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A View of Design Synthesis2 comments

Plish wrote 2 weeks ago: Ever since I attended the Design Research Conference in Chicago, I’ve been inspired by Jon Kol … more →

Tags: Creativity, culture of innovation, Design, Idea Generation, Innovation, nature of creativity, Problem-solving, The Human Person, the senses

Inventables - Great Idea Resource for Innovative Product Solutions1 comment

Plish wrote 1 month ago: Inevitably when trying to come up with innovative ways of solving sticky problems we have those time … more →

Tags: Brain Stimulation Tools, Design, Idea Generation, Innovation Tools, Invention, Problem-solving, Creativity Tools, inventables, Materials

Walking Backwards to a Solution

Plish wrote 3 months ago: Dutch researchers found walking backwards may help with problem solving. … more →

Tags: Cognitive studies, Idea Generation, Problem-solving, nature of creativity, Creativity Videos, Innovation, Research, Nature, The Human Person

Mapping with The Brain2 comments

Plish wrote 3 months ago: Every once in a while something comes along and makes you say, “Cooool…” Personal … more →

Tags: Brain Stimulation Tools, Idea Generation, Problem-solving, workplace creativity, Innovation, Web 2.0, mind maps, Creativity, Information Visualization

Using Distance to Increase Creativity

Plish wrote 3 months ago: A company was manufacturing pens and a key automated assembly machine was causing problems, slowing … more →

Tags: Idea Generation, Problem-solving, nature of creativity, workplace creativity, Case Studies, Innovation, Research, The Human Person, Creativity

First Ideas are Dangerous; Successive Generations Are the Stuff of Innovation

Plish wrote 5 months ago: “Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it’s the only one you have” -Emile Chartie … more →

Tags: Creativity, Disruptive Innovation, Idea Generation, Imagination, Innovation, Lateral Thinking, nature of creativity, Problem-solving, The Human Person

What does your 'Creativity Alphabet' Look Like?

Plish wrote 6 months ago: Came across the above video “F is for Fail- An Alphabetical Odyssey Through the Creative Proce … more →

Tags: Idea Generation, nature of creativity, musical creativity, Innovation, The Human Person, Philosophy, Creativity, Imagination, Creativity Videos

Concentration Key to Creative Problem Solving

Plish wrote 6 months ago: Your Brain has Limited Bandwidth (michael plishka 2009)   “Concentrate all your thoughts upon … more →

Tags: Cognitive studies, Idea Generation, Problem-solving, nature of creativity, Innovation, The Human Person, Stress, meditation, Biology

The Princess and the Pea, User-Centered Design, and asking "Why?"

Plish wrote 6 months ago: Sometimes 'Smaller' Doesn't Help... I was talking to a nurse about a particular medical … more →

Tags: Idea Generation, Problem-solving, Case Studies, Research, Design, Market assessment, Creativity Tools, User Centered Design, Asking why

Imagination: The Foundation of Creativity and Innovation3 comments

Plish wrote 6 months ago: (michael plishka, 2009) Everything you can imagine is real – Pablo Picasso You can’t dep … more →

Tags: Brain Stimulation Tools, Idea Generation, Innovation, The Human Person, authenticity, Children, Creativity, Imagination

Thou Shalt Have No Innovation Idols!7 comments

Plish wrote 7 months ago: There Should Be No 'Sacred Cows' When it Comes to Innovation You would think that in the rea … more →

Tags: Traditional Brainstorming, ZenStorming, Cognitive studies, Idea Generation, Problem-solving, Innovation, Innovation Tools, Lateral Thinking, mind maps

LG Design the Future Competition - The Future is Only a Phone Away

Plish wrote 7 months ago: Did you ever look at your cellphone and wonder, “Why can’t it find my keys, it does ever … more →

Tags: Idea Generation, Innovation, Innovation Tools, Contests, crowdsourcing, Creativity, contest, LG Design the Future Competition, Cell Phones

The Old Switcheroo! - Changing Routines to Help Creativity4 comments

Plish wrote 7 months ago: The garbage man and the recycling guys came and went but this time they switched positions of the bi … more →

Tags: Brain Stimulation Tools, Idea Generation, Problem-solving, Lateral Thinking, Innovation, Creativity Tools, Routine, Habits

Five Steps to Do-It-Yourself Innovation

Plish wrote 7 months ago: We’ve all done it before.  We’re confronted with a problem so we work with what we have … more →

Tags: Idea Generation, Problem-solving, nature of creativity, Innovation, Innovation Tools, meditation, Lateral Thinking, Play, Creativity

What Does Innovation Sound Like To You?2 comments

Plish wrote 7 months ago: Jane Mackays “Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto”   While reading, feel free to listen to a song I j … more →

Tags: Idea Generation, Problem-solving, Science, musical creativity, Innovation Tools, The Human Person, Lateral Thinking, Innovation, creative problem solving

Mindmapping as a Creativity Tool2 comments

Plish wrote 8 months ago: Click to See High Resolution Version Mindmaps are cool. I’ve used them for this blog, for pres … more →

Tags: Brain Stimulation Tools, Idea Generation, Problem-solving, Innovation, Leonardo Da Vinci, mind maps, Creativity Tools, MindMapping

Using Stories to Help Your Creativity, Generate Ideas and Solve Problems!

Plish wrote 8 months ago: “Individual creativity is very intimate and personal. So, it’s important to learn how to … more →

Tags: authenticity, Idea Generation, Innovation Tools, nature of creativity, Problem-solving, Stories, The Human Person, Creativity, Creativity Tools

New Solutions Require New Viewpoints

Plish wrote 8 months ago: “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them … more →

Tags: Idea Generation, Problem-solving, Great Creative Minds, Innovation, Innovation Tools, Disruptive Innovation, Lateral Thinking, Creativity, Albert Einstein

Finding The Solution That's Right Under Your Feet

Plish wrote 8 months ago: Great blog entry here  that tells the tale of rollerblades- those rollerskates that look like hockey … more →

Tags: Idea Generation, Sports Creativity, Case Studies, Innovation, Innovation Tools, Design, Creative Thinking, in-line skating, Rollerblades


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