1. THE GOMAN’S BLOCKBUSTER

2. RECOGNIZING MENTAL BLOCKS
1- PERCEPTUAL BLOCKS
2- EMOTIONAL BLOCKS
3- CULTURAL BLOCKS
4- ENVIROMENTAL BLOCKS
5- INTELLECTUAL BLOCKS
6- EXPRESSIVE BLOCKS

3. BLOCBUSTING
A number of structured techniques are available for breaking through mental roadblocks called blockbusting techniques
BLOCK vs BLOCKBUSTERS:
1- NEGATIVE ATTITUDE vs ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
2- FEAR OF FAILURE vs RISK TAKING

4. 3- FOLLOWING THE RULES vs BREAKING THE RULES
CONT…BLOCKBUSTING
3- FOLLOWING THE RULES vs BREAKING THE RULES
4- OVERRELIANCE ON LOGIC vs INTERNAL CREATIVE CLIMATE
5- YOU AREN’T CREATIVE vs CREATIVE BELIEFS

5. IMPROVING CREATIVE ABILITIES
Keep track of your ideas all the time
Pose new questions to yourself everyday
Keep abreast of your field
Learn about things outside your specialty
Avoid rigid, set pattern of doing things
Be open and receptive to ideas (yours or others)
Be alert in your observation

6. Adopt a risk taking attitude Keep your sense of humor
CONT…IMPROVING
Adopt a risk taking attitude
Keep your sense of humor
Engage in creative hobbies
Have courage and self confidence
Learn to know and understand yourself