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Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
July 4th, 2008 by StephenPosted in Brainstorming, Links, Productivity |
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From a post at Innovation Weblog
The top 10 catalysts for best ideas are:
1. When you’re inspired
2. Brainstorming with others
3. When you’re immersed in a project
4. When you’re happy
5. Collaborating with a partner
6. Daydreaming
7. Analyzing a problem
8. Driving
9. Commuting to and from work
10. Reading books in your fieldIn their analysis, Tim Moore and Mitch Ditkoff discovered an intriguing paradox: creative people seem to have a need for solitary retreat and reflection, but also enjoy opportunities to collaborate and brainstorm with others.
Where do you get your best ideas? And how do you capture them?
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July 4th, 2008 at 4:34 am
I get a lot of my ideas in the shower, however capturing them is a problem. I know some people have pads of waterproof paper in their showers, but I haven’t gone that far yet.
July 4th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I find that a lot of my ideas come while I am driving. When this happens, I pick up my phone and speed dial Jott. When I get home, I can read them in my gmail account. Works great!
July 5th, 2008 at 9:28 am
I love Jott, I do the same thing!
July 6th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I certainly remember a lot of things in the shower which I find frustrating as, like Kate, I haven’t yet come up with a good capture solution! Similar to Phil I capture ideas that I have while driving on my BlackBerry with a cool voice app called VR+ which then emails them to me (or anyone else I choose). Poor man’s Jott for those of us outside the US :) …However my most creative thinking seems to come when I go walking around our area. I take something with me to at least capture the gist now so I can run with it when I’m back home.
July 6th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
>>Simon, that is good to hear. The capture device (whatever it is) is so very important.
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