With the rapid improvements in AI, it’s more important than ever to keep your creativity alive as it’s one of the best defenses against the rising trend of automation. Even if you don’t buy into all the hype around AI, keeping your creativity alive has always been a challenge and as so we’ve connected with some of the most creative folks in our community to discuss tactics and strategies for keeping your creativity alive.
Ashley Paul
It isn’t difficult to keep creativity alive when it’s my air in which to breathe . I wake up in the morning with an idea ,a word ,a note I hear , ,a feeling , I see a color or a symbol , Most or any of these become part of a grander picture that go into my art .. Read more>>
Elizabeth Odiorne
Pattern dictates my life. We are surrounded by visually intriguing, recurring designs in nature, ranging from simple to intricate. Being outside surrounded by rich natural color invigorates my creativity. Light and shadow play a huge part in the patterns that I see. My ambition is to reflect these natural designs in my screen-printed textiles and provide a glimpse of my everyday experience. I appreciate the unique beauty of objects in their natural state that are often overlooked by most others. Read more>>
Justin James Farley
I was fortunate to grow up in a household where creativity was not stifled. Even as a kid, I found that the more I created the better I became at it and that was extremely fulfilling and exciting. I attribute the initial focus of my creativity to my relationship with the arts in high school. I attended a school in which the teachers saw the potential in the students, sometimes before the students were aware of it themselves and then set out to nurture that potential. Read more>>
Emily Ann Zisko
It’s interesting because I don’t actually think you can actually kill creativity. I think you can ignore it, or neglect that side of yourself for a while. But inherently, we are all creative animals. I like to think of my creativity as a river flowing through my body headed towards the ocean of my brain and any blockages are like dams along the river. But to get rid of a dam, all you have to do is move aside stones and fallen logs. It doesn’t take forever, it just takes patience. When I sit down to write, I imagine the fluidity of my creativity and that my intrinsic ability to ideate is my most natural state and I let it all go on the page. Read more>>
David Bernstein
Otherwise, I literally go straight from bed into my self-care routine by flossing, brushing my teeth, and showering (said to enhance creativity and activate the right and left brain). All of these simple routines are opportunities to start the day by slowing down and being present to what I am doing. Ohh and I always make the bed. There should probably be a book called Zen and the Art of Bed Making. Read more>>
Nathan Gibbs
I found it over the years one of the best ways for me at least, to keep creativity alive is change within my art, I have to consistently change styles and mediums every so often. First to challenge my intellect, second to challenge my skills and third to drive desire. We can not be creative without the desire to do so. I’ve always found it strange…the painters, who stick within one style their entire career for me that would be maddening. Read more>>
Justina Biosah
As an actress and artist you can go through seasons of no work which can make you feel like you’re not doing enough. I mean a creative thats not creating can be quite frustrating. I remember when i was 12 years old, i was in IT class and i thought to myself, i really don’t care about IT i just want to be an actress but at that moment i had no choice, school was mandatory. Read more>>
Princess Davis
I keep my creativity alive by remembering why I started and the goal I’m trying to reach. My reason for starting this business was to help others feel beautiful. Some of the items I sell in my business line is lingerie, swimwear, beard oil for men, candles, banana pudding and doing hair – a stylist. Therefore with the items my goal is to make you feel beautiful/ handsome about yourself. Read more>>
Ken Gregory
I learned that the best way to stay creative is to write. WRITE WRITE WRITE! Writing allows me to stay focused and maintain a continuous flow of creativity. Every story builds my momentum to the point that when the timing is right, I can then move forward with planning the production. Typically, the story that excites me the most, is the story that I am most compelled to bring to life. Read more>>
Jeff Dodson
What continues to spark creativity I believe is unique for every one of us. For myself learning to embrace the need NOT to milk creativity at every moment was truly liberating. Working in the creative industry there’s a pressure to always be producing and that pressure gives a false urgency. When I stopped mentally beating myself up for not coming up with more creative ideas that lifted burden and created space for my best creative ideas to start occurring. Read more>>
Strawberry Launch
Listening to music every day inspires me – if I hear something I really like, especially something new that I haven’t heard before, it motivates me to make music that I love. I also think it helps that we meet up and rehearse a couple times a week, even when we don’t have a show coming up, because it keeps everyone in check to practice, and just being in a musical environment can help spark creativity. Read more>>
