Scientific America had a good article on creativity: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-to-unleash-your-creativity&print=true http://www.sciam.com/article.

Scientific America had a good article on creativity: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-to-unleash-your-creativity&print=true http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-to-unleash-your-crea... Brief guidelines for creativity: 1. Get a good system for capturing and preserving new ideas without judging their merits. 2. Challenge yourself. Challenging problems will force you to use more diverse skills. 3. Learn. Become skilled in more than one area. 4. Manage your physical and social surroundings. Get to know a diverse set of people. Make sure your day is filled with interesting and novel things.