Unlock creativity by taking direction

Working on something with actionable tasks, and tangible outcomes can be highly rewarding for the creative mind. The trick is to realize the need to back away from a roadblock and do something that helps you get past it. Turning to a task that someone else has given you, or that you’ve taken up responsibility for can sometimes be the ticket you’re looking for.

So go ahead, do something else for a day, a week, a month or more. Let the experience help generate new ideas, and rekindle that creative soul lurking inside.

Digital Experience

Mike Torres makes a nice point on his blog Torres Talking on competing with Google or anyone else. In it he says Microsoft is successfully creating an end-to-end encompassing set of solutions that span from your local PC to mobile device, to online services, to media services & solutions with their products. Yes he’s a Microsoft employee, but coming from the MSN side of things, I think he has some interesting viewpoints on their strategy – check him out.

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