Can you bribe creativity into making an appearance? The quick answer to this question is always ‘no.’

If creativity were only a matter of incentive and motivation, people would never have a problem coming up with creative ideas at all. There’d simply be one for the cost of a candy bar or a trip to the spa.

Creativity is more complicated. In fact, trying to use incentives to create creative ideas is more likely to turn off the creative juices than on.

Rather than worrying about what you’ll get out of being creative, start looking at the creative act itself as being the reward. When the solution becomes the thing to celebrate, you’ll find it easier to flex those creative muscles and get to where it is you want to go.