Strategies for Creativity Breakthroughs – [Open Loops] Finally, the last section is a collection of strategies that help to overcome creative inertia. From getting it out of your mind and on paper, working with someone who is creative, going to unusual places to get ideas, looking outside of our expertise and comfort zone for ideas, drawing instead of using words, mind-mapping, to calming one’s mind, this section is a repository of strategies for the taking… Reference: Bumped into the Wall : A tool for unblocking your creativity and releasing your creative spirit