Have you ever been mentally stuck? It seems your brain can’t think of any ideas and you can’t find any inspiration around you. It’s normal for us to feel this way, given this is how the human mind works. But we also sometimes over-think or miss the best ideas given to us. Our PLTW class, as you know by now, is a very creative-based class, but with creativity comes new ideas. Which is why having a method of inspiration is so important. So as a group, we have decided to explain some ways to inspire yourself, for less wall-staring and more creating.

Inspiration is the stimulation of creative thinking; different ways to motivate you into the world of creating and designing. Sound familiar? That’s because this year’s PLTW class is based on different inspirations you see in the world around you. Whether its confronting a problem in our medical practices or creating an invention to help a specific group of people, or even constructing visual representations to make life easier. That’s the overall goal, right? Ideas inspire new creations, better ways of thinking, to make our lives as humans a little bit better. Obviously nothing is perfect, but more ideas have to be inspired to fix those problems too. Here are some examples of inspiration from our own PLTW classmates.

 

“Inspiration for me is getting energy from other creative ideas. You can even look up to someone or create personal goals for yourself to get inspiration.” -Olga Hernandez

“I get inspiration from having motivation through ideas created around me.” -Alexis Miller

“Using my imagination helps me get inspiration.” -Lauren Gredicek

“I always start by giving myself a goal, maybe to correct or fix something. “ -Ginger Rodriguez

“I love to watch the ways people brainstorm and it always help me with my inspiration.” -Mrs. Sauter

 

As you can see, imitation is the best form of flattery. By simply people-watching, you can start to create your own ideas to take you in any direction you’d like. Inspiration can come from anywhere, and of course, there are infinite ideas out there waiting to be discovered. If you write, you know that there is a long process into finalizing your overall theme, coming from all sorts of inspirations, especially mentor texts. As an engineer, inspirations can come from observing the problems of our everyday lives, or observing the structures that have already been made. In the medical field, many people educate themselves on the origin of these ideas, to upgrade or correct a practice.

These ideas aren’t guaranteed to work for everyone, which is why we hope we have inspired you to go out and find your own alternatives of inspirations.