When people say they feel like they’re banging their head against the wall, the typical response is to advise them: “stop doing that.” I’ve learned to ask WHY they’ve chosen to keep banging their head on that particular wall. It’s not that I think they believe it feels good — but I do think they […]
They say there are two things a person never wants to see being made: Laws and Sausage. But, I was thinking this morning (during breakfast time, of course!) that coming up with a great idea is a lot like making sausage. Grind it out The best way to think-up a good idea is to think-up a […]
You might not think of it that way, but you have a powerful tool for sparking creativity at your finger tips and always within reach. Your mobile phone. More specifically, the camera on your mobile phone. No longer a grainy back-up to more traditional cameras, these days the resolution rivals the best digital cameras and […]
Yesterday I talked about the difference between Ideas and Creativity, today I want to focus on Creativity vs. Innovation. Creativity is about identifying and uniting unique ideas into a cohesive concept that can solve a problem. Innovation is about putting that concept into action. The planning, implementation and activation of the big idea.
You may not realize there is a difference between Ideas and Creativity, but there is. Ideas are the seemingly random flashes of inspiration and genius. Creativity is finding the valuable links between those ideas and connecting them to forge a chain that is greater than the sum of its parts.
I once considered myself a “Google Anal(ytics) Retentive”. When Google Analytics first launched, they made it so simple and easy to install a few lines of code on your site in order to view “valuable” data about your website traffic that I became enamored with this toy. I could generate pages and pages of reports […]
There are two ways for you rise above the crowd, stand head and shoulders over your competitors, and make your way to the top of the heap. The first way is to build yourself up Gain the knowledge you need, pay your dues, and make the mistakes required to enable you to avoid those mistakes […]