Title: Why Creativity is so Crucial for Entrepreneurs? | Cleverism
Headings: Why Creativity is so Crucial for Entrepreneurs?
Why Creativity is so Crucial for Entrepreneurs?
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESS
Innovation
Economic Importance
More Profit
Risk-Taking
Job Opportunities
The Entrepreneurial Process
WHY CREATIVITY IS SO CRUCIAL FOR ENTREPRENEURS?
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CREATIVITY – HOW ARE THEY LINKED?
Entrepreneurs link the creative mind and the business mind.
There are indicators that signify the creative thinking of a successful entrepreneur.
Creativity needs to be structured.
Creative thinking is not the only skill needed for entrepreneurship.
Business thinking vs. creative thinking: what comes first?
Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship: Glenn Gaudette at TEDxWPI
BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS
Step 1: Preparation
Step 2: Thinking outside the box – going beyond the comfort zone
Step 3: Creativity isn’t magic
Step 4: Incubation
Step 5: Illumination
Step 6: Verification
Step 7: Critical thinking
HOW TO BE CREATIVE AND THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
How Entrepreneurs Can Unlock Creativity
Think freely, but focus on the major question you want answered, the product you want developed, or the area you want improved.
Brainstorm.
Encourage and reward creative ideas of your team.
Share ideas and solicit feedback.
Evaluate your ideas.
Share your thoughts and experience

Content: A creative mind is like an artist who creates new and exciting patterns on canvas. Creativity can come up with the most unthinkable ideas and bring innovation into existing practices. Creativity is simply the ability of imagination. Imagination leads someone to reach never before explored areas. In business terms, imagination alone is what is known as “thinking outside the box”. Using imagination, an entrepreneur can put aside the practical norms and think of something creative and innovative. However, a creative mind has to have entrepreneurial skills to bring those creative ideas to life in a business setting. An entrepreneur assesses the requirements of how to execute an idea by analyzing available vs. required resources, how to establish a new enterprise and how to manage it. An entrepreneur designs business models that can support and execute innovative ideas in the first place. An entrepreneur provides the ‘science’ aspect about how to bring the artistic creativity to life.