Is that how you feel? That you are not a creative person? I hear people make that proclamation sometimes during my Spice It Up! seminar when I ask the audience to come up with creative ways to connect themes or object that aren’t normally, if ever, connected. (i.e. using cockroaches to symbolize boring safety meetings or fishing as a metaphor during a blood borne pathogen class.) And most times, the folks who tell me they are not creative don’t come up with any creative ideas.
One of the first and most important steps to coming up with fresh ideas for your safety and health meetings (or any presentation you give) is to believe you can imagine and create. You can. We all can. I wrote earlier that “most times” the folks who tell me they are not creative don’t come up with any creative ideas. Not every time though. When I can convince someone that they can (and have many times in their life) come up with creative solutions and ideas they often surprise themselves and come up with an innovative safety theme. You don’t need to be a special type of person to be creative. You have to let your mind open up and don’t doubt your creative ability.
It’s Roger von Oech’s home page. I also highly recommend his book A Whack On The Side of The Head. It’s fun to read and gives you practical exercises to stimulate your creativity.
I know for sure that even “safety professionals and engineer types” can be creative because I just published a book with 250 creative ideas all contributed by subscribers to my “Safety Stuff” e-zine.
250 Super Bright Safety Meeting and Promotion Ideas
In fact, every week I get new ideas sent to me from all types of industries and people with mostly technical or production-type jobs. So, start believing you ARE creative. That step alone will boost your imagination.
Then, come up with a cool idea and send it to me.
‘till next time.
Richard
