Fear of failure is one of the biggest barriers to creativity. However, if you struggle with fear, don’t despair. There are strategies for dealing with it. In this episode, I’m sharing some of those strategies with you. The truth is, even though anyone can learn the...
Today’s topic is toilet paper. Yes, you read that right. We’re talking about toilet paper on the podcast. I promise there’s an explanation: I want to teach you how to apply structured creativity methods to this everyday product. I believe that if you can learn to...
Today, instead of innovating inside the box, I want you to think inside the umbrella. Believe it or not, the umbrella is a great example of how patterns of innovation have progressed over time to form the basis of the SIT method. Patterns have been used by everyday...
You may not realize it, but there is a very important part of our food chain that is under duress. One-third of the food we consume on a daily basis depends on animal pollination. Eighty percent of all flowering plants rely specifically on the pollination of bees. The...
Have you ever said the following? “I’ve got this great idea! If only I could explain it to you…” I’m willing to bet you have. A great idea has popped into your head but you just couldn’t find the right words to express it. You were trying to understand it yourself and...