How to Deal with Creative Block

written by Johannes Ippen. founder of Human Deluxe, @johannesippen

If you’re feeling stuck, there is a simple ideation exercise to get you started quick:

Take 2 facing pages in this notebook, draw a cross on both pages to create 8 different sections. Write your problem statement on the top left corner of the page.

Now set a timer to 8 minutes and try & write or sketch down 8 different, unique and crazy solutions - one per section. Feels good, doesn’t it?

This is part of a series of 24 design secrets we want to share with you – one for every day before the holidays.