Opposites Attract. Find a group of people who have views opposing to your own. Mastermind with them regularly. Have them play devils advocate and come up with ideas and suggestions you haven’t thought of.

Take It Out of Context. Take something you would normally find in a situation and tweak it by taking it out of context. Advertisers use this technique quite successfully. For example, they may take a razor (used for shaving hair- and a similar but out of context application would be mowing grass.) So, they might create a picture of a man mowing grass with a gigantic plastic razor with a catchy slogan.

Collect Unusual Objects. Go to toy stores, carnivals, amusement parks, and magic stores and look for unusual objects, toys and interesting creations to spark creative ideas.

Read. Wonderful ideas are generated through reading. Read old books, out of print books (found at rare bookstores, thrift stores and your grandmothers attic.)

Write. During your morning, meditations keep a pen and paper handy. As ideas come into your head write them down. You can learn a good deal about yourself just from keeping a log of ideas flowing your way. You might also discover in your quiet solitude answers to challenges you are working through.