Creativity Crunch...

Hi.

Creativity crunch, sounds like a new term, well it is.. If you do not agree, try it on google, you will not find a definition, OK. so now let me introduce this term to this world.

Well Creativity crunch is similar to cash crunch or credit crunch, basically crunch is "lack of it" but the difference is This "Lack of.." or scarcity is due to extensive utilization of that particular object.

So here come I define it: Creativity crunch is the lack of creativity felt by an individual/ unit when there is extensive utilization of one's creativity and he/she finds his/her creativity is almost dried.

Now here comes the reason of writing this Post: I am writing this post because For last couple of weeks, even more than that I am in creativity crunch and the reasons are:

1. I took some creative initiatives in my organization to run few motivational and knowledge centric series's.

2. Every Monday I mail "Monday Morning Motivation" to everyone here, containing a brief motivational story, I repeat Brief and motivational. Now There are many sites and similar material there on Internet, But I do not pick up any thing which I find not enough 'Brief" or not enough "Motivational". So each and every pick is chosen one, and I really need to search or read a lot for this. Initially i thought I can discard this thing after some time but the kind of response I got from readers made me realise that people actually wait for a Monday Morning for this read. And the same made me continue this venture ( Yes it is..). At times I just write some thing from my own mental records based on some past readings..

3. The knowledge Management initiative We have started is a team work but we have created a unique comic character, who has his own e mail ID and I write on behalf of that character. This character is called 'Wiz' and very very popular in among all the employees. Not many of them know that who writes it. Actually I used to write almost 3 times a week and now we have disciplined the frequency to twice a week only. The funny thing is that this character talks like a college guy, really cool one, it has its own visual and Avatar which i cant share due to professional commitments. But Yes people do reply on his ID they write to him as if they are writing to some real friend. This again give me a lot to think creative and reply, and also keep posting to all on his behalf.

4. I have some how decided to take up all new short term projects in our dept. I believe I can complete them, and actually I am completing them. Its a great learning experience, puts a lot of pressure too at time and worst of all it also requires creativity. In fact now if I am in a project than I am by default assigned to handle the creativity part.

The impact is visible in my blog posts. I know the language is no more so appealing and interesting.

Well I need some remedy. I repeat remedy and not riddance. I would like to handle these all better. with more creativity, some what like a bank who was getting dry due to Cash crunch, but got a huge sanction of funds.

I need to know how the people who are "professionally creative" like radio jockeys, ad-men and cartoonists keep then creativity ready all the time...

Any suggestions... Please do write...

Would like to end here... "Politics is the art of the Possible, Creativity is the art of the Impossible."

Luv

VT