Nine Ways To Boost Creative Thinking

This creative goosing from Lifehacker is spot on. I use these techniques (and a few others) when I'm in a creative pickle.

My favorite among these is to re-conceptualize the problem. We usually work from methods and approaches that are tried and true. In that way we try to guarantee success from proven models. But that only guarantees the same old stuff. If you really want to be original, think out; outside the box and outrageously. You want to paint a horse? Imagine doing it with light. Want to write a story? Try doing it with crayons. Want to stage a performance? Do it with LEGOs.

That's what imagination's for, anyway.