The Joy Of Doing Nothing
This sounds impossible. Unless you spend time in meditation every day, then you probably never do nothing. You are always moving from one thing to the… Read More »The Joy Of Doing Nothing
Ways We Innovate
Are You Seeing The Future?
Blending Signals To Envision The Future In a previous post, I mentioned that for some, foreseeing the future is challenging. Not sure why, since the… Read More »Are You Seeing The Future?
Ways We Innovate: Repurposing
Repurposing: It’s Not Just For Trash, Anymore One of the most effective exercises that we use in our innovation sessions is to actively take an… Read More »Ways We Innovate: Repurposing
Ways We Innovate: Change The Nouns
Innovate By Triggering Simple Semantic Shifts Disruptive new and innovative products need not be created through completely new thinking. In fact, completely new thinking can… Read More »Ways We Innovate: Change The Nouns
Ways We Innovate: Make A Mess
Let’s Make A Mess To Innovate Recently, I read an article in the latest Wired magazine about tidying up – there is a Japanese author… Read More »Ways We Innovate: Make A Mess
Ways We Innovate: Wander Aimlessly
Do You Wonder, as You Wander? It’s been proven that rigor and process kill innovation. In one study, they took two groups of college students… Read More »Ways We Innovate: Wander Aimlessly
Ways We Innovate: Use The Idea Blender
Put ‘Em In The Blender And Blend Till Smooth You may or may not be old enough to remember the old Reese’s Peanut Butter cup… Read More »Ways We Innovate: Use The Idea Blender
Beginners Mind, The Key To Disruption
Disruption Often Requires Zen Mind “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” When I was in high… Read More »Beginners Mind, The Key To Disruption
Ways We Innovate: Take The Maze Backwards
When I was young, I enjoyed doing mazes in paper books. You know the kind I’m talking about – thin or thick newsprint paper books… Read More »Ways We Innovate: Take The Maze Backwards
Ways We Innovate: The Upside Of Upset
If Something Upsets You, Does That Make It More Innovative? Let’s face it – most people don’t like change. We like things being the way… Read More »Ways We Innovate: The Upside Of Upset
Ways We Innovate: Hit Up The Science Fiction Bookshelf
Did you ever challenge maze puzzles by going in the opposite direction? I mean, it’s effortless to start at the end and then make your… Read More »Ways We Innovate: Hit Up The Science Fiction Bookshelf