Comments on: How to come up with breakthrough ideas? http://atank.interlogy.com/blog/2007/12/how-to-come-up-with-breakthrough-ideas/ Developing lean web applications, thoughts on usablity and user experience design Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:35:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: paul dsouza http://atank.interlogy.com/blog/2007/12/how-to-come-up-with-breakthrough-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-6842 paul dsouza Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:29:02 +0000 http://atank.interlogy.com/blog/?p=16#comment-6842 Aytekin, I just wanted to comment on how useful and usable your JotForm offering is. I used this form for my marriage invitation RSVP and it worked like a charm...! Thanks. Aytekin,
I just wanted to comment on how useful and usable your JotForm offering is. I used this form for my marriage invitation RSVP and it worked like a charm…!

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]]> By: George Sudarkoff http://atank.interlogy.com/blog/2007/12/how-to-come-up-with-breakthrough-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-6781 George Sudarkoff Sun, 23 Dec 2007 05:21:22 +0000 http://atank.interlogy.com/blog/?p=16#comment-6781 The more focused your brain is the harder it is to find a solution to even the simplest problem. (That's a medical fact, by the way, not just my opinion.) You've got to relax and free yourself of all the assumptions to start thinking creatively. You want your team to find a creative solution to a difficult problem - make them as relaxed as possible. You want them to focus and implement a known solution in record time - put them under stress (deadline, bonus, etc.). The more focused your brain is the harder it is to find a solution to even the simplest problem. (That’s a medical fact, by the way, not just my opinion.) You’ve got to relax and free yourself of all the assumptions to start thinking creatively. You want your team to find a creative solution to a difficult problem – make them as relaxed as possible. You want them to focus and implement a known solution in record time – put them under stress (deadline, bonus, etc.).

]]> By: Aytekin http://atank.interlogy.com/blog/2007/12/how-to-come-up-with-breakthrough-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-6780 Aytekin Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:44:55 +0000 http://atank.interlogy.com/blog/?p=16#comment-6780 George, I agree with your points about cross-pollination. That's actually what I tried to say above when I used the word "motion" couple of times. You should be open to other fields. But you still need to know your problem domains well so that when you see something on a different field, you can consider applying it in your own problem domain. If you do not have a good domain knowledge on a field, you probably cannot imagine ways to enhance it let alone know where the problems exist. It is not always possible to have a relaxed mind when you are trying to find a way out. You have to keep attacking the problem and this is not a relaxed process. The simple elegant solution came the week after we attacked the problem with all we got. So, I don't think we would be able to reach this solution if we did not attack the problem for a week with no resolve. We forced our minds to work on the problem. We do not call this "breakthrough" for no reason. There is a wall that seem to be impossible to pass, but suddenly you find a way out. Thanks for the thoughtful comment. George,

I agree with your points about cross-pollination. That’s actually what I tried to say above when I used the word “motion” couple of times. You should be open to other fields. But you still need to know your problem domains well so that when you see something on a different field, you can consider applying it in your own problem domain. If you do not have a good domain knowledge on a field, you probably cannot imagine ways to enhance it let alone know where the problems exist.

It is not always possible to have a relaxed mind when you are trying to find a way out. You have to keep attacking the problem and this is not a relaxed process. The simple elegant solution came the week after we attacked the problem with all we got. So, I don’t think we would be able to reach this solution if we did not attack the problem for a week with no resolve. We forced our minds to work on the problem. We do not call this “breakthrough” for no reason. There is a wall that seem to be impossible to pass, but suddenly you find a way out.

Thanks for the thoughtful comment.

]]> By: George Sudarkoff http://atank.interlogy.com/blog/2007/12/how-to-come-up-with-breakthrough-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-6779 George Sudarkoff Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:10:21 +0000 http://atank.interlogy.com/blog/?p=16#comment-6779 Funny you should recommend to focus on a particular problem domain when truly breakthrough ideas usually come from cross-pollination of ideas from dissimilar fields. People say about some creative folks that they are good at anything they touch. Specialization is for insects, creative people have wide and dynamic range of interests and *that's* why they are good at everything they do. Focusing in general impedes creativity. You must have a relaxed mind to think outside the usual patterns. That's where your Monday epiphany is coming from. People might conclude from your statement that preceding depression is the necessary component. But no, have your brain been relaxed the whole time, you might have come to your brilliant realization a week earlier. Also, do not confuse "being in the zone" with high concentration. In my opinion it's the state of relaxed mind that makes you so creative and productive. Relaxed, *not* focused! Funny you should recommend to focus on a particular problem domain when truly breakthrough ideas usually come from cross-pollination of ideas from dissimilar fields. People say about some creative folks that they are good at anything they touch. Specialization is for insects, creative people have wide and dynamic range of interests and *that’s* why they are good at everything they do.

Focusing in general impedes creativity. You must have a relaxed mind to think outside the usual patterns. That’s where your Monday epiphany is coming from. People might conclude from your statement that preceding depression is the necessary component. But no, have your brain been relaxed the whole time, you might have come to your brilliant realization a week earlier.

Also, do not confuse “being in the zone” with high concentration. In my opinion it’s the state of relaxed mind that makes you so creative and productive. Relaxed, *not* focused!

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