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Why are (most) manhole covers round?
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Week 2Being creative and having great ideasWith Alex Elkins@CityStarters
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Concept…
Execution!
Week 1Finding what’s broken
Week 2Creativity & Problem Solving Week 3
Designing an MVP
Week 4Building a Business Model
Week 5Creating an Awesome Brand
Week 6Protecting your idea
Week 7Recruiting Followers
Week 8Making Sense of the Numbers
Week 9Delivering a Kick-Ass Pitch
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What is creativity?
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“The process of having original ideas that have value” Sir Ken Robinson
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What about innovation?
Innovation
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Diverge
Converge
Create choices
Makechoices
Generatinglots of ideas
Free flowing
Seeking diversity
Different perspectives
No judgment
Sorting of ideas
Summarising
Exercising judgment
Structure
Plan
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Barriers!
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“See the invisible problems, not just the obvious ones”
Tony Fadell - Nest
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“The way things are”
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How to think more creatively
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Look at thingsdifferently
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Why?
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You’ve lost your wallet and have no means of getting home
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How do you get home?
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Diverge
Converge
Create choices
Makechoices
Generatinglots of ideas
Free flowing
Seeking diversity
Different perspectives
No judgment
Sorting of ideas
Summarising
Exercising judgment
Structure
Plan
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Diverge
Converge
Create choices
Makechoices
Generatinglots of ideas
Free flowing
Seeking diversity
Different perspectives
No judgment
Sorting of ideas
Summarising
Exercising judgment
Structure
Plan
Combine ideas
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Results
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21st October 2015 - 6pmwww.citystarters.co.uk - events