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Where can you get Fresh Ideas?

Destination Innovation

Do you need some novel ideas for the problems and challenges you face? Here are some places and methods to help you find them: Read Widely : Books, magazines, and online articles are great sources of inspiration. Different perspectives can trigger new ideas. Visit art galleries and museums for inspiration.

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Design Thinking Tools: how to use them to solve complex problems

mjvinnovation

This is because they break down the complexity of processes so that the designer has a full 360-degree view of the problem, anchoring them in their way of thinking. Continue reading to understand what Design Thinking is and how DT tools can be the turning point for your business! What is Design Thinking. INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS.

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7 TENETS OF CREATIVE THINKING

Michael Michalko

Therefore when trying to produce new ideas, do not evaluate them as they occur. Nothing kills creativity faster than self-censorship during idea generation. All ideas are possibilities — generate as many as you can before identifying which ones have more merit. The only certainty in life is uncertainty.

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Accelerate Innovation — With Experiential Learning

Gregg Fraley

Innovation Session Designs Don’t Engage. Magazine by Jessica Stillman. Sessions often fail to find breakthrough ideas. Facilitators need to adopt experiential learning tools in their sessions designs. Innovation Session Designs Need More Variety. Experiential Learning Accelerates Innovation.

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How SOS Alarm applied a structured process to their hackathon

Innovation 360 Group

How can we design a smart smoke detector? Making some noise on social media later helped get Swedish IT magazine IDG to cover the event ( link ). During hackathons, participants often fall in love with one idea early in the process. Will a call always be a call, or will technology enable better solutions?

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How SOS Alarm applied a structured process to their Hackathon

Innovation 360 Group

How can we design a smart smoke detector? Making some noise on social media later helped get Swedish IT magazine IDG to cover the event ( link ). During hackathons, participants often fall in love with one idea early in the process. Will a call always be a call, or will technology enable better solutions?

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Fast Company’s Brainstorming Fail

Gregg Fraley

For results in idea generation you need a system, a framework, and a wide, deep chest of tools. How can you generate great ideas with a more systemic approach to “brainstorming”? But wow, this is just the tip of the iceberg with regard to effective idea generation. Synectics also builds on CPS.