How to be creative.

Every board, spray, fin, concept and gadget is born from inspiration in a creative mind. While not the creative type myself, I find that some people are naturally inventive and almost every day they have something new to develop or build.

How do they do it over and over again ? Is it a matter of genetics, drugs, intelligence or the company they keep ?

For me, I nap for 30 minutes during the day but drift off thinking only about what I’m building and the spongy middle ground around  consciousness does the rest.

How do you come up with ideas and solutions…?

 

My ideas usually come about through procrastinating about stuff I’m supposed to be doing haha

For me the most important driver for creativity is motivation.

I get motivation by two forces:

  • Reaching milestones you are proud of
  • Support from the community

The first one is what get’s you going, the second one is what keeps you going.

My creativity is now serving another community where there is no lack of the second one.

I’ve been contacted by big guys in this industry, but when it comes to doing something for me, suddenly I don’t hear back from them.

 

Hans - bummer to hear the bigs guys wanna take but not give. As sad as it is to say it will probably be a very familiar tune. 

I find the crative process to be very personal. Most of my creativity comes from lack, failure and being part of the process, not attempting to conform the process to my limited ability to think. 

I work in an environment where I’m constantly having to solve problems that have answers beyond my ability. I slow my though process way down and look at one single piece of the problem. I ask where it is and where it needs to be, then how do I get it to where it needs to be. I also try to think in the simplest terms as possible. Simple is often very difficult. 

for me ideas build off my surroundings and understanding how things work. It’s usually an add or subtract kinda thing from there.

Surffoils; " While not the creative type myself" ??? Are you kidding??? You are one of the most creative posters here. You are always coming up with concepts that blow my mind and working in areas most of us don’t even consider. Onya. When I am ususally stuck on a procedure or problem the solution comes in the middle of the night when I wake. Many times I have gone to sleep wondering how I was to tackle an issue when the mind takes over and there comes the solution. This has happened repeatedly over the years in my job of building houses or structures. So far, so good.

Curiosity - It’s what took mankind from the plains of Africa to the moon and beyond.

Yeah I was kidding ! Sleeps a great time for creativity.

But for something really creative, there’s a new fin in the pipeline…soon.