This document discusses the creative process and the importance of risk-taking, reflection, and breaking patterns. It argues that risk-taking is not encouraged in business environments but is essential in creative fields. Reflection through journaling helps make thoughts accountable and spurs idea development. Breaking daily routines by taking new routes or listening to different music provides new perspectives that can then be reflected on and used to take creative risks by exploring new ideas. The process of breaking patterns leads to reflection and then risk-taking to further creative work.

1. The Creative Process A Final Totem on Risk, Reflection & Breaking Patterns

3. Business environment: Not encouraged, much less listened to innovation at all

5. BNW Production Example

6. Journal: Perfect forum to do this

8. Clarity and confidence in subsequent ideas

9. BNW Example: Final Counting exercise (Unfocusing)

10. This has been made vitally apparent during personal turbulence

12. Medium, technique and composition are all a challenge (“Flow”=Clarity)

14. Seeing my thoughts on paper

15. “Tell a Story” Example in journal of Cargill campaign

16. Guthrie Example in journal about need for arts & experience

17. Superior Example in journal about “what makes me tick”

19. “Listen to a radio station…” or “Take a new route to work”

20. Skydiving Example

21. Notice new perspectives, people or patterns…literally things in a different light

22. Then record these different experiences…(Reflection)

23. Then take the risk to connect them or explore an idea that they spur...(Risk-Taking)Breaking patterns  Reflection  Risk-Taking

24. Risk, Reflection & Breaking Patterns Questions Image Credits: www.hemmy.net/images/ arts/lightgraffiti01.jpg & http://images.travelpod.com/users/annemarie.demp/1.1238549400.skydiving-in-wanaka.jpg