Creative thinking begins by embracing your naiveté and rejecting the obvious in favor of the unusual, the extraordinary, the evocative and or the new.

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Creative thinking begins by embracing your naiveté and rejecting the obvious in favor of the unusual, the extraordinary, the evocative and or the new. The creative process often leads to finding new ways to accomplish things, which is what makes creative thinking so valuable to society. When people think outside the box, they are able to come up with solutions to problems that have never been solved before.

Source: Beyond The Label: Women, Leadership, And Success On Our Own Terms

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