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    Archive for creative innovation

    The Hardest Part About Blogging: Coming Up With Something Interesting to Say

    December 19th, 2007 | 3 Comments »

    I’m going to be presenting on blogging within the next several months, and without a doubt, the hardest part about blogging is not the technical aspect. The hardest part is writing interesting posts. Here’s a technique I find works well. Start with the premise that every day, some new thought will strike you as being intriguing. When that moment occurs, write a descriptive word on … more »


    Why People Think Help Is Useless, and How To Change This Thought

    December 19th, 2007 | 20 Comments »

    I’ve been rethinking a previous post I wrote about the best response to the remark, “Nobody reads the help anyway. ” A better response is to ask people (at just the right time) to raise their hands if they’ve ever searched a help file. Unless someone is totally unique, most likely everyone has tried using help. When everyone has his or her hand raised to … more »


    Myths of Innovation: Brilliant Ideas Come From Constant Reflection, Not Random Chance

    December 15th, 2007 | 7 Comments »

    After reading Scott Berkun’s essay on the how to be a genius, I listened to some of his podcasts too. One myth is that geniuses get their ideas almost out of the sky — Newton is watching an apple fall from the tree when he suddenly discovers gravity. Archimedes is taking a bath when he realizes the physics of buoyancy. Here’s an excerpt of this … more »