Nurture Your Inner Disney

"The creative process is the lifeblood of the Disney Company. If it is to thrive, we must do everything possible to establish an environment in which it can once again flourish.

Creativity is a funny thing -- difficult to quantify, but obvious when it's missing. It's a living, breathing force with a life of its own, and it tends to flower among individuals or small groups. It doesn't always show up on demand ... or at convenient times or places. And it often gets killed by committees or by something called strategic planning. So we need to always be on the lookout for ways to nurture it, and not let it be trampled by a lowest-common-denominator mentality."

This is an excerpt from a speech delivered by Roy Disney in a speech from 2004. Disney Corporation has obviously had some ups and downs but they are trying to redefine their roots. reativity and Walt Disney obviously run together.

What do you do for yourself to give yourself the nurturing that you need to be creative. The best situation for me is simply a walk, best in the woods, where I can just let my thoughts flow. I find that the first half hour or so is the time it usually takes to let my conscious mind go quiet and then the thoughts start to flow.

Share with us your tips and techniques.