Category: Innovation Method

What do the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the recent rise in inflation have in common? They are all discontinuities. We’re living in turbulent times where discontinuities have become a more regular part of business and our lives.…

Creativity Innovation Method X-IDEA

How to skillfully frame an effective creative challenge

Detlef ReisMay 5, 2022

“A problem well stated is a problem half solved,” said the prolific American inventor Charles Kettering. He’s right, not only when it comes to stating a problem. “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity,” noted Dr. Albert Einstein. In other…

Creativity Innovation Method TIPS X-IDEA

Left-brain thinkers! Shuffle attributes to develop fresh ideas

Detlef ReisApril 21, 2022

Our innovator profiling method TIPS distinguishes people into three different styles of thinking preferences: Left-brain-directed “Figure thinkers” prefer a more analytical, quantitative, and sequentially structured style of thinking, while right-brain directed “Fantasy thinkers” enjoy “connecting the dots” when thinking creatively…

Creativity Innovation Method X-IDEA

How quotations can kick-start your creativity

Detlef ReisMarch 24, 2022

“For many of us, inspiration is triggered by the quips and quotations of others,” writes Emilee Day in her book The Complete Book of Inspirational Quotations. Do you enjoy reading quotations? (Of course, I don’t talk about price quotations for…

Creativity Entrepreneurship Innovation Method

Create ten times better while transforming zero to one

Detlef ReisJanuary 27, 2022

During the New Year holidays, I finally found some time to read Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future, the profound entrepreneurship book by Peter Thiel, the US billionaire, venture capitalist, and founding CEO of…

Creativity Innovation Innovation Method

Turn your challenge on its head to create fresh ideas

Detlef ReisDecember 16, 2021

“That which opposes produces a benefit,” noted the cryptic Greek philosopher Heraclitus. He’s right. Sometimes, thinking of the opposite of what you want to achieve can be a winning approach to getting fresh ideas. It’s the underlying principle of a…

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