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Tag Archives: 40 Inventive Principles of Problem Solving

Want Ideas? Turn The Kaleidoscope

Innovation ExamplesBy Tim HamptonApril 15, 2019

No such thing as a new idea? “There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations.” Mark Twain On the one hand this…

There Is A Block Of Cement In Your Washing Machine

Innovation ExamplesBy Tim HamptonMarch 6, 2019

It’s true Almost every washing machine has a block of cement which helps control vibration during the spin cycle. This blocks typically weighs more than 50 lbs and contributes a third of the weight of the machine. This increases shipping costs, not to mention the difficulty when delivering the machine and moving it later. A…

Divergent Thinking – Generating Creative Ideas

Innovation TechniquesBy Tim HamptonDecember 15, 2018

That’s a good idea, but… Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. You’ve been invited to a meeting to find a solution to a problem. The boss asks for ideas. You gamely offer one, but it’s been done before, or it’s too expensive, or it won’t work, or we don’t do that here, or…

Shuffle The Deck – How To Arrive At Inspiration

Innovation TechniquesBy Tim HamptonMay 30, 2018

One on top of the other Solitaire is a game played with a clear objective. “The first objective is to release and play into position certain cards to build up each foundation, in sequence and in suit, from the ace through the king. The ultimate objective is to build the whole pack onto the foundations,…

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