http://thinkinghow.com a journey into thinking, ideas, creativity and innovation Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:52:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 2006-2007 steve@thinkinghow.com (thinkinghow.com) steve@thinkinghow.com (thinkinghow.com) posts http://thinkinghow.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://thinkinghow.com 144 144 a journey into thinking, ideas, creativity and innovation thinkinghow.com thinkinghow.com steve@thinkinghow.com no no http://thinkinghow.com/objects/ http://thinkinghow.com/objects/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:39:58 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=336 http://thinkinghow.com/objects/feed/ 0 http://thinkinghow.com/vision-of-the-future/ http://thinkinghow.com/vision-of-the-future/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:54:42 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=329 http://thinkinghow.com/vision-of-the-future/feed/ 0 http://thinkinghow.com/why-didnt-i-think-of-that/ http://thinkinghow.com/why-didnt-i-think-of-that/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:45:05 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=328 http://thinkinghow.com/why-didnt-i-think-of-that/feed/ 1 http://thinkinghow.com/providing-value-beats-the-billable-hour/ http://thinkinghow.com/providing-value-beats-the-billable-hour/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:02:44 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=302 http://thinkinghow.com/providing-value-beats-the-billable-hour/feed/ 0 http://thinkinghow.com/guy-kawasakis-art-of-innovation-in-10-steps/ http://thinkinghow.com/guy-kawasakis-art-of-innovation-in-10-steps/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:30:21 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=295 http://thinkinghow.com/guy-kawasakis-art-of-innovation-in-10-steps/feed/ 0 http://thinkinghow.com/caught-killing-an-idea/ http://thinkinghow.com/caught-killing-an-idea/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:10:35 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=276 http://thinkinghow.com/caught-killing-an-idea/feed/ 0 http://thinkinghow.com/innovation-fails-to-deliver-in-the-us/ http://thinkinghow.com/innovation-fails-to-deliver-in-the-us/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:20:57 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=254 http://thinkinghow.com/innovation-fails-to-deliver-in-the-us/feed/ 1 http://thinkinghow.com/10-actions-for-better-design/ http://thinkinghow.com/10-actions-for-better-design/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:18:39 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=246 http://thinkinghow.com/10-actions-for-better-design/feed/ 1 http://thinkinghow.com/innovation-in-a-down-economy/ http://thinkinghow.com/innovation-in-a-down-economy/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:36:51 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=243 http://thinkinghow.com/innovation-in-a-down-economy/feed/ 3 http://thinkinghow.com/two-words-to-boost-creativity/ http://thinkinghow.com/two-words-to-boost-creativity/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:40:30 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=235 http://thinkinghow.com/two-words-to-boost-creativity/feed/ 0 1:26 There are two words that can help us achieve more creative and innovative thinking. Those two words are "What if". "What if" takes us from our ... There are two words that can help us achieve more creative and innovative thinking. Those two words are "What if". "What if" takes us from our current state directly to an imagined future state. It is an instant leap across a creative chasm. The chasm could be narrow and shallow, wide and deep, or any combination in between. "What if" immediately suspends all and any constraints (real or imagined) and allows us to visualise the finished state. What  if ... was bigger / smaller? What if ... went this way instead of that way? What if ... we do it / don't do it on a Saturday? What if we added / left out ...? What if... What if... The hard part of course is getting from the here and now to the imagined "What if". It does need receptive and open minds ready to consider the imagined state. Every "What if" won't be a winner, infact very few will have any "legs" at all. But, to get to that gem of an idea, that break-through thought, that innovative seed - start with "What if". I’d love your feedback. Please leave a comment or contact me directly through the “Contact Me” button under my photo. Ideas, Innovation, Solutions steve@thinkinghow.com no no