Angela Samuels Minichiello
It can be really challenging to keep a continuous creative flow. As a chef, baker, small business owner and mother of two kiddos, I am often pulled in many directions and experiencing fatigue and lulls in the creative process is natural. Read more>>
Dylan Baumgartner
I keep my creativity alive by keeping busy with multiple projects going at all times. Sometimes I’ll be working on a music video for a band, while preparing to go on a mini tour with my own band and in the middle of all of that, publish a magazine featuring interviews with other artists, musicians and filmmakers. I’m in constant connection with creative people so I’m always inspired to keep pushing forward with my own creative endeavors. Read more>>
Ashley Ballinger
I keep my creativity alive by constantly learning and keeping up with what’s trending. I’ve always been eager to learn new things so I often take classes or practice different techniques until I master my craft. Read more>>
Elisa Lopez
Keeping creativity alive is a lot easier said than done. I have definitely experienced moments of creative lull and have struggled with finding ways to motivate my creative self. The best way I keep my creativity alive is by immersing myself in a vibrant community of creative minds, fostering a constant exchange of ideas and inspiration. Beyond photography, I explore diverse outlets like writing and painting to express my creativity in unconventional ways. Read more>>
Christopher Pany
I can easily experience dips in motivation and creativity, so it’s very important to keep myself engaged and with an objective, whether small or big. This can be as simple as taking and editing photos of friends or playing around with an old photo for a new effect or mood—or even planning the next trip I take and scouting for all the possible photo spots. All work to keep my creativity engaged and encourage me to try new angles, perspectives, moods, lighting, etc. Read more>>
Mimi Cirbusova
You wouldn’t think being a financial educator would translate to being highly creative. But this simply isn’t so. My training in creative problem solving, specifically in the Osborn Parnes model, has been a tremendous source of support for my creative process. I was introduced to the creative problem solving process first through the Florida Creativity Weekend, and then later at the Creative Problem Solving Institute (CPSI) conference. Read more>>
Ken and Ashley Sledge
Ashley and Ken have been together 18 years since high school and have grown and matured together, Whether it’s working as a team in parenting, Financial Decision Making, or Sledgehammer Horror, We have always been a team. When you’re lucky enough to work so intimately with someone for so long, you really learn how the other person thinks and feels, but you are also able to be honest and constructive. Read more>>
Elizabeth von Isser
As a multi-hyphenate, I like to keep my creativity alive by always trying new things. Since I seem to be both left brain and right brain, sometimes those things are artistic, but creativity can be found in organizational and critical thinking pursuits as well. I guess the key is to keep busy and recognize that sometimes you’ll experience phenomenal success, and sometimes you’ll fail – but regardless of the outcome, you’ll always be growing and learning. Read more>>
Ariel Tinsey
Most recently, I’ve fallen in love with fashion all over again and remembered why I started. As a creative, I must follow the flow of my intuition and allow myself to go against the grain without restrictions or worries about what others may think. It is a form of self-care and nourishment for me. Music is a vast source of keeping my creativity alive. I have a very eclectic musical palette. I find time in the wee hours of the night to play a creative soundtrack, paint, design, or layout my next business plan. Read more>>
Anders and Emma Lindberg
Our art is influenced by our life experiences. Since we spend most of our free time outdoors – getting back to nature helps us keep our creativity alive. If you follow our shop you will see we are always adding new designs. We usually get our best ideas when we travel. We have visited 35 of the states in the US as a family, 15 to go! We took a family vacation up the North Shore of Minnesota and we left with so many sketches and ideas. Then a year later there are half a dozen shops on the North Shore carrying those very items. The more we travel the more we feel our creativity. Read more>>
Bettina Capucho
To keep my creativity alive in my work with children and families, I love immersing myself in the world of play and imagination. I connect with my own inner child, always remembering that spark of curiosity and wonder that we all carry within. This connection allows me to see things in a simpler and more fun way, which is essential when it comes to creating effective and enjoyable therapeutic strategies. Read more>>
Corey Adams
I feel I have learned to keep my creativity alive by continually working to allow myself to be sensitive. Our culture is so fast paced and riddled with little anxieties, it is very easy to shut off, focus on one’s self, and simply try to survive the day. I’ve found that as I continue to be sensitive to the world around me, I am able to absorb various stories of ache, trial, success, love, despair. You end up carrying all the weight, which can bury you – but the secret for me is to create space and time to be alone. Read more>>
