The Creative Process: 3 steps to unlock your hidden potential 

Great video 👏 I often Pretend I'm 5 or 10 years old quite often. Playtime, make believe, cartoons, adventure movies, golden age radio broadcasts, playing with all my collections of toys valuable or not, and filling my home and studio with whimsical and inspiring stuff has been a huge influence in my Art and Creative Journey. I am 57 and proud to have kept a child like wonder. No rules 🤗💫🐦🐛🚀 Getting Younger Every Day 🤟

Also, don't throw away the "losers." Keep track of them because you never know when a new idea melded with one of them makes it a gem. There's no real "losers," just idea that aren't ready yet.

Yeah, this should be taught in school

When I was employed as an editorial designer, I worked from home. Very often I would work for hours, then I’d take a break, do something mundane like laundry or clean the kitchen sink. That’s when the ideas would flow. True, you just have to let creavity purculate, don’t rush it. ❤ love your content. Thanks for sharing

They don't want you to be creative. They want obedient robots.

For decades, I was an outdoor painter until I realized I could take my work to the next level if I worked in my studio from outdoor sketches, photos, and worked out my ideas on smaller studies before moving to the much larger canvas. I now allow time for reflection and "creative incubation," as Moshe Bar calls it. I trust in the process of allowing my mind to study a large work in progress and never pick up a brush until I have a strong idea about what will move it forward to a successful completion. A 30"x36" canvas can now take me years, working on it off and on as I switch to other pieces. Ideas need to ripen until they're ready to be used and I agree, you can't rush it.

Hi! art teacher from the Netherlands. I teach kids age 12-18. We teach about the creative process. Cheers! love what you do ;) P.S. this is only one version of the creative process. I can recommend looking at the KOLB model to see multiple starting positions of the creative process, since everyone has a different preference in where they start.

These videos would also be great podcasts! I'd love to listen to this while drawing

Thank you ❤…You make so much sense to my whole life😊. I’m retired,62 and finally I don’t feel guilty that I’m not spending my time working and cleaning something or taking care of my children. Looking forward to all your videos..

This reminds me that when we were passing the last exams in school, on the math exam there were always tricky questions. You couldnt really solve those type of questions mathematically. Which was extremely annoying. The only way to solve for us was to know the answer beforehead, EXACTLY because they were based on creative thinking and we WERE NOT taught to solve them! Years after graduation i learned that those questions were put in tests specifically so less people could get 100 score. So unless you had connections or a tutor who knew about it, or you was a total megamind, you wasnt been able to score the whole 100 points.

I absolutely LOVED the slow cooker analogy. You are a gem, and I feel honored to be able to learn from you.

Thank you so much for telling the process as in art school they always say creativity is your inner potential which makes me feel bad and also we were actually taught this in school like we had a whole chapter on creativity in Psychology, so glad to hear that !

Very similar to the process of 'brainstorming', which I WAS taught in school, but in an extracurricular course, not a regular class. I'd forgotten about that, though! Like the creative process you describe, it starts with an open mind and a willingness to consider all possibilities, no matter how unlikely, and to give both good and bad ideas equal consideration before eliminating any. Thanks, this is helpful!

I'm writing this on my hubbies computer (I'm PegEgg) and have watched many of your videos. What you are talking about is so true. I had a career in the Army, and am now retired and doing fun things - and one of those things is looking back at the things I learned in school and college and never used. I wish I had learned at least two more languages, but spent too much time on math I never use and accounting. I wish I'd learned all things about money management, care of the body and so many more things. This would be a class I would have liked when I was young. Thanks for sharing. Love PegEgg

I just wanted to say that you’ve done a lot for my creative process in the last couple hours. You taught me more than anyone ever taught me, and your main key is positive thinking. “Anything is art. You can draw anything! It’s okay if it’s bad, it’s art!”. A real glass half full kind of thing happening, and it helps so much. Thank you :))

I'm glad to say I bought your book Danny. Just what I needed to kickstart me back into a creative life after years of wandering in the desert of inertia. Look forward to watching more of your videos. Thank you x

Thank you Danny... thinking ability and making application to what is practical and useful is a key to good teaching. Im encouraged!

Wow! I feel like you were speaking to exactly me! 🙌🏼✨🤩 (although probably anyone watching this, seeking advice for how to tap into their creative flow, also feels the same way 😂) That was perfect! Right on! 🙌🏼 Thank you!

Your voice is so calming.

I actually did teach the creative process when I taught Elementary school and our county built a creativity curriculum called Talents Unlimited. It was one if the thinks that transformed my classes and students. I teach it now to all of my adult students and I completely agree....it should be mandatory from the early ages. Ideation is so hard for adults to do later in life and problem solving more so.

