getting more logical can be a restriction to the
creativity.
 It is the crucial part of the creative process because using it often requires one to tear
down long standing assumptions that limit creativty and innovation
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 Blindly following the rules
 Creativity some times depends on our ability to break the existing rules so
that we can see new ways of doing things.
 Constantly Being Practical
 Imagining impractical answers to “what if” question can e powerful
stepping stones to creative ideas.
 Viewing play as frivolous
 A playful attitude is fundamental to creative thinking.
 Play gives opportunity to reinvent reality and reformulate established ways
of doing things.
 Children learn when they play and so can entrepreneur.
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 Becoming Over Specialized

 May be one area of specialty can reduce the ability to think over other things.
 Creative thinkers tend to be the explorers searching for new ideas outside the area of
speciality.

 Avoiding Ambiguity
 Ambiguity can be a powerful creative stimulus it encourages us to think something
different.

 Fearing Mistakes And Failure

 Creative people realize that trying something new often leads to failure
 It represents the learning experience on the way to success
 Failure is an important part of the creative process, it signals entrepreneur when to
change their course of action
 When you fail find out why you failed and each time it will bring you nearer to goal.
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 Believing that “I'm not creative”
 Some people limit themselves because they believe creativity
belongs only to Einstein in the world.
 Unfortunately this belief often becomes a self fulfilling
prophecy.
 Successful entrepreneur find a way to un leash their creative
power on problems and opportunity