Innovation Is It A State Of Mind?
You probably know the myth of innovation
as a sudden flash of insight that comes from nowhere. We read about that “aha”
moment, or that light bulb turning on in the mind of some inventor or
innovator, and this is true to an extent. Einstein really did get flashes of
insight while shaving in the morning. However, he was of course working on the problems
he had insight into, and he didn’t suddenly have ideas for new kitchen gadgets
or movie plots.
Einstein’s
innovations, in other words, no matter how “sudden” the original ideas were,
came from past and present mental work. It is like a singer who works at his
craft for ten years and then becomes an “overnight success.” Innovative people
only have “sudden” new ideas because they have habitually worked and thought in
certain ways for some time. If you want to become an innovative thinker, then,
why not start cultivating those mental habits?
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Mental Habits Lead To
Innovation
Problems
can be opportunities. “Problem” may have a negative connotation, such as being
a hassle or stressful, but any problem can lead to an innovation that improves
our lives. Not knowing the time led to clocks small enough to put on our
wrists. Nasty diseases lead to sanitary sewer systems. Start looking for
opportunity in every problem. Even a mundane problem like not having enough
storage space could lead to an innovation. You may just build a plywood floor
in the attic, but you could invent a new type of outdoor storage unit.
Innovation
begins with understanding the key elements. Metal, wood or glass are not key
elements of a door to an innovator. A way to get in, a way to keep others out –
these are key elements. Begin with these, and soon you’re imagining new ways to
make a door. You could design a door that is opened by your voice (nice when
your hands are full), or one that shuts and locks itself when anyone else
approaches. Think of the key elements in things.
Attitude
helps innovation. The creative problem-solving technique of concept-combination
involves combining two ideas to see what new idea or product results. The
crucial point is that you assume there will be a useful new idea. Starting with
that assumption, your mind will work overtime to produce something. A shoe and
a CD have nothing to do with each other, but it took just a minute to imagine a
CD player with headphones that only plays the music correctly if a jogger
maintains his ideal pace. When you assume there is something there, you’ll
often find something.
Playfulness
helps innovation. A playful mind is a creative mind, and while high IQ doesn’t
correlate with creativity, put it together with playfulness, and you have an
Einstein. Remember, he imagined himself riding on a beam of light in order to
arrive at his theory of relativity. Why not start playing with ideas and
things, in your mind and in your surroundings. Innovation should be fun.
Brian Tracy
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Organization, and Sales Success for personal and or business from the leading
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