Innovation

Interruptions Are Destructive   In The Zone   Have you heard the expression, “Being in the zone?”  Have you ever been in the zone?  If so, you know exactly what it means.  It means you are so focused that you are one with your thoughts, your game, your performance. If during this time, you were […]

Communicate Maya Angelou called this her “Piddling Time”. The Communicate phase of this formula is by far the most important.  This is where you have to allow and provide an environment where your subconscious right brain can communicate with your conscious left brain.  This part is extremely easy to do if you are willing to

Calculate   Calculate is the easiest part of this three part formula.  This is the part where you just kick back and wait for it to happen.   During this time, you will still be Collecting and matching the new information with the information that is already in your subconscious.  It’s like assembling a puzzle. 

The Seven Why’s Here’s another fun technique for getting to the bottom of things.  It’s also really fast.  It called  The “Seven Whys” of problem solving. There’s no question who invented this technique.  Anyone who has had or has ever been around pre-schoolers know the Seven Whys parent torture. You’ve heard it before. Child says,

The Five W’s   To help the collection process, there are a few things that will help.  Be proactive in researching random topics.  You’ll know it when you see it.  You can also take a close look at the problem or innovation you are trying to solve.  Remember, not all innovation is to solve a

We have discussed the “Collection” part of the Three C’s throughout the book.  As discussed previously, look around, gather data, just keep collecting information from as many different places and industries as possible. You probably won’t recognize what’s important and what’s not until your “creative” brain starts to put the random pieces together.  The random

The Three C’s Of Innovative Thinking   In this chapter, we get down to business with an an actual formula to help you solve problems on a daily basis.  The Three C’s of Innovative Thinking was the result of nearly three years of analyzing the process, I instinctually used to solve problems.  It was difficult

Innovation – Plant-Pops  Problem How about this one?  Do you have a lot of houseplants that need to be watered every few days?  Are you tired of waiting for the water to filter into your potted plants?  Do you have to mix separate plant food for each different kind of plant? Solution Then give them