Ideas

Ideas

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  Jolting yourself outof the rut Tips to get ideas flowing
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  Write down theproblem If you ask yourself the right questions, you’re half-way to solving the problem. Or maybe further.
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  Map your thoughts It’sa great way of exploring different avenues
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  Read !!! Perhaps youdon’t have enough information? Do more. The answer may come from a reflection, hidden away somewhere.
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  Listen to theBlues Brain waves adapt to the rhythm of Blues, riding on its tempo to enhance creative thinking and produce innovative ideas.
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  Do something that requiresa lot of concentration. It clears your mind, and pushes the problem to your more powerful back brain. Have a go at Sudoku
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  Hit the pub Go somewhere different. New surroundings give you a different state of mind.
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  What would SteveJobs do? If you can’t solve the problem as you, try to do it as someone else. Imagine you’re that someone else. Now try to solve it as he would.
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  Deliberately come upwith silly ideas You may be setting your standards too high. Deliberately lower them to get ideas flowing. You can always raise them again later.
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  Keep on rewritingthe problem Maybe you’re still asking yourself the wrong questions. Rewriting it in a different way may help you think about the problem differently too.
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  Hit the pubagain Under pressure, a drink or two might help you relax and get you thinking.
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  Have a nap Dreams are a brain’s way of sorting out data. Have a nap and let your brain do the thinking.
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  Do the opposite Never think there is only one way to solve a problem: try and think the opposite way. It probably won’t work, but it will get you appoaching a problem from a different angle.
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  Finish those unfinishedPost-Its Don’t just settle for the first idea. Set your goals and don’t give up until you’ve reached them.
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  Hit another pub Buysome total strangers a drink and talk with them. Feed them your thoughts, and buy them some food. Challenge. Explore. Discuss. Listen, and listen more.
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  If you’re stuck,give up Just for now ! Don’t push it ! Give up If you do, you may get yourself deeper into the rut. ** * Try again later……..
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