Creative Library Displays

Blocks and Limiting Beliefs

Switch To Positive Attitude

Negative Attitude

The tendency to focus on the negative aspects of new ideas (too expensive – too difficult – we don’t have the knowledge/ skills / time / space – we can’t do it because…..etc) Instead of: How can we make this work or How can we achieve it?

Seek the inherent opportunities in the situation. Challenge yourself.

Fear of Failure

Fear of looking foolish or being laughed at.

Failure is a necessary condition of and a stepping stone to a new approach.

Executive Stress

Not having time to think creatively. The over-stressed person finds it difficult to think objectively at all. Stress reduces the quality of all mental processes.

 Managing day-to-day operations is important, but it shoudn’t prevent new ideas and a fresh approach.

Following Rules

A tendency to conform to accepted patterns of belief or thought – the rules and limitations of the status quo – hampers creative thinking

Some rules are necessary, but others encourage mental laziness. "Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction." – Pablo Picasso

Making Assumptions

Conscious and unconscious assumptions restrict creative thinking.

Identify and examine the assumptions you are making to ensure they are not excluding new ideas. Don’t be afraid of the unknown. Trust your own and others capability.

Over-reliance on Logic

Investing all your intellect into logical or analytical thinking – the step-by-step approach – excludes imagination, intuition, feeling or humour.

"Innovation is not the product of logical thought, although the result is tied to logical structure." – Albert Einstein. Innovation is looking with fresh (creative) eyes at old ways of doing and improving them.