Generating new ideas FOXPOPULI “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

INNOVATION can be Trained !

“ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a INNOVATION is One’s ability to generate innovative ideas is not merely a function of the mind, but also a function of behaviors. If we can change our behaviors, we can improve our creative impact.

INNOVATION 5 DISCOVERY SKILLS “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

5 DISCOVERY skills ASSOCIATING QUESTIONING OBSERVING EXPERIMENTING NETWORKING “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

ASSOCIATING Connecting seemingly unrelated questions, problems, or ideas from different fields. “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

”Creativity is connecting things” - Steve Jobs, Apple “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

Imagine how someone from a different company would look at your challenge from an entirely new perspective. What is different? “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

How would Lady Gaga design a chocolate dessert? “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

QUESTIONING Asking questions to understand how things really are today, why they are that way, and how they might be changed or disrupted. “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

“The important and difficult job is never to find the right answers, it is to find the right question” - Peter Drucker “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

Brainstorm questions about the problem. Create a list of 50 questions and pick the best ones to explore further. “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

What ? Why ? When ? Who ? Where ? How ? “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

OBSERVING Carefully watching the world to help gain insights into and ideas for new ways of doing things. “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

“Observing is the big game changer in our company” - Scott Cook, Intuit “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

Pick a company you admire to observe and follow. Find out everything you can about what the company does and how it does it. What ideas can be transferred? “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

EXPERIMENTING Constantly visiting new places, trying new things, seeking new information, and experimenting to learn new things. “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

“I haven’t failed... I’ve just found 10,000 ways that do not work” - Thomas Edison “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

Explore the world by engaging in new activities. Join new social or professional activities beyond your normal sphere. “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

NETWORKING Going out of the way to meet people with wildly different backgrounds and perspectives to extend your own knowledge. “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

People who think outside the box often talk to people who play in a different box to get new ideas. - Clayton Christensen “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

Schedule breakfast, lunch or dinner with someone new every week. “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

Jamie Oliver! Lady Gaga! “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

INNOVATORS Innovators actively desire to change the status quo, and they regularly take smart risks to make it happen. “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

Methods that can be used to generate new ideas “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

Six Thinking Hats – Edward de Bono “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

Brainwriting “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159

Simulation game Position and opposition “ Social entrepreneurship for social change”, Nordplus adult Project ID AD-2012_1a-30159