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isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=379</guid> <description><![CDATA[I love it when someone takes a widely accepted form and adds a simple concept to come up with a really great idea. What&#8217;s really great about this ides is that it&#8217;s also a catalyst for change. Let&#8217;s take a look at Dice for Change© Many of us strive to be a better person. To [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/simple-concept-plus-known-form-equals-great-idea/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>An Archive for Ideas</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/an-archive-for-ideas/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/an-archive-for-ideas/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:47:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crowdsourcing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opportunity]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=369</guid> <description><![CDATA[I regularly listen to the Long Now seminars about long term thinking. They are a real antidote to our normal to our normal day to day thinking which mostly focuses on immediate and short term thinking. If you&#8217;ve not listened to one before I really recommend that you take a look. The most recent seminar [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/an-archive-for-ideas/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>give innovation the right environment to survive</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/give-innovation-the-right-environment-to-survive/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/give-innovation-the-right-environment-to-survive/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 02:11:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disruption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Coco-Cola]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unexpected]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=352</guid> <description><![CDATA[I recently listened to a Harvard Business Review podcast interview with Muhtar Kent the CEO of Coca-Cola. Now, I have mixed feelings about the value to our society of the products that they produce. However this is not the forum for that discussion. What did fascinate me was the insight that an organisation the size [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/give-innovation-the-right-environment-to-survive/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Love Low Tech Solutions</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/love-low-tech-solutions/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/love-low-tech-solutions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:02:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disruption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Low Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Easy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unexpected]]></category> <guid
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>Function is changing Form</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/function-is-changing-form/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/function-is-changing-form/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:16:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Disruption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tools & Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[function]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iphone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kodak]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=339</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an example (from an article from the New York Times) where function is overtaking form. A camera no longer needs to be a camera. “It’s much easier to share those pictures with my friends,” she explained, through social networks or e-mail. “With my point-and-shoot, I have to plug it into my computer and upload [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/function-is-changing-form/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>