Comments on: 4 ways to come up with cool ideas http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/ Reframing life by reframing life Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Luke Houghton http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 Luke Houghton Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:14:56 +0000 http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/#comment-2148 Thanks Rick, Good advice. I read a lot of stuff, ficton/non-fiction. It's interesting. Thanks Rick,

Good advice. I read a lot of stuff, ficton/non-fiction. It’s interesting.

]]> By: Rick http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2147 Rick Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:04:50 +0000 http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/#comment-2147 Another way to get cool ideas is to have a continual learning program Read one new book (perferably, in this context - non-fiction!) a month Attend some form of structured learning, whether or not it is in your field (conference, seminar, etc.) Attend Trade (or other) fairs when they are in your area. These are some of the things that get my mind working. Every year I attend an industry conference to monitor changes in my industry. While there, I make it a point to attend at least one short course. Just thoughts to ponder. Bottom line: Learning should never end! (Next objective: Learn passable conversation Spanish) Another way to get cool ideas is to have a continual learning program

Read one new book (perferably, in this context – non-fiction!) a month

Attend some form of structured learning, whether or not it is in your field (conference, seminar, etc.)

Attend Trade (or other) fairs when they are in your area.

These are some of the things that get my mind working. Every year I attend an industry conference to monitor changes in my industry. While there, I make it a point to attend at least one short course.

Just thoughts to ponder. Bottom line: Learning should never end!

(Next objective: Learn passable conversation Spanish)

]]> By: Do your ideas suck? http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Do your ideas suck? Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:44:07 +0000 http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/#comment-397 [...] the world was forced to endure Howard the Duck. Are you ideas like these? When I wrote recently on 4 ways to come up with cool ideas I thought how do we know if we have suckful [...] [...] the world was forced to endure Howard the Duck. Are you ideas like these? When I wrote recently on 4 ways to come up with cool ideas I thought how do we know if we have suckful [...]

]]> By: Checking your creative pulse: 5 ways to know you are NOT being creative http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Checking your creative pulse: 5 ways to know you are NOT being creative Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:06:36 +0000 http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/#comment-67 [...] old ideas unconsciously. To change this you need to perhaps talk to other people or read this or this to help you [...] [...] old ideas unconsciously. To change this you need to perhaps talk to other people or read this or this to help you [...]

]]> By: 10 Tactics For Finding New Business Ideas | Business Opportunities And Ideas http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-49 10 Tactics For Finding New Business Ideas | Business Opportunities And Ideas Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:46:25 +0000 http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/#comment-49 [...] tip to Luke Houghton for the inspiring this post. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where [...] [...] tip to Luke Houghton for the inspiring this post. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where [...]

]]> By: Luke http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Luke Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:22:20 +0000 http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/#comment-46 In my job I meet people from all kinds of cultures and it never ceases to amaze me how different we all are! Good point. I have heard the term skilled incompetence used before to talk about stopping ourselves from learning because of our major abilities. Interesting point, thanks John. In my job I meet people from all kinds of cultures and it never ceases to amaze me how different we all are! Good point. I have heard the term skilled incompetence used before to talk about stopping ourselves from learning because of our major abilities. Interesting point, thanks John.

]]> By: John http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-45 John Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:08:48 +0000 http://lukehoughton.com/2007/09/19/4-ways-to-come-up-with-cool-ideas/#comment-45 I would also suggest getting exposure to new ideas, new concepts, new people in short keep learning something new everyday and you'll then have a wide range of experience to draw upon to Synthesise ideas. At least that's how I develop the ideas that fill my blog. I would also suggest getting exposure to new ideas, new concepts, new people in short keep learning something new everyday and you’ll then have a wide range of experience to draw upon to Synthesise ideas.

At least that’s how I develop the ideas that fill my blog.

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