It's World Creativity and Innovation Day 🎨 Let’s talk inspiration: What fuels your creative thinking when you’re feeling stuck?
When I feel stuck, I hit reset — I close all the tabs, both on my browser and in my mind. Music is my go-to mood shifter. I listen to my favorites and explore new songs — it helps me reset and think fresh. And honestly, it works. Problems that don’t get solved for hours suddenly click within minutes after this small shift. All the solutions are already in the mind — sometimes you just need to restack and reset them.
I’ve noticed that when I’m stuck, it’s rarely about effort it’s about direction. It usually means I’m asking the wrong question. The breakthrough comes when I reframe the problem and shift how I’m thinking, rather than forcing the same approach.
“Creativity expands the moment we shift attention from pressure to possibility—fresh thinking often emerges when we reconnect with curiosity, allow space for new perspectives, and trust that solutions evolve through exploration rather than force. Innovation is sustained by the willingness to pause, reframe, and re-engage with purpose; when thinking feels stuck, progress begins by changing the question, inviting simplicity, and letting insight surface through openness and iteration.” - Inspired by Accenture
When I’m feeling stuck, I pause and shift my perspective. That might mean stepping back to reassess priorities, reframing the problem, or talking it through with a trusted colleague. As an executive assistant, my creative thinking is fueled by problem‑solving and anticipation—connecting details, drawing on past experience, and finding practical solutions under pressure. Staying curious and open‑minded helps me move quickly from feeling stuck to being solution‑focused.
Conversations with people outside our industry 💡 Fresh perspectives unlock the best ideas. Happy World Creativity Day! LinguaComCX
Conversations with people outside our industry 💡 Fresh perspectives unlock the best ideas. Happy World Creativity Day! LinguaComCX
When I’m feeling stuck, I come back to myself. I slow down, reset, and create from a place of calm and clarity. That’s when the best ideas start to flow — whether it’s building something meaningful for others, like a SharePoint space, or creating something personal, like a space at home. I’ve realised that when you shift your focus towards others — their needs, their experience, what could truly help them — something changes. You unlock a different level of creativity. And sometimes, you end up creating things you didn’t even know you were capable of.👩🎨
Going outside does it for me. A quick 5-10 minutes getting some fresh air, some sunlight helps me reset and recharge to continue to take on the day!
For me, it’s usually a shift in context stepping away from the problem and coming back with a different perspective or constraint. Interestingly, a lot of creative breakthroughs today seem to come from how diverse teams interact and build on each other’s thinking, not just individual effort. Makes you wonder if creativity at scale is becoming more about how we structure collaboration than inspiration alone.
I meditate, so there is no inhibition of intellect, no writer's block...