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Ten ways to introduce creativity into the work that you are doing
There’s an interesting thing about creativity that I’ve found at work — when you introduce creativity into the work that you do, people automatically think that you are also very innovative and forward thinking. That’s not to say that you may not be, but it’s certainly another reason for adding your own creative spin on the work that you do.
Creativity certainly does not apply to all work mind you — you may not want to be creative in how you do surgery or how you fly a plane but there are always ways to introduce and inject your personality or your take on things in the products or services that you put out. Here are some ideas for you to introduce creativity into the work that you are bringing to life:
Can you change the medium?
Management consultants have a reputation for churning out powerpoint slides all the time. So when I got onto a project where my manager told me that I did not have to use PPT or Word, I was blown away. We ended up creating a video instead and working with a designer to illustrate an infographic. Our client still needed a word report but the whole process ended up being a lot more fun because of the choice of medium (and I might add, more creative).
