Creative perspectives

Following on the success of Recipe Thursday (which encouraged me to cook more often and make notes on what I was doing), and Video Saturdays (which helped me get back to my video projects), mediatinker will feature a column with ideas for sparking creativity and focussing your creative genius.
Most of the entries will be about changing the way you see or do things. Give your brain a different perspective on your world, and you’ll make creative leaps more easily.
The Other Side
Changing my point of view and paying attention to what I see from the other side refreshes my mind, sweeps away the old thoughts, and sometimes sparks new ideas.
To change your perspective, take a walk on the other side of the street. You’ll see the familiar neighborhood buildings and sidewalks from a different point of view. Don’t forget to look around as you travel on the other side. What does your house look like from across the street?
I did this last week, and was pleased to note that the stark concrete wall I normally walk next to actually fits into the landscape nicely when seen from 10 meters away. And the tree at the corner that was heavily trimmed this spring has a very different shape than I thought.
Not a walker? Try parking in a difference place at the mall or parking down the street from your office. Exit your office through the service entrance. Catch a different bus. Walk to the opposite end of the train platform. Just put yourself slightly outside your usual place, no matter what that place is.