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isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=348</guid> <description><![CDATA[I have to admit it, I am a fan if high tech and innovative design. BUT &#8211; don&#8217;t you just love a low tech low cost solution? The image below shows an empty cash register tray and a very simple sign saying &#8220;No Cash Here&#8221;. Forget the fancy motion detectors, wireless video recorders, RFID keyless [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/love-low-tech-solutions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Problem Statement Template downloaded 20000 times.</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/problem-statement-template-downloaded-10053-times/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/problem-statement-template-downloaded-10053-times/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:28:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tools & Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brainstorming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[challenges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Design Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[problem statement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[solution]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=347</guid> <description><![CDATA[At the time of writing this post this simple 3 step Problem Statement Template published in October 2008 has now been downloaded over 20,000 times. It&#8217;s been used by students looking for an example of a Problem Statement for their studies. It&#8217;s been used for simple problem solving, and for big questions like: effects of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/problem-statement-template-downloaded-10053-times/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>the Perfect Brainstorm?</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/the-perfect-brainstorm/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/the-perfect-brainstorm/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:42:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Disruption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brainstorming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[connections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[how to]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thinkers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unexpected]]></category> <guid
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>Motivation and incentives for creativity</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/motivation-and-incentives-for-creativity/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/motivation-and-incentives-for-creativity/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:18:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Disruption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[challenges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crowdsourcing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unexpected]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=341</guid> <description><![CDATA[Totally engaging video that explores and challenges what motivates us.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/motivation-and-incentives-for-creativity/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>An honest look at the problem &#8211; Gateway to the Solution</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/an-honest-look-at-the-problem-gateway-to-the-solution/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/an-honest-look-at-the-problem-gateway-to-the-solution/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:23:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[assumptions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[challenges]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=307</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here is a short and delightful telephone automated response message &#8211; allegedly from an Australian High School. The reason for including it here (other than it being very amusing) is that it lists what might be perceived as problems &#8211; until the final option that summaries the actual problem. What it illustrates is that our [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/an-honest-look-at-the-problem-gateway-to-the-solution/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>11 Creativity bites</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/11-creativity-bites/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/11-creativity-bites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:41:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Doing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[how to]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=305</guid> <description><![CDATA[I recently pick up the following bites (or bytes?) on the subject of creativity. Creativity does not exist in a vacuum. Creativity is free, work is where the value is. Creativity is better shared. Creativity can be fostered. Creativity is not Design via: YANKO DESIGN And from Nigel Collin from Sydney Australia &#8211; 6 ways [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/11-creativity-bites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</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> </channel> </rss>
