Design Your Own Creative Process

Design Your Own Creative Process

“Hi and welcome to the end of this Domestika course. I hope that you enjoyed my method for self-discovery of your creativity and how to design a creative process that gets the most out of your abilities. As a designer, I realised that I was more passionate about designing the sessions and brainstorming meetings rather than delivering the solution to our clients. That was the starting point for designing the methodology I’ve shared with you throughout this course. So now I would like to share with you some of the highlights and insights of this course. Insights and Highlights Creativity is universal to all human beings and that separation between creative genius and the rest of people only perpetuates the myth that not all people can be creative. Instead what we need to do is think of the creative process in more concrete terms. When I proposed the exercise of creating a visual representation of your creative process my intention was for you to think of your creative process in a tangible way. I think this will help you understand what you struggle with when creating. Also, it will allow you to get a better sense of which of these toxic ideas you need to let go of. My methodology is based in understanding the patterns involved in any creative process. They are represented by five geometric figures: a circle for understanding, a square for definition, an opened triangle for generating as many ideas as you can, a closed triangle for filtering those ideas and a star for the energizing moments.

There are many ways to use this methodology. One is to better understand what patterns are dominant in your creative thinking. Another is to discover the strengths and weaknesses of each pattern. No pattern is good or bad in itself. There is also a specific mindset related to each one of the patterns. The trick is to make to best out of each one. Another use for the methodology is for understanding what is the origin of your creative blocks. Most of the blocks we experience have a root in two main causes: overlapping of patterns or lack of them. It also allows you to analyze your creative configuration to reflect upon you very own creative process and enhace your practice making it more effective. Finally, you can also use this methodology to design your creative process. When doing so keep in mind your creative configuration as well as the type of project you are facing. Don’t be afraid to experiment with this methodology and the tools I’ve share with you in whatever way suits you best. Also, don’t forget to participate in the forum. I’d really love for you to write a few paragraphs sharing your thoughts about this methodology and how it can be implemented in different creative processes or situations. Or if you have designed a process for an ongoing project, please share it with us. Upload it by clicking on the “Create your project” button above. I will be there to answer questions and give some guidance. You can also give ideas or feedback to other members of the community. That way you will learn a lot! It has been a pleasure to share all my insights with you. Thank you and goodbye! ”

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“Insights and Highlights Hi! Welcome to the end of this course. I hope you enjoyed this method for self-discovery and designing your own creative processes. As explained before, when I was a designer, I started to realize I was more interested in designing the sessions and the way to come up with ideas than the projects themselves. That was the origin for me to think about this methodology. Now, at the end of this course, I want to wrap it up showing you some insights that we learned throughout the course. Creativity is a universal skill. We should not let anyone to tell us who's a creative ...”

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Course summary for: Design Your Own Creative Process

• Level: Beginner
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• 3119 students
• 3 units
• 9 lessons (2h 8m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Design, Marketing & Business

• Areas

  Creative Consulting, Creativity, Design Management, Management & Productivity