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Headstand method
This will give you better ideas!

by Stephanie Ernst

02/09/2021, 8:00 a.m.

Headstand method: a boost for your creativity

You stand in front of one Challengethat you would like to solve. Perhaps you are afraid that your presentation will get boring. Or you would like to get a promotion. In such situations we search meticulously for solutions. We wonder: What do I have to do if I want to achieve a specific goal? Most of the time we come up with ideas that we have come up with many times before, but which have not yet brought us much further. If you want to find completely new inspiration, you should do it once try a different technique. What can help your own creativity on the jumps is that Headstand method, which is also known as the headstand technique.

Headstand method: turn things upside down

With the headstand method, we no longer wonder what we should do to get to the end goal. We're turning the tables!

Instead ask yourself: What do I have to do if I don't want to achieve this goal?

So that's exactly what you're dealing with opposite of what you want to achieve. And this will give you completely new ideas that will bring you to your goal indirectly.

For example: You want to deliver a really good presentation that impresses everyone. Ask yourself: What would I have to do to deliver the most boring presentation ever, with everyone falling asleep? Probably speaking slowly and monotonously, clapping too much text on the slides, not using exciting visual material, etc. From these considerations you can then derive what you should do instead – and do so you may think of things that you have never thought of before!

Or imagine that you really want to be promoted. You've probably thought about what to do about it a number of times and were frustrated because nothing changes. Ask yourself: What do I have to do to stay in the same place for years to come? Perhaps not showing any initiative, not interested in further development, not looking for an open conversation with the boss, not bringing in your own ideas, not showing any consideration for the team. The list is long! This may help you think of a few things that you could change to improve your chances of getting promoted.

The advantage of the headstand method

The beauty of this method is that you really can do it in every area of ​​life can apply. Of course for everything that has to do with career and job. But also in personal matters, for example with the Partner search. The headstand method helps us to get out of our daily routine and idleness and develop a new perspective on the problem or challenge. So in a certain way it expands our own horizons, through which we think beyond our limits. The method makes you a better problem solver, improves brainstorming and increases your creativity – just try it out!

Now you know what is behind the headstand method or headstand technique. In order to implement the ideas that you have hopefully won as a result, you need a bit of self-discipline and good tactics against procrastination. The method called Eat the Frog can help you here. Here you can also find out how you can increase your productivity.

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