Tag: better ideas

  • Where do you have your best ideas?

    At the start of my how to have ideas workshops, I ask where do people have their best ideas. People often say things like running, taking the dog for a walk, talking with friends, first thing in the morning.

    Depending on how brave the group is someone will say while on the toilet. 

    I must have asked this question to 500 people. And the answer I almost never get is ‘I have best ideas while sitting at my computer’. 

  • How do I know if my ideas are any good?

    How do I know if my ideas are any good?

    It’s a simple question. When I ask people what they want to get out of a training course with me on design or creativity, a common answer is ‘greater confidence that my ideas are good’. But how do I know if my ideas are any good? In this post I provide an answer that is simple, but that has deeper consequences.

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