Serendipity is inherently appealing because its outcomes are inevitably pleasant. But although it is nice to have around, it is almost impossible to channel because those outcomes are usually the result of a lucky accident. However, it can be harnessed if you deliberately prepare your mind
Three Princes of Serendip
Problem-solving can be approached strategically and innovatively. There are three fertile ways of conquering the problem cause. If they don’t work, focusing on the problem effect opens up another vista of opportunities
Whenever we are blocked from doing something we want to do, naturally we turn our attention to the…
Both ancient history and modern times abound with examples of striking, innovative ideas that emerge when people’s customary behavior is severely constrained
The emergence of Covid-19 resulted in an almost unprecedented impact on the people of the world. The list of human activities that has been curtailed is a very…
Albert Einstein is credited with saying: “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough”. It follows logically that if you don’t understand something well, you will struggle to do anything worthwhile with it.
This observation certainly applies to the realm of innovation. It is rarely explained…
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