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Forward
This article was prompted by a post to me
on a forum I was once a part of. Here is
the post.
Al
You have created and released a number
of innovative and influential moves and
routines over the years (not to mention
your theories). What did/does your
creative process consist of? Do you follow
a set of guidelines or procedures to get you
to your goals, or is your process more ad
hoc? Finally, do you have any hints and
tips to help those of us who are attempting
to develop our own ideas within our own
styles?
Many thanks.
Ian
Later I found out that Ian is a computer
guy and is also quite creative. I am glad he
asked the question.
Al Schneider
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Introduction
Being creative is tough to describe how to
do much less doing it. First a couple of
techniques are presented I use when I
must make progress. In general these are
used when I have promised someone I
will have something new. Then, there is an
ordered list to roughly follow to get
something new. They are really just
suggestions on how to come up with a new
something. The final part of this article
discusses coming up with at least an
outlandish solution. The goal here is to
have something to work with. It often
works.
Problem Crackers
Here are some general guidelines I use
for creativity. Note that I do not follow
them all of the time. After I have
completed some task I will look back and
realize that I tended to do these things.
Sometimes, however, when I am shooting
toward a specific goal I will be very strong
about applying these principles. If I am
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