Is there a common process to creativity? Geoff Petty thinks so. ICEDIP is Petty’s six-phase model of the creative process. It divides the creative process into six phases: INSPIRATION, where you explore, generate ideas, have visions, research similar projects, brainstorm and dream. CLARIFICATION, where you discuss your aims, focus on your goals, research costs and … Continue reading ICEDIP and creative process
It’s December, it’s winter and the year is ending. A good time to reflect on 2010, what’s happened and what I hope for 2011. I’m being aided by Reverb10, a worldwide network of people currently reflecting on 2010. The website is live for December only, and provides prompts for you to reflect upon. So thanks … Continue reading Reflecting on 2010
I have the answer to where my genius comes from. This week, I have been taking part in a clowning workshop run by Peta Lily. Our exercises often mean we have to make the audience laugh, and be funny. Lately I was intrigued by Elizabeth Gilbert‘s theory that genius is not internal, but external, and … Continue reading Genius is outside the self
A shortlist of creative thinking tools must include the work of Edward de Bono. Dr Edward de Bono has written many books on productive thinking. He is responsible for coining the term ‘lateral thinking’. Lateral thinking allows your creativity to sidestep the impossible, into new realms of potential. One if his best known lateral thinking … Continue reading Tools for provoking the imagination – 2
Are you looking for a way to rekindle the passion in your art? Stephen Nachmanovitch, author of “Freeplay”, points out in an Accidental Creative podcast that the sequel to a blockbuster movie is often not as fun as the original. There are different energies going into it. This can be true, when commercial potential comes … Continue reading Rekindle the passion in your art
