Learn How to Think Different(ly) - Jeff Dyer and Hal Gregersen. By Jeff Dyer and Hal Gregersen | 10:24 AM September 27, 2011 In the Economist review of our book, The Innovator’s DNA, the reviewer wondered whether genius-level innovators such as Marc Benioff, Jeff Bezos, and Steve Jobs challenge the idea that working adults can really learn how to think differently and become innovators.
We don’t think so. Remember, it was Steve Jobs who jump-started the now-famous “Think Different” advertising campaign as a way to inspire consumers and recharge Apple’s innovation efforts. It worked. Reams of relevant research (including our own) proves Jobs right. But neither Steve Jobs nor Apple nor any other high-profile innovator or company has a corner on the think-different market.
Take Gavin Symanowitz, whom we recently met in South Africa. Innovators (of new businesses, products, and processes) spend almost 50% more time trying to think different compared to non-innovators. Just do It. Shake it up. Repeat. As a leader, how often do you think different? 201 Ways to Arouse Your Creativity. Arouse your creativity Electric flesh-arrows … traversing the body.
A rainbow of color strikes the eyelids. A foam of music falls over the ears. It is the gong of the orgasm. ~ Anais Nin Creativity is like sex. I know, I know. The people I speak of are writers. Below, I’ve exposed some of their secret tips, methods, and techniques. Now, lie back, relax and take pleasure in these 201 provocative ways to arouse your creativity. Great hacks from Merlin Mann of 43 Folders. Get Mentally Fit with an Idea Quota. The first step to have great ideas is to adopt an attitude of having lots of ideas. Going further, there are some strategies we can use to dramatically increase the amount of ideas we generate. The Idea Quota is one of the simplest and most effective of them. The Idea Quota I first learned about the Idea Quota through Michael Michalko’s excellent book Thinkertoys. Putting it simply, using an Idea Quota means committing to have a predetermined number of ideas during the day. The point of committing to a quota is that it forces you to actively pursue new ideas.
Although you can use quotas without specifying a central theme for your ideas, the technique works best when you direct it to very specific needs, such as: a challenge you’re working on, either in your personal life or at work;an improvement you want to make in your life or business;finding answers to specific questions you have, either practical or more abstract. Pump Some (Mental) Iron How to Make the Idea Quota Work for You 1. 2. 3.
7 Ways to Cultivate Your Creativity [Slide Show]: Scientific American Slideshows. Email Order now to receive an issue of Scientific American MIND , risk-free, with no obligation to buy. » Get your risk-free issue today....[ More ] Give a Gift & Get a Gift - Free! Give a 1 year subscription as low as $9.99. Use Image Searches Like a Thesaurus to Overcome Your Creative Blocks. Are there empirical studies about how to be creative? Isn't it completely subjective and personal? Yup. There are entire peer-reviewed journals committed to the subject. I'm writing my dissertation on the topic. It's largely tied to the problem-solving literature in Psychology. You can measure it, evaluate it, and induce it. Creativity can't be "personal" anyways, as in order for something to be creative it has to be unique to a certain extent, which requires context and comparison.
So then what do you think of the content of this article? Going to have to agree with you there. Everyday Creativity. The tattoo artists throughout Russia's prison system have never had lessons in painting technique (nor, apparently, hygiene training). They don't have ink and tools at their disposal. And yet they create entire murals on one another's chests and backs: onion-domed cathedrals, intricate cobwebs, chilly grim reapers. And they're not just beautiful decorations—they are coded biographies, telling those in the know their bearer's history and affiliations. One would be hard-pressed to find a tougher environment than the jails where these artists work. Their ink is made from soot shaved off their shoes and mixed with urine. When we think of creativity , we think of Mozart, Picasso, Einstein—people with a seemingly fated convergence of talent and opportunity.
Some do so every day. Herzog is director of the Institute for Security and Open Methodologies, a nonprofit dedicated to researching how security works in all aspects of our lives. 29-astuces-pour-rester-créatif.jpg (Image JPEG, 453x700 pixels) Ten Steps for Boosting Your Creativity. How to Turn Your Creative Brainstorm into a Completed Project. A visual exploration on mapping complex networks. Best of Breed Idea Management Software has 10 Key Elements: A Check List For Your Demonstrations. Brainrack - Out of the box innovation. Tools&Methods « Visualizing the Invisible. Using Large Screens for Brainstoming Posted by Michael Koch in Academic, Tools&Methods on September 21, 2010 Lets start with an interesting project in the ModLab at University Bochum. As stated in the earlier post, the researchers in Bochum are working on using large interactive screens in modeling workshops.
At CRIWG 2010 (see paper in Springer Link: they presented a brainstorming tool to help in brainstorming phases during modeling. The interesting aspects of the tool: integrated in modeling tool (SeeMe) – so you can continue to work with the ideas generated during the brainstorming session in the (process) model workshop participants can use different devices to enter data – whatever they have at hand: laptops (via WiFi), smart phones, iphones … The presentation of this tool made me look for other brainstorming solutions for large (interactive) screens and mobile devices (for data entry). Brainstomring, modlab, seeme, tools. Tips to Fuel Innovation and Creativity Geared to Your Brain Type. One afternoon in Oregon, apparently in 2006, artist Eric Singer contemplated a piece of orange Madrone wood from his neighbor's yard and had an "Aha! " moment. Why not combine wood and sunglasses? He hand-carved his first pair of frames, added a couple of rusty hinges and some cheap lenses, and wore his odd new glasses everywhere, I've read.
