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Management Tip of the Day: Make creativity a habit Jun 28th 2012, 13:36 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Get into the zone Fri, Jun 22 2012 Challenge the budget status quo Wed, Jun 20 2012 When the unexpected happens, act Tue, Jun 19 2012 How to nurture emerging leaders Fri, Jun 15 2012 Management Tip of the Day: Curate your personal job feed Thu, Jun 14 2012 Analysis & Opinion Why not enact an 'intelligent' national infrastructure plan? Counterparties: Greece votes Workers cross London Bridge, with Tower Bridge seen behind, during the morning rush hour in London September 30, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Paul Hackett BOSTON | Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:36am EDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Not all of us have the creative firepower of a Charles Dickens or a Steve Jobs, but clearing a pathway to innovative thinking can be surprisingly simple, says Harvard Business Review. The Management Tip of the Day offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from Harvard Business Review and HBR.org (www.hbr.org). Any opinions expressed are not endorsed by Reuters. "Creativity is an essential skill for navigating an increasingly complex world. And yet the path to innovative thinking can be surprisingly simple. To improve your own ingenuity, practice the following: 1. Reduce stress, but not too much. Being overly relaxed won't get your creative juices flowing. Embrace an in-between emotional state, neither complacent nor stressed out. 2. Get out of the office. Walk to work, take public transportation, wander about to see how real consumers behave and spend their time. If you never take the time to fill your creative well, you'll have nothing to contribute. 3. Let your mind wander. Studies show that day dreaming stimulates a unique mental state. You'll connect dots in new ways when you allow your mind to roam." - Today's management tip was adapted from "Creativity Lessons from Charles Dickens and Steve Jobs" by Anne Kreamer. (For the full post and to join the discussion, see: here) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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