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Brainstorming Solo

By Mindy Charski

What’s one asset a novelist, software developer and business consultant each need to keep their ventures thriving? Creativity. It’s a necessary ingredient for your company, too.

We all know being creative isn’t easy, and it can be especially challenging for folks who work in home offices with nary a brainstorming partner nearby. Here are five tips for sparking creativity even when you work alone.

1. Go play
Recharge your mind with short activities you enjoy like walking, gardening or painting. Your brain “will go places, and things will pop up that wouldn’t if you were sitting at you...