"And your name is?"- a question we often pose after forgetting a person's name
Fifth discovery skill of disruptive innovators is Associating.
Rarely do we come up with a solution that solves a problem by itself. In my opinion it often requires the combination of two or more techniques to come up with something unique.
In a past post I wrote about how I spent a few hours with a world class designer to come up with a solution on how to graph data uniquely. His approach was one of beauty. My approach was one of logic. The ultimate solution married the two into a unique format.
I find it very interesting to speak with people of very different backgrounds than mine. I learn the most from these people. Their approaches intrigue me. They are foreign to me. It is like learning how to handle a new weapon.
So associating techniques and people can lead to unique approaches. I often try to associate a person's name with another person by that name to remember the name. Most of the times it works.
Today's question is:
"How do you freshen up your approaches?"
Fifth discovery skill of disruptive innovators is Associating.
Rarely do we come up with a solution that solves a problem by itself. In my opinion it often requires the combination of two or more techniques to come up with something unique.
In a past post I wrote about how I spent a few hours with a world class designer to come up with a solution on how to graph data uniquely. His approach was one of beauty. My approach was one of logic. The ultimate solution married the two into a unique format.
I find it very interesting to speak with people of very different backgrounds than mine. I learn the most from these people. Their approaches intrigue me. They are foreign to me. It is like learning how to handle a new weapon.
So associating techniques and people can lead to unique approaches. I often try to associate a person's name with another person by that name to remember the name. Most of the times it works.
Today's question is:
"How do you freshen up your approaches?"
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