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animal_mar10.jpgSo you want to be the next big shot entrepreneur to come up with an idea that will change the world, but can't seem to come up with that golden ticket of an idea? Well perhaps you need to look no further than the world of art for inspiration. While looking through Hacker News posts, I stumbled across an illustrated SlideShare presentation from San Francisco-based cartoonist Betsy Streeter that suggests ways artists can unleash their "creative beasts" hiding within - an interesting approach to creativity that aspiring entrepreneurs can also take advantage of.

According to Streeter, the best way to get started is to first "give it permission to come out and play" by throwing away rules and judgements. For artists this means just free drawing at letting whatever comes to mind make its way onto the paper; for entrepreneurs, this means when you are brainstorming, don't throw any ideas away - everything and anything is free game, including the "impossible".

To read the full, original article click on this link: Looking for the Next Big Idea? Unleash the Beast! - ReadWriteStart

Author: Chris Cameron