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9 Ways to Generate Your Best Ideas

9 Ways to Generate Your Best Ideas | Scriveners' Trappings | Scoop.it

Idea generation is often seen as the magic side of creativity, and although I love the magic of it, I also feel like I have learned there is a practical side to it as well.

The great idea spirit seems as unpredictable as the weather. Don’t get me wrong, I agree that idea generation has a mystical side, I just think we have more power to be the catalyst of this spirit than many creatives believe.

Here are 9 ways to flip your own idea generation switch:


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Sarah McElrath's curator insight, December 14, 2012 11:34 AM

I agree that we have more control over generating great ideas than we think. We have to train ourselves to be more conscious of those thoughts and questions that crawl just beneath the surface of our conscious mind. We need to pay attention to the little things. And, in my experience, we need to take more showers--and have a pen and paper handy in the bathroom!

Lynnette Van Dyke's curator insight, January 5, 8:54 PM

Yes!

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Idaho - English Language Arts Tool Box

Idaho - English Language Arts Tool Box | Scriveners' Trappings | Scoop.it

Idaho developed Common Core toolboxes for English langauge arts and mathematics.

 

Each toolbox provides an overview of the standards, instructional materials and resources, and information on the new assessments.

 

Embedded are links to videos and reports to assist educators and the public in better understanding the standards.


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