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InnovationMarketers blog: Creative Problem Solving

So, you have a problem that you need to solve quick. You have agonized over this issue for hours, days, months, or even years and you still can’t resolve it. Well, don’t worry my friend; the answer is already within you. You simply need to call forth your creative energy in order to bring the answer into your focused mind.

How do you do this? It is easy. You simply utilize creative problem solving, that’s how. Creative what? Creative problem solving. You see, creative problem solving is the powerful act of utilizing internal out-of-the box creativity to solve everyday problems.

Creativity that is already inside of you and the good news is that it can be done by anyone with any type of problem. It matters not if you’re a toddler or a sassy sexy citizen, it matters not if you are a housewife or a neurosurgeon, you can solve problems creatively and you can do it without stressing out. All you have to do is follow these basic creative problem solving steps by Stephen Pierce

a million monkeys typing » New: The Crossroads Form

Methods for brainstorming about projects are often hard to implement. Some of them are so needlessly complex that it’s difficult to be creative and free-form with your thinking. Mind-maps (and mind-mapping software like NovaMind and Inspiration) can be useful, but they take some getting used to, and often work best when several people are involved. Others, like the D*I*Y Planner Brainstorming template (basically, an empty grid for note-taking and doodling) are too free-form, and the lack of structure and prompts may do little to help bust your creative blocks.

Douglas Johnston introduce here a draft for a new form, which he is calling (at least temporarily) “Crossroads”, that you can use to capture and expand upon your ideas.

InnovationMarketers blog: 10 Innovation Strategy Tips

Innovation does not magically occur within an organization. Rather, an organization must adopt an innovation strategy in order to successfully foster innovation. For the innovation strategy to succeed, it must align with organizational values, objectives and the strategic focus.

What are the best ways to achieve this? Here are 10 successful steps for creating an innovation strategy

by Stephen Pierce.

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HBS Working Knowledge: Technology: How Toyota and Linux Keep Collaboration Simple

The Toyota and Linux communities illustrate time-tested techniques for collaboration under pressure: Share knowledge widely, frequently, and in small increments, and use universally available tools to do it. From Harvard Business Review.