Creativity is nothing more than the collision of two previously unrelated things. To be creative, you simply have to take two things that don’t belong together, mash them up, and figure out what they make. However, the key here is that the end result must be useful....
Do you remember being told as a kid that elephants are afraid of mice? Well, I hate to break it to you, but that’s not true. Despite what we saw in the cartoons, scientists have said that elephants are not, in fact, afraid of mice. However, want to guess what...
Today, I’ve got some bad news and some good news. Good news first: you’re probably more creative than you think you are! So what’s the bad news? We all tend to give up right at that point when we’re starting to become really creative. Studies have shown that when...
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...
