Category Archives: Constraints

# 1 Motivation Block

Where does motivation come from, how can we get more of it, and how can we ensure that we don’t waste it? Motivation is all about being able to take action. But the question is… what action are we taking? We only want to take more action if that action is aligned with where we want to go.

4C Model of Creativity

Today we are going to be talking about the 4C Model of Creativity, which deals with what we call Creative Magnitude.  Image source: http://www.normanjackson.co.uk/creativejam.html What I want you to take away from this episode is that you shouldn’t think about creativity as simply just the big ideas that have this massive impact on society. It’s

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How Personal Values Shape Our Creativity

Your personal values shape every aspect of your creativity, from the industry you find yourself in, to the problems you try to solve, the way you try to solve them, and how you try to market them.  Today were we talking about how your personal values influence your creativity. This episode, it’s gonna be you’re

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Do More With Less – What Video Game Design Can Teach Us About Innovation

One of my secret passions is game design. I love watching YouTube videos about how games are made and why game developers made the decisions that they did. The topic for this episode was inspired by 2 YouTube channels that explain video game design really well. One is Adam Millard, who has the Architect of

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How “I Can’t” Destroys Creativity (And Other ‘Internal’ Constraints To Creativity)

In an earlier episode, we talked about how constraints guide your creative work. To refresh your memory, constraints are the boundaries that are placed on a product. Constraints are how we ensure that our creative work is not just unique, but useful as well. When we correctly define our constraints, we understand the full scope

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