Where do my ideas come from?

• Internet only gets you so far; use books and other non-digital sources for inspiration too.
• Think outside the box- don't waste time doing things other people have done.

Steps to creating ideas

Step 1

• Gather the raw material. Gather content from a range of sources, both project-specific and non-specific
• Document everything that inspires you as it inspires you
• Look at your interests for inspiration

Step 2

• Digest the material. Take time to fully understand it.

Step 3

• Unconscious processing. "Sleeping on it". Step away from your work to process it, but don't run away from it

Step 4

• The 'a-ha!' moment. It mightn't happen every time, if not, repeat the first three steps.

Step 5

• Idea meets reality. Developing the idea. Does it work in reality as well as it does in theory?

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