How to Improve the Ability to Visualize Things Mentally

Learn by observing imaginative people very closely. You’ll note they are different because they operate a little differently.

Build on others

One of the misunderstandings around creativity and imagination is that you have to be utterly original to do it. Yet the truth is all creative people stand on the shoulders of those who came before. Writers learn to write by reading, painting students are sent to museums to copy the masters, while great chefs learn the already tested basics of cooking in order to create some new dish.

Innovation stands on a platform that already exists. Yes, inspiration is involved, those flashes of insight, the ah…ha moments. Yet you start with something that already exists and takes it to another level. So relax. Let go of thinking you have to do something original. Take the pressure off. Celebrate that there is all this help available.

Question everything

Want to think about what nobody has ever thought? Start by questioning all assumptions. There comes a moment in time where everyone agrees with everybody about pretty much everything. For any sized organization that is focused on creating a culture of relentless innovation, hardened dogma is an innovation obstacle they must overcome.