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Increase Your Creativity With Lateral Thinking

A Guide to Feeling More Creative

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Joshua Newton
Oct 11, 2023
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Welcome to Designing Futures. I’m Josh and every week, I simplify and share practical design and UX guides for Indie hackers, founders and product teams on taking ideas from zero to one.

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Many people believe they aren’t creative or simply don’t possess the natural skills to be. However, this simply isn't true; creativity is a muscle that anyone can learn to use in their lives and day-to-day work.

This week, I'm going to break down what creativity is, and how you can immediately tap into your creative potential using 'lateral thinking'. I'll also share real examples of how I've applied this approach as a designer on product teams.

“Creativity is a fundamental aspect of being human. It’s our birthright.” - Rick Rubin

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