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Great Ideas Made Easy
EXERCISES TO GET YOU GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
After getting an idea-generation session under way, I force myself to be a little silly, to conjure up outlandish ideas that could never, ever, possibly work. Because sometimes (no, make that oftentimes) the crazy thought will spur a practical one. Here a little exercise that will get you going in the right direction. Try to think up 15 uncommon uses for a Start with five practical uses: (e.g., calendar, schedule, etc.) 1. ____________________
Then move on to list five over-the-rainbow ideas: (e.g., framed and hung in an art museum, an insert in a famous restaurant menu, posted on post office bulletin boards, etc.) 6. ________________________
After you've pushed your mind to silly extremes, return quickly to more practical concepts for your last five ideas. 11. ___________________________
You may find that the "last five" are the best ideas now equipped with a little pizzazz. (Paraphrased and excerpted from "It Only Takes One:
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