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Written by Kelly Smith

PhD in Contextual Design. Furniture designer, graphic designer, writer, gardener, nerd. North east England. http://www.spelk.studio

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I enjoyed your article🤍 I noticed, creativity emerge accidentally, without thinking alot- ideas emerge in our mind.

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When in doubt add more dots? 🙂

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Telling your kids to think outside the box is some of the best guidance you can give them. My mother used to tell me that all the time. She encouraged me to do my school projects that way. Sometimes I got in trouble for not following instructions and other times I earned some praise.

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