In this article, Salvador Dali, whose work is often attributed to the influence of Renaissance painters, says that it's important to relax and quiet your mind and body when trying to produce something extraordinary and original. Moreover, you need to push away the challenges and obstacles that you normally think about when tackling a problem.

“You have to systematically create confusion, it sets creativity free. Everything that is contradictory creates life” - Salvador Dali

Albert Einstein and his “combinatory play”. People often get surprised when they hear that one of the most famous physicist is also one of the most creative ones. Einstein was also amateur violinist and pianist. It’s known that some of his physics ideas come to light due to his musical background. Einstein used to see his problems from different angles and try to mash up various ideas and concepts. Then he visualised this puzzle pieces and rearrange them to come up with a breakthrough. He called this process “combinatory play”.

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination” – Albert Einstein

Apart from techniques to achieve creativity, being in an environment which can enforce your curiosity, can also be helpful to become an innovative individual. In addition, if you can surround yourself with likeminded, ingenious people, you could develop your creativity even further.