Creativity Hack: Use TRIZ to Solve Problems and Generate Ideas TRIZ — the Russian acronym for Theory of Inventive Problem Solving — is a toolbox of techniques for solving problems and generating ideas. It was created in the 1950s by a Soviet naval patent clerk named Genrich Altschuller. Altschuller believed that it was possible for people to learn to become inventors. He studied hundreds of thousands of patents and found that there are only about 1,500 basic problems to be solved. In addition, all of these problems can be solved by applying one or more of 40 universal principles. Although TRIZ was originally developed in order to help engineers to solve technical problems and create new products, it can be applied to many different areas, such as education, the law, public policy, your small business, and so on. How can I increase my income? When most people have a problem that they need to solve, they use a random approach in order to generate a solution. SegmentationTaking OutLocal Quality First TRIZ Principle – Segmentation Here are some examples:
Tony Buzan Anthony Peter "Tony" Buzan (; 2 June 1942 – 13 April 2019)[1] was an English author and educational consultant. Buzan popularised the idea of mental literacy, radiant thinking, and a technique called mind mapping,[2] inspired by techniques used by Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and Joseph D. Novak's "concept mapping" techniques.[3] Early life[edit] Buzan was born in Palmers Green, Enfield, Middlesex, and was an alumnus of Kitsilano Secondary School in Vancouver. Career[edit] He was a promoter of mnemonic systems and mind mapping techniques. Following his 1970s series Use Your Head for the BBC,[10] many of his ideas were set down in a series of five books: Use Your Memory,[11] Master Your Memory, Use Your Head, The Speed Reading Book and The Mind Map Book. As a popular psychology author, Tony Buzan wrote on subjects relating to the brain, "genius quotient (GQ)", spiritual intelligence, memory, creativity and speed reading. Selected bibliography[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
Productivity Made Simple: Where to Start with GTD GTD (or Getting Things Done) is a widely popular personal productivity and time management methodology created by David Allen and described in his book “Getting Things Done”. And yes, Lifehack has had its share in covering this area already. For instance, by doing a simple search on Google you can quickly find out that there are more than 6,000 pages on Lifehack that mention GTD in one way or the other. So the whole idea seems discussed enough, right? Perhaps…but it is definitely worth revisiting as we enter a new year. It has a learning curve and if you simply throw yourself in the middle of it you might get the wrong overall impression about the system and abandon it after just a short while. So if you are new to GTD I have only one favor to ask you: have a little faith that you can get much more productive with GTD and be much less stressed out and uncertain about the tasks you should do both in your work and your personal affairs. The GTD adventure starts with one particular exercise.
Mind Map: The best apps for mind mapping — The Sweet Setup There are several attractive options for Apple users looking for a mind mapping app to help capture, develop, and organize their ideas, but we think that MindNode is the best because it has a beautiful design that helps get your ideas flowing, is easy to use, has rock-solid sync, and has enough import/export options to be a really useful tool in almost any productivity workflow. What is a Mind Map, Anyway? A mind map is a diagram that connects information around a central topic or subject. The basic idea is that you start with a central idea and build branches (or “nodes”) around it. Think of it as the right-brained version of a standard outline that is perfect for “radiant thinking,” an idea popularized by Tony Buzan. We really like this definition of a mind map by David Sparks (aka MacSparky) from a Mac Power Users episode on Cooking Ideas: (A mind map is) visually looking at ideas and their connections and relationships with each other. The Candidates The Criteria Focusing on Your Mind Map
100 Questions to Help You Write, Publish, and Sell Your Ebook Just a few years ago, if you wanted to be a published author you had to jump through a series of hoops involving literary agents and publishers. Then you faced a seemingly endless wait before your book finally hit the shelves. Boy, how times have changed. Now, if you have access to a computer you can write and publish an ebook and become a published author in a few short weeks. However, a lot of people have set the goal of writing an ebook and yet they can’t seem to get started. If you’re one of these people, it may very well be that all you need is to answer a series of important questions to help get your creative juices flowing. Below you’ll find 100 questions that will help you write, publish, and sell your ebook. Why do you want to write an ebook? Now that you’ve answered these questions, you just might end up with the first draft of your ebook, along with a strategy detailing how you’re going to publish it — and then sell it.
61 Books Nassim Taleb Recommends you Read in his Own Words 1. Perilous Interventions: The Security Council and the Politics of Chaos Solid Book on Interventionism, Should be Mandatory Reading in Foreign Affairs. This is an outstanding book on the side effects of interventionism, written in extremely elegant prose and with maximal clarity. It documents how people find arguments couched in moralistic terms to intervene in complex systems they don’t understand. 2. The real thing. 3. Masterly! 4. A gem: how to go from the abstract to the abstract in a playful way. This book takes us through the formulation of the theorems in “On Landau damping” by Clément Mouhot and Cédric Villani. This is a gem for a singular reason. Landau damping is about something many people are indirectly familiar with. I would have read the book in one sitting. 5. This book in the Latin alphabet makes both Swadaya and Turoyo alive and easy to read, with all manner of real-world expressions. Most excellent, except for very few and small mistakes. 6. 7. 8. Let me repeat. 9.
