Exploring Creativity: A #Bufferchat Recap
This week on #bufferchat, our community chatted about exploring creativity, from our favorite mediums to the impact of creativity on our day to day lives.
Read on to discover all of the awesome insights shared during the chat!
Catch our weekly Twitter chat, #bufferchat, at TWO times every Wednesday for valuable industry insights and to meet hundreds of other smart marketers and social media enthusiasts. Same topic, same place, just at different times – feel free to join in to whichever chat time works best for you!
4 pm AEDT (Sydney time)
9 am PT (San Francisco time)
This week’s stats:
Bufferchat #1 (4 pm AEDT): 21 participants; reach of 1,059,287
Bufferchat #2 (9 am PT): 132 participants; reach of 1,445,643
Q1: How can spending time being creative impact our lives?
From the community:
A1: Creativity develops your problem-solving skills, reduces stress, and increases abstract thinking; Personal Development! ? #BufferChat pic.twitter.com/bwgu0xfgla
— Forrester Hinds (@ForresterHinds) October 18, 2017
A1 #bufferchat: being creative is a kind of release that can prove to be relaxing and really great for our brains!
— Laura Bauman (@laura_bauman) October 18, 2017
A1 — Creativity is all about taking your current perspective and thought process, and throwing it away. benefits are endless. #bufferchat
— Benjamin Reed (@benreedtweets) October 18, 2017
See all the great answers to question 1 here!
Q2: What are some habits and/or traits of creative people?
From the community:
A2: Creatives seek connection. They use relationships, environment, emotion as a muse to fuel their work. #bufferchat
— Junction 32 (@JCT32Team) October 18, 2017
A2: They make room for creativity. Are not bound by single perception, are courageous and willing to explore ideas, concepts #bufferchat https://t.co/9eZ4WvSzYv
— Andrea Villeneuve (@DreaVilleneuve) October 18, 2017
A2: Creatives take risks, keep trying & think outside the box! #bufferchat
— JMS Insights (@JMSinsights) October 18, 2017
See all the great answers to question 2 here!
Q3: What is your favorite medium for creative expression?
From the community:
A3 | Favourite medium would be travelling – believe a destination and culture change can help spark creativity in a new way! #bufferchat
— Sage Ecommerce (@Sage_eCommerce) October 18, 2017
A3. My favorite type of creative expression is writing, yes by hand, notes to encourage others. Usually with silly drawings. #bufferchat
— Donnie II (@DonnieHaflich) October 18, 2017
A3. Food!!! Playing around in the kitchen is so much fun. Though coming up with halloween costumes is a close 2nd ? #bufferchat
— Tricia Timney (@TriciaTimney) October 18, 2017
See all the great answers to question 3 here!
Q4: Do you get your creative fix through your work or outside of work? Or both?
From the community:
A4.
ALL THE SIDE HUSTLES.
Having hobbies and passion projects outside your 9-5
help you do your 9-5 better!#bufferchat pic.twitter.com/Zs4Tn6W7QI
— Tori Dunlap ✈️??? (@victori_media) October 18, 2017
A4: I say both! I schedule “creative times” into my days. Then when the creativity is just flowing, who needs a schedule! #bufferchat pic.twitter.com/QLazHoAgJR
— DJP Focus Marketing (@DjpFocus) October 18, 2017
A4 The best combo is when both worlds collide. So when life & biz inspire & fuel your creativity ? #bufferchat https://t.co/2bxDCldo63
— Zala Bricelj (@ZalkaB) October 18, 2017
See all the great answers to question 4 here!
Q5: What do you do to spark creativity when your creative juices are running dry?
From the community:
A5. Go play outside! Go listen to something new! Go make conversation with a stranger! Go read something! Roll the dice! #bufferchat
— Arrow Digital (@ArrowDigitalAU) October 18, 2017
A5 Stop. I feel like forcing creativity is unnatural. When I just stop and do other things, ideas flow. #bufferchat
— Jasmine Powers (@jasminepowers) October 18, 2017
A5: I sit back, contemplate, and DOODLE. Keeping my hands busy while thinking about a problem/project makes such a difference #bufferchat https://t.co/Lj0RAIoGPD
— Anna Taylor (@annactaylor15) October 18, 2017
See all the great answers to question 5 here!
Q6: How can constraints help you be more creative? Feel free to share an example!
From the community:
A6: Creative freedom can be paralyzing. Having specific goals, dreams, & parameters can mean better creative problem solving. #BufferChat
— Jack Appleby (@JuiceboxCA) October 18, 2017
A6. I think a deadline can be helpful in creative problem solving. Sometimes it makes it easier to see simplest solution. #BufferChat
— Gene Petrov (@GenePetrovLMC) October 18, 2017
A6: like with Twitter’s character restriction, constraints force me to think outside the box. I actually love it! #bufferchat
— Connor Elizabeth (@ConnorELarsen) October 18, 2017
See all the great answers to question 6 here!
Q7: How can you build your confidence in taking creative leaps?
From the community:
A7. Believe in your talents. Know that you have something unique to offer. Your gifts will make room for you. #bufferchat https://t.co/RXWr4tPGlY
— KYM Writes (@KymWrites) October 18, 2017
A7. Unsure if it’s about confidence, more perhaps about accepting that things go wrong sometimes. That’s life! #BufferChat
— Virtuoso Assistant (@VirtuosoAssist) October 18, 2017
A7: keep reminders of your successes around. “Remember when I did that great thing?” is a great boost! #bufferchat
— Lauren Blake (@_lblake) October 18, 2017
See all the great answers to question 7 here!
Thank you so much to our awesome community for sharing such great insights in this chat!
Do you have any comments or answers to these questions? Leave your thoughts in the comments! We’d love to hear from you!
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