It Don't Mean A Thing
If It Ain't Got That ZING!
The HOW magazine website features Sam Harrison's five step process for finding inspiration when you need it. The five steps are from his book (along with many other tips and examples) "Zing! Five Steps and 101 tips for for creativity on command."

You'll find 24 more Zingful Tenets on the official Zing! website, ZingZone.com. Among my favorites is #6 -- Keep a notebook.