Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘being too close to the problem’?

Too often, when someone is confronted with a challenge, the initial urge is to ask an expert. After all, who better to figure things out than someone with a wealth of knowledge and expertise at their fingertips?

Remember, while the experts are great at telling you what the expected solution is, they aren’t always the best at digging out the most creative solution. Sometimes they get rather caught up in the trees themselves and are no longer seeing the forest.

The most creative approach usually comes from the person who’s able to step back and view the situation as an outsider. This dispassionate view allows room for ideas to grow and creativity to blossom. To get this view? Ask yourself what a stranger would see if they walked into this situation.