Roger Von Oech Quotes
Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.
Everyone has a 'risk muscle.' You keep it in shape by trying new things. If you don't, it atrophies. Make a point of using it at least once a day.
Take advantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think what else it might be.
Going to a junkyard is a sobering experience. There you can see the ultimate destination of almost everything we desired.
Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process.
It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date.
Flexibility is a requirement for survival.
If you make an error, use it as a stepping stone to a new idea you might not have otherwise discovered.
Am I Getting Lazy? Am I Too Busy? Am I Becoming Arrogant? Am I Getting Timid? If you answer 'yes' to any one of these questions, that's your warning to Kick that attitude!
Here's my advice: Go ahead and be whacky. Get into a crazy frame of mind and ask what's funny about what you're doing.
Knowledge is the stuff from which new ideas are made. Thus, the real key to being creative lies in what you do with your knowledge.
There is a close relationship between the "ha-ha" of humor and the "aha!" of discovery.