Comments on: How to Accelerate Innovation

By: MarkSpizer

MarkSpizer — Mon, 03 May 2010 13:57:05 +0000

great post as usual!

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Läsvärt – 21 January 2010 | bryggare.nu — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:34:14 +0000

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By: Andrea Meyer

Andrea Meyer — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:42:31 +0000

Excellent advice, Graham, thank you for sharing your experience!

By: Graham Horton

Graham Horton — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:35:09 +0000

Andrea,

In addition to being a problem-solving method in the manner you describe in your article, analogies also offer one of the strongest ideation methods. Interestingly, in ideation, the best results are often obtained not by looking at adjacent industries or applications but at distant ones.

For example, we were asked by an automobile manufacturer here in Germany to help them find ways to improve efficiency. We asked them questions such as:
- “How would a four-star general improve your efficiency?”
- “How would the fire service improve your efficiency?”
- “How would FedEx improve your efficiency?”
We found that looking at an unexpected and very different field helped the workshop participants to see their familiar environment in fresh ways.

By: Andrea Meyer

Andrea Meyer — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:34:13 +0000

Thanks for your kind words, Gail!

By: Gail Storey

Gail Storey — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:21:33 +0000

Excellent points to reflect on here. Although this isn’t specifically my field, your gifts for both analysis and synthesis can be brought to bear in a variety of applications. I’ve subscribed to your blog so I won’t miss any posts!