Category Archives: Tips

How to turn an old pallet into a hanging garden

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If you live on a tight budget but you still want to have a cozy home and garden, there are many creative projects you can do (especially with the kids) to create a comfy home at little costs. Below I … Continue reading

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How a budget is like sex

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I go running during lunchtime 3 times a week. Most often with some female colleagues. Sometimes we talk about life, the Universe and everything, sometimes we shut up and suffer uphill, and sometimes we solve problems in a creative way. … Continue reading

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10 tips to make home decoration fun and creative

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As you may know, I have just moved and thus have spent the last weeks improving and decorating the new house. Although I had some idea of how I wanted this to look, decorating a new, empty place can be … Continue reading

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What’s creative thinking got to do with business?

Creative thinking leads to success

Have you been going over the same problem again and again with no solution? Or is your goal to create a more innovative organization? Well then it’s time to form a new habit. The habit of creative thinking. Everyone is … Continue reading

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15 more creative questions you can use as icebreakers

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Further to popular demand of this post, here are 15 more creative icebreaker questions you can use in trainings, meetings, parties, a get together… If you could have a super power, what would it be? Think flying, being invisible, turning … Continue reading

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Why people who ask WHY are more intelligent and creative

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Creative thinking can be reduced to a simple 3 step framework for generating and refining ideas: Stop before you start be clear we understand the context & problem Generate creating lots and lots of ideas to resolve the issue Converge … Continue reading

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How to make creative photos

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Give your camera to your 5 year old, and here’s what you get. It also gives you a whole new perspective. If you don’t have a 5 year old, try your granny, or your neighbor…

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3 quick and easy ways to become more creative and knowledgeable at work

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Here’s what I did in one week. 1. Serve at your company’s helpdesk or call center for a day. You get the weirdest (most creative) questions to which you have to find the answer, and in the process, you learn a … Continue reading

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12 simple ways to fight routine at work

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Say YES to everything for a day (or an hour). Follow through with your commitments. Go for a run during your lunch break. Change of scenery and exercise will sure get you out of a rut. Volunteer to help someone … Continue reading

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Screw New Year’s Resolutions! Choose a Word of the Year!

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I was never good with New Year’s Resolutions. First, it was something you HAD to do. Because people would ask you ‘So, what’s your resolution for the new year?’. And if you didn’t have one, they’d look at you funny. … Continue reading

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