Thank you Danny for putting a match to my fire. Have been gathering & adding the ingredients to the pot for a long time. You made me know it s simmer time.

You are so very spot on..true. makes so much sense. .thank you.

Agree, this should be taught in school. What a game changer!

Thanks Dany I needed this! I just finished my first semester of art school. I wish the time I had to spend learning photoshop would have been replaced by this...:)

This is great! Thank you for this video.

Thank you for the reminder...🙏

This is the CURE for writer's block! WOW!

You have such a good energy

Thank you for sharing this ❤

The creative process for most of us, typically gets buried by the desire to eat and pay the bills.

Your every word were so inspiring motivating and much much more Your vocabulary and way of putting across your thoughts into an inspiring positive message which uplifts your mind instantly I love the way you form your sentences...thank you from India🙏 👏🙌👌

Thanks Danny. You just have a way to explain things, make them more clear and all of a sudden one thinks: Oh, that me. That is about where I am at now. So just give it a little more time and you'll get there. I needed to hear that tonight. :) Fran

I'm a musician and songwriter and I've gotten that process down, but when it comes to visual art I struggle so much. I always get stuck at the aim phase, it's like I'd rather not make anything than make the wrong thing so I'll do a sketch and have an idea for it but not take it any further cuz I'm scared to "ruin" it

Read,y Aim, Fire, has served me well. Ready (Prepare), Aim (Know What Your Goal is, or At Least, What You're Looking to Accomplish for now), Fire (take action).

Amazing. Thank you for sharing

Wow.... Love it!

Thank you so much!

Well said!

Thank you so much!!

I LOVE THIS!. I WAS A TEACHER SO I SEE. THIS AS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!

🎉Thank you for this! 😊

Great great great advice takes all the things I subconsciously know are happening and puts them into words

Only two teachers through all of my school years encouraged curiosity. It was not on the curriculum and "only got in the way" Agreed, creative process needs to be a subject in itself. Also, I think education planners should be looking at the healthy human qualities (such as kindness courage, curiosity) that should be encouraged ..and base curricula and teaching practice on bringing these bout in people.

❤ I loved this! Thank you so much Mr. Gregory! 😊

Thank you so much for speaking about creativity in terms of food. I have eaten WAY too much food!

Always good advice thanks again

Thanks!😊

Well put.

It's very useful . thank you very much bro . I read your book little bit, so very useful.very helpful ☺️☺️☺️

I find creativity is a natural part of our being, it's just stifled with "shoulds".

Thank you!!!!!

This is amazing

Love your videos

I don't think creativity is seen as a necessary skill. It think they're missing a trick, though because you can learn core skills like maths through creativity. For example, I was absolutely hopeless at maths until I studied music at college. I needed to understand fractions to set effects pedals and when I could hear the result of the calculations, the penny dropped! 💡 😊 I liken the creative process to the raw 'code' that you can apply to all areas of life. 😊

I feel like I do this already, and it does nothing for me. I read poetry and look at art every day. I have a journal for when ideas come to me, but they seldom do. I'm always blocked until suddenly the clouds part and I have a creative streak for about a week, then I spend months unable to make anything.

Been stewing for 40 years, now I am in the aim stage....finally.

It's in the curriculum in your northern neighbor here in Canada 😄

We do teach creative process in elementary school in Denmark

Excellent breakdown. If fire isn't allowed to happen aim will suffer if it happens at all. Thanks so much.

Maybe not taught in primary school, but extensively so through college and university

Thanks very much. I am a professional artist and I like you and your channel. Greetings, Lala

Can this process be Sped up for a creative exam?

Could you do a vid on your thoughts on AI art? I'm certain that you have some good words to give people who feel discouraged because of it!

I don't know how to achieve the first step, I've been years reading books and watching films but ideas don't pop up...

Also i find if you’re an adult exual energy is creative energy as well.

At my schools back in the 50s & 60s they wanted people to do jobs, not do well.

They don’t even let kids do math in their heads so letting them know how to be creative is the opposite of their goals. Sigh. I’m fortunate in that I am ADHD and naturally spaced out an wondered what if I, a lot!

Write a book you talk sense .

I am going to be a teacher and I can Tell this is Not completly true. Good teachers give students a Inspiration in the beginning. Give Thema then a short time to think about IT. Collect all ideas and make Something Out of IT.

I respectfully disagree. I think a great deal LESS should be taught in school and more learned by exploring our passions, from the beginning. School is useful for learning the basics, but that’s where it should stop and the encouragement of self-learning and expanding our own horizons should begin. Mentors should be our next step, an apprenticeship or three, not indoctrinating work ethic and social skills into young malleable minds.

Thank you a million time awesome man you really make a difference in this world .