by dustin | Oct 3, 2008 | Creativity, human spirit, Ideas
Brian Clark at Lateral Action put together a great list of Tyler Durden’s 8 Rules of Innovation. The list is based on statements by Brad Pitt’s character in Fight Club. Below is my favorite: Tylers Eighth Rule of Innovation: This is your life, and its...
by dustin | Oct 3, 2008 | Creativity, human spirit, Ideas
Brian Clark at Lateral Action put together a great list of Tyler Durden’s 8 Rules of Innovation. The list is based on statements by Brad Pitt’s character in Fight Club. Below is my favorite: Tylers Eighth Rule of Innovation: This is your life, and its...
by dustin | May 30, 2008 | Creativity, Ideas
I recently read a fascinating article on unleashing creativity from Scientific America. Executive editor Mariette DiChristina conducted a roundtable discussion involving three experts on creativity: John Houtz is a psychologist and professor at Fordham University. His...
by dustin | May 9, 2008 | Creativity, Ideas
I got some correspondence on The Idea Orphanage that encouraged me to share advise on reclaiming your idea orphans. I guess it would be rather cruel to raise awareness of the lost and abandoned without giving a way for you to help. So, here are a few ways to get the...
by dustin | May 3, 2008 | Creativity, Ideas
“There are no such things as bad ideas.” Whoever invented that statement has never watched an infomercial. There are plenty of bad ideas. The essence of this statement is that bad ideas can lead to good ones. Unfortunately, we either disregard...
by dustin | Apr 25, 2008 | Creativity, Ideas
I don’t know how many there are. Millions? Billions? I do know they’re alone and wandering. They have been abandoned and forgotten. How did they get here? Fear. Not their fear. Ours. They are idea orphans. Former hopes, dreams and aspirations who have no...