Comments on: The Single Greatest Way To Discover Innovation

By: Backpack Blower

Backpack Blower — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:41:06 +0000

Could you recommend more about mind-blowing technique?

By: praveenben

praveenben — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:22:35 +0000

This phenomenon is happening in my life also. Perhaps It is the process in which universe is aligning with the passions of the individual. This is what I believe based on my experiences.
http://praveenben.com/

By: Hazel Edmunds

Hazel Edmunds — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:48:16 +0000

I do something similar with my information for careers guidance practitioners since helpful “stuff” turns up in some really weird places but since I use the British Library with access to millions of sources I have to plan what I will look at fairly carefully (I'd get overwhelmed otherwise).

By: karlglotzbach

karlglotzbach — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:47:35 +0000

John, I think you hit on the key to the solution of idea generation, which is getting unstuck. It's hard to get unstuck when we confine ourselves to our own brains. When we look outside, we see new things. An analogy that comes to mind is proofreading. When we proof our own writing, it hard to spot the typos. But when we give a piece to a colleague to proof, they spot them immediately.

By: lainie9

lainie9 — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:08:58 +0000

I would love some specific examples of how this works for you. I think I know what you mean, but a few examples would be terrific. Thanks!

By: ducttape

ducttape — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:46:41 +0000

I think the whole thing centers on Attention on Intention, it does seem to manifest things.

By: Mel Bost

Mel Bost — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:09:42 +0000

I don't know how many readers took me seriously in my post about "Integrative Thinking." But I do know what A.G. Lafley wrote in his book "Game Changer" and here it is:

"There are many different ways of thinking, including linear, conceptual, inductive, deductive and integrative. For innovation, integrative thinking is more central for success. As Roger Martin (Dean I mentioned) puts it, 'an integrative thinker finds unobvious connections and patterns from a diverse set of factors. They see more things as relevant and important, such as contradictions in what customers say and what they actually do. They then bring it all together by synthesizing and translating salient information into simple insights that lead to action. Integrative thinkers are creative problem solvers because they find solutions to break the tensions of opposing ideas.''

I think this is a framework that all readers can embrace when it comes to innovative thinking. That does not say that there is only one explanation. I merely provides a means of explaininng what one is experiencing.

Mel Bost

By: Cassie Rice

Cassie Rice — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:01:26 +0000

I've never thought of doing that before. I normally just go back and forth with a coworker to get more ideas – which almost always works too. Thanks for the suggestion, I'm going to try it and see if it works for me!