finding ways to be innovative and creative

Finding ways to be innovative and creative

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Trend watching Books Exponential Guru’s Trends Techniques Sources Strategy

TRENDWATCHING Look for changes in food, new products, trendy restaurants Look at the introduction of new products (failures and successes) Moore’s law VUCA Changes in wording Read science fiction Books Think changes through into their extremes!!!!

VUCA

Exponential change

VUCA GURUS Our gurus

Richard Watson Ray Kurzweil Jason Silva Faith Popcorn Chris Anderson Jack Black Naseem Taleb Brian Solis Ken Robinson Seth Godin

Moore’s Law▪ ICT▪ Social media▪ Data▪ Internet of things▪ Sensors▪ Virtual reality▪ 3D-4D printing▪ Nano▪ Genetics▪ Biology▪ Physics▪ Material science▪ AI▪ Combination of all of the above!!!

Techniques Brainstorming Attribute listing Who, what, where, when, why, how Mind mapping Random words Discontinuity/serendipity Doodle Dream Meditate Entrepreneurship XBOX

Keeping up TED Springwise Tech crunch Stanford MIT Singularity University LinkedIn McKinsey Strategy+Business Smartbrief Books ☺

STRATEGIC BOX Values Passion Vision Mission Positioning Resourcing

TIPS Bandwidth Constant idea generation Passion and purpose Technology as an enabler Story telling Entrepreneurship Create mental serendipity