http://thinkinghow.com a journey into thinking, ideas, creativity and innovation Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:55:37 +0000 en hourly 1 2006-2007 steve@thinkinghow.com (thinkinghow.com) steve@thinkinghow.com (thinkinghow.com) http://thinkinghow.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpghttp://thinkinghow.com 144 144 a journey into thinking, ideas, creativity and innovation thinkinghow.com thinkinghow.com steve@thinkinghow.com no no http://thinkinghow.com/the-perfect-brainstorm/ http://thinkinghow.com/the-perfect-brainstorm/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:42:10 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=343 http://thinkinghow.com/the-perfect-brainstorm/feed/ 0 http://thinkinghow.com/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-short-cut/ http://thinkinghow.com/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-short-cut/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:12:43 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=293 http://thinkinghow.com/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-short-cut/feed/ 1 http://thinkinghow.com/more-ways-to-share-your-ideas/ http://thinkinghow.com/more-ways-to-share-your-ideas/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:38:52 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=264 http://thinkinghow.com/more-ways-to-share-your-ideas/feed/ 2 http://thinkinghow.com/a-parable-for-modern-times/ http://thinkinghow.com/a-parable-for-modern-times/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:32:10 +0000 Steve Swann http://thinkinghow.com/?p=232 http://thinkinghow.com/a-parable-for-modern-times/feed/ 2 0:00:01 I recently took part in a discussion which asked the question “are there any differences between Ideas and Suggestions?” My contribution was to propose this metaphor: …that suggestions are seeds, ideas are seeds that have sprouted,[...] I recently took part in a discussion which asked the question “are there any differences between Ideas and Suggestions?” My contribution was to propose this metaphor: …that suggestions are seeds, ideas are seeds that have sprouted, and innovations are plants in full bloom. Here is a short parable based on that metaphor. It has the current financial crisis in mind and I hope it prompts us to think about how we might respond.  Click here (for pdf): Parable of the Beautiful Town (866) The shory is in a pdf file. Click the link above and it will open in a browser window. Right click the link and “save target as” if you’d like a copy or wish to share it with others. I’d like to acknowledge contribution from the following people who each provided elements for this story in the original discussion:   Prakasan Kappoth, Senior Manager KM, Systematic Innovation Facilitator & Innovation Consultant at MindTree;   Kevin Paylow, Innovation, Knowledge Management & Strategy Activist;   Nigel Collin, Business Creativity Speaker & Consultant;    Grant Bosnick, Chief Executive Thinker at YES (Your Empowering Solution); and    Marian Thier, Owner, Expanding Thought, and Professional Training & Coaching Consultant. I’d love your feedback. Please leave a comment or contact me directly through the “Contact Me” button under my photo. Ideas, Inspiration steve@thinkinghow.com no no