Fresh Approaches to Unlock Inventive Thinking

In the dynamic landscape of innovation creativity, generating breakthrough ideas is mission critical. Here are three inventive thinking techniques that top our list for sparking innovative thinking. These tactics may seem unconventional at first glance, but they are designed to push the boundaries of your imagination and lead you to uncharted territories.

THE BAD IDEA

With so much pressure to discover the perfect idea, we can easily get stuck. Instead, try thinking up the worst ideas you can imagine. Stupid, impractical, illegal, or downright lousy. That’s right, conduct a Bad Idea Brainstorm. After you exhaust your bad thinking, review the list and see if you can flip the awful ones into something fresh and new.

 INVENT YOUR ENEMY

Imagine an ideal, make-believe competitor. Unlimited capital, no bureaucracy, top talent. Next, imagine you now work at this nemesis company and are tackling a tough problem or trying to seize an opportunity. How would they solve it? How would your enemy seize the opportunity? By projecting your thinking away from your current gig, you remove all fear of saying the wrong thing, thereby liberating your creativity.

THE WORLD’S FIRST

In this idea generation session, you’re only allowed to share ideas that are the world’s first of its kind. This is a powerful way to get past what already is and imagine what could be. Challenge yourself and your team to discover ‘the world’s first ______’ that could solve your challenge or seize your opportunity in a bold, new, fresh manner.

If these techniques feel odd to you, you’re on the right track. They are specifically engineered to push you out of your normal comfort zone into that incredible region of your mind that creates artistry. If you want to tap into avast reservoir or creative capacity and discover legendary ideas, give these non-traditional approaches a try!

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