Having discovered this amazing, free PDF that charts out how to be creative, I feel like I’ll have nothing to add on the topic ever again. It’s an amazing read, and I highly recommend it. It is by Hugh MacLeod.
http://changethis.com/manifesto/show/6.HowToBeCreative
Every one of the 26 points has an illustration, so you don’t even have to read much if you don’t feel like it.
This is the kind of thing that should be part of the process within a consistent plan for integrating innovation into our art.