Creativity is not exclusive to artists but drives innovation in every field. Developing a system for capturing and organizing ideas is crucial to finding inspiration and pitching new projects. An idea file can be a valuable asset, helping to foster creativity by jotting down every single idea that comes into your head. A comprehensive and well-organized idea file requires both a systematic approach to capture ideas and a structured form to organize them. Capturing ideas in a note-taking application such as Evernote or OneNote, and organizing them in a Google spreadsheet, can help make the process more efficient. Setting up a Zap with Zapier that links the two together allows for an automated workflow, making it easier to review and use the idea file. Regularly reviewing and grooming the idea file by categorizing ideas, grading quality, expanding on ideas, adding new ones, sorting, filtering, and weeding out weak ideas can help tap into its power and boost creativity. By putting the idea file into daily practice, you can start every project with fresh thinking, win new professional opportunities, get energized, prepare for meetings, and gain inspiration from your top ideas.