How to Generate the Most Creative Ideas (Even If You Are Not Creative)

You don’t need to be creative to come up with creative ideas.

You just need this one trick.

Most people think creativity is about having some magical talent,

but the truth is great ideas come from one simple process:

combining old ideas in new ways.

Let me prove it. I don’t want to downplay these people’s creations, inventions, and breakthroughs.

I respect them deeply and consider some of them my heroes. But:

Steve Jobs didn’t invent the touchscreen, the phone, or the internet.

He just combined them into the iPhone.

Shakespeare borrowed plots from old stories and made them better.

So how do you do this?

Here’s the trick: Idea Stacking.

1. Absorb Relentlessly

Read, watch, listen. Fill your brain with diverse knowledge.

The more raw material you have, the easier it is to connect the dots.

But before you start absorbing diverse ideas,

you need to start creating—even if it’s something basic.

There is literally no point if you don’t create

and just absorb mindlessly.

2. Write Down Interesting Ideas

It doesn’t matter if they seem unrelated.

A marketing concept, a science fact, a personal insight—log everything.

3. Find Unexpected Connections

Ask yourself: “How can I mix these?”

or “What happens if I apply this idea to that problem?”

That is where innovation happens.

For example, James Dyson took the concept of a vacuum cleaner

and combined it with the mechanics of industrial cyclones

to create the first bagless vacuum.

See the pattern? Creativity isn’t about originality;

it’s about recombination.

Conclusion

The best part is you don’t need to wait for inspiration.

Just keep stacking ideas and look for overlaps.

You can literally try right now.

Let’s say, for example, you want to record a podcast.

Where do most podcasts get recorded? In a room.

And where do people mostly make their vlogs? Outside.

Why not do a podcast outside in a forest or in ruins?

You don’t require talent.

You just need a system that works. That’s all there is to it.

No special talent, just a method that delivers results.