He received so many requests he started carving frames, from the back of his car. This kind of ingenuity drives small businesses everywhere, and sometimes leads to big successes. Truly innovative thinking happens differently for different people. If you are a right-brained type who enjoys mental leaps, you may have had a great idea while you were making pancakes or washing your face.If you are a left-brained thinker who prefers research, you may have come to your most creative conclusions after studying your data. Research reveals that for either type, the brain does a lot of preparatory thinking. 1. Top 10 Sites to Help Develop Your Creative Side. If you’re a professional looking to find fulfillment outside of the daily grind, you now have a whole host of websites to help you develop your creative side.
These sites will not only inspire you with their visually intoxicating imagery, they’ll often provide real-world tips on how you can actually execute on ideas. So whether you’re someone who needs to find creative fulfillment or if you just want to step outside your comfort zone, get involved with these online communities and you might just be surprised by what you’ll find. 1. My Modern Metropolis My Modern Metropolis is where art enthusiasts and trendspotters connect over creative ideas. Ask any modern-day artist or designer which website they visit for creative inspiration and most likely he or she will say FFFFOUND! 3. If you’re an aspiring or professional web designer and developer, you’ll thoroughly enjoy the creative content on Smashing Magazine. 4. 5. Tina Roth Eisenberg is the Swiss designer who runs SwissMiss. 50 Ways to Find Inspiration: Create, Explore, Expand. “If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us.”
~Daisaku Ikeda I have always loved that scene in American Beauty when Ricky Fitts shows his video of a plastic bag blowing in the wind. He’s the complete opposite of his neighbor Lester Burnham, who seems to have decided long ago to live life in a comatose state of submission, completely disconnected from authentic joy. Ricky seems inspired by everything that most people simply overlook. He explains of his bag video: “It was one of those days when it’s a minute away from snowing and there’s this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. “And that’s the day I knew there was this entire life behind things, and… this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. We all want to feel moved, and then to use that to create love, joy, passion, and purpose.
If you’ve been feeling stuck or uninspired, these ideas may help you find inspiration: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Innovation's Secret Sauce: Friendship. As a business owner, I’m always looking at how to structure relationships. I’ve joked that a sense of humor is our main concern when evaluating new clients at Karten Design. But when I really think about it, compatibility and the ability to have fun with your clients is a serious matter. Recently, the composer Michael Giacchino shared his creative process with our studio. This guy has won Oscars and Emmys; he’s composed music for popular TV series like Lost and blockbuster movies like Up . When Giacchino works with his friends--movie writers, musicians, other composers, sound effect artists--they share ideas, offer cross-pollination between disciplines, and hone each other’s work through constructive criticism, all without fear of judgment or offense. This idea resonated with me. I can remember a time when we worked in reclusive ways.
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50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind. No Idea Left Behind: 25 Tools for Capturing Ideas Anywhere. As a serial entrepreneur, I’m addicted to ideas. I feed off of ’em. And nothing makes me more upset than having a great idea… and losing it. Ideas never happen at opportune times, and having the proper idea capture tools can make sure that you’ll capture all your ideas for later processing. The problem with ideas is that they’re situational. You don’t only have ideas while you’re in front of the computer, or walking your dog.
In order to capture every single little idea that we have, we’ll need to take a multi-pronged approach to capturing the little bits of genius that we have throughout our day. I should note that we’re not talking about complex systems like mind mapping and other GTD systems. Analog Idea Capture Analog idea capturing is the oldest and one of the most useful forms of idea capture. Hipster PDA. Pocket Briefcase. Moleskine. Rite in the Rain notepad Rite in the Rain. Write boards. Sticky notes. Mac Software Quicksilver appending to text file. Quicksilver. OmniFocus. Jott. 8 Methods to Find Inspiration. Tim @ Mini Life Hacks suggested I write a following up article from my guest post about 8 Steps to Inspire Others . Thanks for that suggestion Tim, I’ll first cover the methods to find inspiration in this article and my next one will cover how to take action on that inspiration.
Please consider sharing this article if you enjoy it and feel free to sign up for my RSS feed here. Search Out New Experiences Inspiration comes about because of change or seeing the possibility of change. If you always do the same things, this will be either minimal or non-existent. You must search out and have new experiences in order to find inspiration. Nature and God’s creations Creative art and writing Stylish music and sound Innovation and brain science Life impact stories ( Arswino always has great examples of that at his blog ) Underdog stories. These are just a few and everyone will have their own personal favorites that interest and inspire them. Keep An Open Mind Watch Your Emotions Share the Experience. 35 Great iPad Apps for Designers, Geeks and Creative Individuals - Creative Can Creative Can.
Because of its mobility and large array of useful apps available, iPad has become very popular these days, and this trend is not likely to end anytime soon. With the capability that almost rivals desktops, iPads, have also become the gadget of choice of designers while on the go. With the help of some iPad apps, designers, geeks and creative individuals can now do their job while away from their workstations.
Here, we are showcasing some of the great iPad apps for designers and other creatives to use while on the go. You will find here apps for mock-ups, sketching, social media, web development and etc. that you can use to accomplish varied tasks. If you like this article, please share this to your friends. Wireframing, Mind Mapping and Productivity Apps iMockups for iPad iMockups for iPad is the premiere mobile wireframing and mockup app for your web, iPhone and iPad projects.
OmniGraffle Need to create a quick diagram, process chart, page layout, website wireframe, or graphic design? Tools for creating ideas.