Kevin Newton
How I keep my creativity alive is fundamentally simple… I create. When I say simple I don’t mean easy or that the process is not complex or without mental gymnastic challenges, it’s just the opposite really. Read more>>
Ari Smith
Creativity never dies unless the creative mind does. I love to create visual stories. I make it my business to stay away from trends. I also create based off of feelings & the vision in my head. I tap into that vision to ensure its clarity. Lastly, I have fun! My creative process consists of me enjoying what I do. Read more>>
Ditram Hadhrian
Most of the time creative people get tired of being trying so hard constantly without get nothing back, even some trying to alot of big risks but at the end it’s just a big disappointment, and i can count as the one of them, I been trying to make my music get heard all over the world but nobody is really even think about it. Read more>>
Citizen Snips
Probably going to concerts. Every time we go to just about any concert, one of us is saying “oh we could do something like that” And most of them wouldn’t even make sense considering what we tended to play. Like seeing Black Midi and trying to figure out how to make our light psych indie rock more like their jazz prog. Read more>>
Shannon Walden
Creativity for me has always been an escape and a way to get out my emotions. It’s not always easy for me to express how I am feeling in a conversation but I can get it out in a song or a script. Sometimes I don’t even realize how I am feeling until what I am working on is done and I can look back on it. I also recently realized how important creativity is to me and how it helps me feel truly fulfilled in my life. Read more>>
Ashley Sheppard
I really like this question because I feel like there are so many facets of my creativity that I can tap into. A way that I keep my creativity alive is by being inspired. I find inspiration in many different things, it can be colors, scenery, music etc. When I’m inspired it gets those creative juices flowing! Read more>>
Eric Shen
I like to keep my environment/surroundings inspiring. The more I am inspired the more I keep my creativity flowing. A lot of the time we get ideas from the outside world. We go out to get inspired and we come home then creativity starts to die out. Read more>>
Brittany Krenz
Doing DrIed and preserved florals to me is basically a dream job because I imagine things I like in my own home…colors, textures, styles, and then I come up with a bouquet or an arrangement….sometimes at 2am🤣Oftentimes I see stuff in my scrap pile and I think hmm I wonder what that would look like. I have always really enjoyed when people love something I have created because I literally put my heart and soul into each piece. Read more>>
Audrey Loeb
I try to set aside time everyday (even if it’s just 15 minutes) to do something creative, regardless if I’m actively working on a project or on a hiatus. This creative activity can be something as intricate as canvas painting to doodling on a notebook. I feel as though it allows me to fulfill that creative outlet, especially on days that are more “paperwork heavy”. Read more>>
Lorann Schindler
How do I keep my creativity alive? I keep my creativity alive in many different ways. I spent 2021 building out and designing my studio, Jolene’s Place! (Which is available to rent on Peerspace!) Doing that I got to use every corner of my creativity(and my art degree.) I got to design, paint…everything. It truly felt like a giant art installation piece for me. I paid close attention to every detail of the place. All the way down to if you open drawers in the studio they also are staged with props you can use for a photo shoot. Read more>>
Octavian Canty
I keep my creativity alive by exposing myself to new experiences, exploring different perspectives, and making time for activities that inspire me. Additionally, taking breaks, practicing mindfulness, and collaborating with others fuel my creative energy. Read more>>
Chanel Rhodes
I keep my creativity alive by cultivating my favorite out-of-the-box ideas. I truly believe God has blessed me with a creative mind, and I find joy and success when I apply my ideas in the best spaces. Every day, a flurry of ideas crosses my mind, and I carefully select the ones I want to bring to life. When I start projects, I know there will always be a trial-and-error phase in the development stage. Read more>>
Tracy Capisce
When you pay attention to detail, everything is so beautiful. Everything in this world has beauty and it’s about bringing out those qualities, enhancing it, adding sprinkles, putting it on a pedestal with a crown to shine for the world to appreciate. When carefully looking at the details, this beauty can be seen and brought to life. Read more>>
Alexa Wright Nishimura
Whether I’m creating a branding system for a client, building a table for my home, or recording music for a video, fulfilling a purpose motivates me. The purpose may be more rooted in function or more abstract, like expressing feelings through sound—or a blend of both! Read more>>