120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power Here are 120 things you can do starting today to help you think faster, improve memory, comprehend information better and unleash your brain’s full potential. Solve puzzles and brainteasers.Cultivate ambidexterity. Use your non-dominant hand to brush your teeth, comb your hair or use the mouse. Write with both hands simultaneously. Switch hands for knife and fork.Embrace ambiguity. Learn to enjoy things like paradoxes and optical illusions.Learn mind mapping.Block one or more senses. Readers’ Contributions Dance! Contribute your own tip! There are many, many ways to keep our brains sharp.
The Industry 4.0 manufacturing revolution Deloitte and Forbes Insights would like to thank the following for sharing their time and expertise: Flemming Besenbacher, chairman of Carlsberg Natasha Buckley, senior manager, Deloitte Center for Integrated Research Mark Cotteleer, managing director, Deloitte Center for Integrated Research Harold Goddijn, chief executive officer and cofounder, TomTom Mindy Grossman, president and chief executive officer, WW International, Inc. André Hoffmann, vice chairman, Roche Holding Ltd., and chairman, Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society Advisory Board Yoky Matsuoka, chief technology officer, Nest Labs Timothy Murphy, senior manager, Deloitte Center for Integrated Research Bert Nappier, president, FedEx Europe Tiffany Schleeter, Data Science Team, Research and Insights, Deloitte LLP Caryn Seidman-Becker, chairman and chief executive officer, CLEAR Brenna Sniderman, senior manager, Deloitte Center for Integrated Research Qian Xiangyang, chief executive officer, SAGW Cover image by: Livia Cives
Personal Goal Setting - Goal Setting Tools from MindTools Planning to Live Your Life Your Way Learn how to set effective personal goals. Many people feel as if they're adrift in the world. A key reason that they feel this way is that they haven't spent enough time thinking about what they want from life, and haven't set themselves formal goals. Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating yourself to turn your vision of this future into reality. The process of setting goals helps you choose where you want to go in life. Why Set Goals? Top-level athletes, successful business-people and achievers in all fields all set goals. By setting sharp, clearly defined goals, you can measure and take pride in the achievement of those goals, and you'll see forward progress in what might previously have seemed a long pointless grind. Starting to Set Personal Goals You set your goals on a number of levels: This is why we start the process of setting goals by looking at your lifetime goals. Tip: Staying on Course Tip 1:
The Crucial Thinking Skill Nobody Ever Taught You – The Mission How Great Thinkers Shatter the Status Quo The German mathematician Carl Jacobi made a number of important contributions to different scientific fields during his career. In particular, he was known for his ability to solve hard problems by following a strategy of man muss immer umkehren or, loosely translated, “invert, always invert.” Jacobi believed that one of the best ways to clarify your thinking was to restate math problems in inverse form. Inversion is a powerful thinking tool because it puts a spotlight on errors and roadblocks that are not obvious at first glance. Great thinkers, icons, and innovators think forward and backward. Great thinkers, icons, and innovators think forward and backward. Art provides a good example. Nirvana turned the conventions of mainstream rock and pop music completely upside down. Inversion is often at the core of great art. Great art breaks the previous rules. This strategy works equally well for other creative pursuits like writing. Project Management
8 Harsh Truths that Will Improve Your Life They say life is what we make of it. By the end of this post, I hope to have helped you decide whether that statement is true or not. There is no doubt that life has its ups and downs. However, how we deal with them can sometimes make all the difference. Today I want to share eight harsh truths that I’ve come to learn from life. Some of these lessons may be old-hat for you. Friends will always come and go in your life; even though I’m back in the UK now, all my friends are in university around the country and not exactly in meeting distance. Important Lesson:There are an abundance of amazing people out there for you to meet and build relationships with. You Won’t Always Get What You Want I remember one Christmas when the only thing I had asked for was some second hand turntables for DJ’ing. You won’t always get what you want in life: people are going to be late, people will let you down, items you want won’t always be available. There May Be No Tomorrow At least, not for you anyway.
7 Steps to Optimum Energy and Well-being - The Abundant Energy Expert This Privacy Policy sets out how we, Integral Health Limited, collect, store and use information about you when you use or interact with our website, nikigratrix.com (our website) and where we otherwise obtain or collect information about you. This Privacy Policy is effective 12th May 2019. Contents SummaryOur detailsWhen you visit our websiteWhen you use our websiteMarketing communicationsInformation obtained from third partiesDisclosure and additional uses of your informationHow long we retain your informationHow we secure your informationTransfers of your information outside the European Economic AreaYour rights in relation to your informationChanges to our Privacy PolicyChildren’s Privacy This section summarises how we obtain, store and use information about you. It is intended to provide a very general overview only. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact the data controller. The data controller in respect of our website is; Integral Health Limited, Cheadle,
60 Small Ways to Improve Your Life in the Next 100 Days Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to make drastic changes in order to notice an improvement in the quality of your life. At the same time, you don’t need to wait a long time in order to see the measurable results that come from taking positive action. All you have to do is take small steps, and take them consistently, for a period of 100 days. Below you’ll find 60 small ways to improve all areas of your life in the next 100 days. Home 1. Day 1: Declutter MagazinesDay 2: Declutter DVD’sDay 3: Declutter booksDay 4: Declutter kitchen appliances 2. If you take it out, put it back.If you open it, close it.If you throw it down, pick it up.If you take it off, hang it up. 3. A burnt light bulb that needs to be changed.A button that’s missing on your favorite shirt.The fact that every time you open your top kitchen cabinet all of the plastic food containers fall out. Happiness 4. 5. 6. How many times do you beat yourself up during the day? 7. Learning/Personal Development 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.