take a minute to watch this video and think about how much our world is enhanced by creative people sharing their ideas and work – freely….
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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.
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”.
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Have you ever needed a quick and tangible way to illustrate that there may be more than one solution to a problem? This might just be the example you need.
The illustration above shows 3 solutions, each following the rules but each having a very different outcome. One is a square, another a triangle, the third a rectangle.
This excercise is useful for two reasons. First, it helps an individual or a group physically experience an abstract concept; the concept being that there can be more than one acceptable solution to a problem.
Secondly, This example has a very good problem statement so it’s a great way to set up people’s thinking about defining problems before they tackle solutions.
I’ll cover problem statements in a the next post.
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