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Becoming more
creative Innovation is rooted
in creativity.
Becoming more
innovative is
becoming morecreative added with
some degree of
business orientation.
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Why innovate?
Out there in some
garage is an
entrepreneur who is
forging a silver bullet
with your companysname on it.
Your option is to shoot
first.
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Observe
Observe with all senses.
Open your eves and you will
be awakened to new ideas. New ideas come from seeing
smelling, hearing.
Observe real people inaction.
If you are not in ungle, you
are not going to see tiger.
!ometimes you can find by
observing yourself.
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Learn Something
New
Everything around you thatyou call life was made up by
people that were no smarter
than you. You can change it.
You can influence it. You can
build your own things that
other people can use.
!teve "obs
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Use your body
diferently
!witch left#right hand action.
$alk different way. Breaking pattern of habits
such as brushing
teeth,washing,eating.
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Mental
exeriments %ake any product say
umbrella and ask&
$hat else it could be usedfor '
$hat other thing can be used
instead of it'
(ow could it be adapted for
other use'
(ow could it be changed'
(ow could it be usefully
reversed'
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!ction
If you think you can do
something ) write a novel, or
a poem, code a website, ormake a product&
"*!% +O I%.
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"onnect #he $ots
Creative thinkers produceideas by finding the
relationship between facts.Facts merely on their ownare useless until one seesthe connection betweenthem.
+eveloping a wide range ofskills is a great way todiscover the connection of
ideas. +ont ust stick to what youre
naturally- good at.
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"ONN%"#&N'
$O#S You cant connect the dots
looking forward& you can only
connect them lookingbackwards. !o you have to
trust that the dots will
somehow connect in your
future. You have to trust insomething / your gut, destiny,
life, karma, whatever. %his
approach has never let me
down, and it has made all the
difference in my life.
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"onnect the dots
contd( !tart enhancing your natural
gift with the skills that
complement it. $riterscan learn about photography,
designers can learn about
development.
0lients will thank you for your
ability to see above and
beyond. You may even spot
something they werentaware of and offer your
advice.
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Make List of
potentials +ont stop thinking ust because
the technology, money, or supportbehind your idea doesnt e1ist
yet. It will someday. 2eality is the result of
imagination. 2ecall what 3instein said,, 4ogic
will get you from 5 to B.Imagination will take youeverywhere.-
%homas 3dison, "ohn 4ennon,and 4eonardo da 6inci are among
some of the creative thinkers ofhistory that have used list/makingas a creativity tool.
Imagination is mental creation
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)ee doors
oen Ideas are welcome from
anywhere.
on!t permit anyone knockingdown your ideas before thoseideas flourish.
"eing described as dreamer isa compliment.
#emember that all progress isdue to unreasonable peoplewho challenged status $uo.
%he point is to keep the door tocreativity open. $hen youwrite, dont stop to edit .0reatenow and edit after
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Keep Broad
Perspective
%aking a broad view of your
area of activity stimulatescreativity.
+o not get confined to narrow
streets of specialisation.
5 brick/layeror a builder' 5
salesman or an aide to
customer' 5student at 3+I or a
would be entrepreneur'
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"ollaborate
!hare your ideas,
%wo minds are better than
one. %t!s like picking fruit from a
tree that grows apples and
pears and bananas and
mangos all on the same
branch& instead of picking an
apple from an apple tree.
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"ollaborate
contd( !ometimes an idea flourishes
when you talk about it with a
friend, co/worker, or partner.Other times, you 7and the
people youre talking with8
end up with a long list of new
ideas that strayed so far fromthe original thought.
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#oil* struggle and
sweat Inspiration doesnt come from
the sky above. It doesnt
come from spendingcountless hours on social
media sites. It comes from
you.
It may take some effort to get
your creativity flowing, but as
soon as it starts it doesnt
stop. "ust practice the habitsof creative thinking and youll
become better.
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Say No A LotMore !ifting out the stuff that doesnt
work is ust as important askeeping the things that dowork.
!aying no also means refiningyour creativeideas9.eventually.
:irst, let your imagination soar.$rite without editing anddesign without rules. But afterthat, revise or reect .
2evising out the parts thatdont fit is what creates a solidpiece of work.
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#,% #-&")
:or the past ;; years, I have
looked in the mirror every
morning and asked myself