- Fill up the blank space. Just go for it. Release yourself of expectations of doing something good and just do something. Starting with something horrible is easier than starting with nothing.
- Make connections. I like to connect different ideas that seem unrelated and something new and beautiful starts developing. A singular idea is usually rarely new–but it becomes new when connected to something unexpected.
- Journal and notetaking. If you don’t write down your thoughts, then the thoughts are forgotten.
- Read, watch, listen. Keep reading and experiencing, all different types of stuff, and pay attention.
- Criticize. Figuring out what you think is wrong can be a good way to discover what you think is right.
- Ask and answer questions.
- Talk with others. I get really good ideas when I’m talking with people. The combination of their thoughts and my thoughts together can go in really unexpected places.
- Randomness and play. Sometimes you need to stop looking in order to find something. Embrace the random. Use random generators. Play around. And a new idea might come out of it.
Heather Hoyt 