<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss
version="2.0"
xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"
xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
> <channel><title>thinkinghow.com &#187; unexpected</title> <atom:link href="http://thinkinghow.com/tag/unexpected/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://thinkinghow.com</link> <description>a journey into thinking, ideas, creativity and innovation</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:55:37 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <copyright>2006-2007 </copyright> <managingEditor>steve@thinkinghow.com (thinkinghow.com)</managingEditor> <webMaster>steve@thinkinghow.com (thinkinghow.com)</webMaster> <image> <url>http://thinkinghow.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg</url><title>thinkinghow.com</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com</link> <width>144</width> <height>144</height> </image> <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:summary>a journey into thinking, ideas, creativity and innovation</itunes:summary> <itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords> <itunes:category text="Society &#38; Culture" /> <itunes:author>thinkinghow.com</itunes:author> <itunes:owner> <itunes:name>thinkinghow.com</itunes:name> <itunes:email>steve@thinkinghow.com</itunes:email> </itunes:owner> <itunes:block>no</itunes:block> <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit> <itunes:image href="http://thinkinghow.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress_large.jpg" /> <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>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>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>Objects, decorative and functional?</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/objects/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/objects/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:39:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Disruption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Great Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[assumptions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[challenges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unexpected]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=336</guid> <description><![CDATA[I like the thinking behind this furniture design. It presents us with something unexpected. I particularly like that it encourages us to think about the objects in our lives as whether they are really what we think they are. I think the question it asks is &#8220;Does the decorative and functional elements of design have [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/objects/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
