January 2008

1st Jan 2008

What can we do to overcome our limits in the area of innovation and innovative thinking?

One useful tool is to use the language of 'I wish.'

Why use 'I wish' when you are innovating? Quite simply, it encourages positive thinking about new futures. It helps us break through that barrier of only working with what we know is possible (known solutions).

1st Jan 2008

Sometimes, when we as innovation specialists are trying to design effective market research processes, I am struck by an irony.

What we are doing is in effect, recreating the purchasing/usage experience, through accompanied shops, home placements etc. However, when respondents take part, they are of course 'cold' - it's not a real user experience.