Andrew Pek and Jeannine McGlade has written Stimulated ! and has spelled out five innovative approaches to keep the creative thought process going. Scouting is the backbone.It identifies and uses the stimulus so as to initiate the creative cycle. Cultivating develops the creative sparks in conductive environment. Playing is the experimental stage that fiddles with stimulus and maintains curiosity. Venturing is a leap into the unknown territory.Harvesting converts the sparks and ideas into real and value-added things.

Every individual can cultivate and demonstrate these habits to unleash his creative genius. It is to be activated to produce creative expressions ( style ) and impressions ( impact ). A mucician performs using tempo, tone, melody, style and selection. It is his expression. The music he produces — the feelings and emotions — is his impression. In creativity, there is a choice of different creative expressions, and as a result we make many different impressions.