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isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=343</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some interesting insights into the rising demand for innovation practitioners from the New York Times article Jump, Ideo and Kotter International, are companies with offices and payrolls. But many are solo practitioners, brains for hire who lecture at corporations or consult with them regularly. Each has a catechism and a theory about why good ideas [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/the-perfect-brainstorm/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>the Innovation Paradox</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/the-innovation-paradox/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/the-innovation-paradox/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:03:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Solutions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[how to]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Brain]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=342</guid> <description><![CDATA[Great like article about letting go of a problem in order to solve it but sometimes, and strangely, it was when they went to lunch that some of the best progress was made. The creative world is familiar with this paradox. For some reason, it is when we are free to stop thinking about the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/the-innovation-paradox/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Objects, decorative and functional?</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/objects/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/objects/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:39:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Disruption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Great Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[assumptions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[challenges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unexpected]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=336</guid> <description><![CDATA[I like the thinking behind this furniture design. It presents us with something unexpected. I particularly like that it encourages us to think about the objects in our lives as whether they are really what we think they are. I think the question it asks is &#8220;Does the decorative and functional elements of design have [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/objects/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Vision of the future</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/vision-of-the-future/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/vision-of-the-future/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:54:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Great Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Design Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[function]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tools]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=329</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you want to see a truly inspiring look of what the future may be more like, you’ve gotta take a minute to watch Microsoft’s vision of the future. If it doesn’t make you want to live in the future, nothing will. from The Future of Interface Design]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/vision-of-the-future/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>why didn&#8217;t I think of that</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/why-didnt-i-think-of-that/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/why-didnt-i-think-of-that/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:45:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Great Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Design Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[function]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=328</guid> <description><![CDATA[here&#8217;s one of those ideas that seems so obvious &#8211; Sony Ericsson&#8217;s set of headphones that turn on and off as they are put in and out of your ears. Of course!!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/why-didnt-i-think-of-that/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Providing Value beats the Billable Hour</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/providing-value-beats-the-billable-hour/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/providing-value-beats-the-billable-hour/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:02:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Change]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Design Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opportunity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[solution]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=302</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a real world example of a major corporate re-thinking and re-inventing how they engage with others &#8211; and have others engage with them. Time will tell if the model works. I really hope it does. The key benefit, as articulated in the interview, is that the relationship is outcome focused. The objective is finding [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/providing-value-beats-the-billable-hour/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Guy Kawasaki&#8217;s Art of Innovation in 10 Steps</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/guy-kawasakis-art-of-innovation-in-10-steps/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/guy-kawasakis-art-of-innovation-in-10-steps/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:30:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disruption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Change]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dreaming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Learning to Think]]></category> <category><![CDATA[presentation]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=295</guid> <description><![CDATA[At Cisco Live last week the closing keynote speaker Guy Kawasaki boiled down the art of innovation into 10 easy and not so easy steps. Always an engaging speaker Guy gives some great insights. Make meaning Make a mantra (not a mission statement) Jump to the next curve Roll the dice Don’t worry, be crappy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/guy-kawasakis-art-of-innovation-in-10-steps/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>caught killing an idea</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/caught-killing-an-idea/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/caught-killing-an-idea/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:10:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Solutions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Research]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=276</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last week I wrote about the idea killing phrase &#8220;Yes, But&#8221;. The following evening I joined some colleagues to discuss an ecommerce project they&#8217;re working on. And yes, you guessed it &#8211; I caught myself saying &#8220;Yes, but&#8230;&#8221; I was killing their ideas. The good news is that after the first occurrence I caught myself  [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/caught-killing-an-idea/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Innovation fails to deliver in the US</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/innovation-fails-to-deliver-in-the-us/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/innovation-fails-to-deliver-in-the-us/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:20:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[solution]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=254</guid> <description><![CDATA[I recently read a great article from Business Week&#8216;s head economist Michael Mandel. In the article he looks at the impact &#8211; or rather the non-impact &#8211; of innovation in the United States and world economy. He even suggests that the lack of commerialized innovation over the last decade could be considered as a contributing [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/innovation-fails-to-deliver-in-the-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <enclosure
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isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=246</guid> <description><![CDATA[In my last post a suggested some ways to innovate in a down economy. Two suggestions I made was to Observe and to Collect Ideas, but I should&#8217;ve  also added Share. In that spirit I&#8217;d invite you to take a look at the following article which presents 10 actions for better (sustainable) design. Allan Chochinov, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/10-actions-for-better-design/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>