Have Lots of Ideas

Linus Pauling, the only person in history to win two individual Nobel Prizes, succinctly describes the essence of productive…

To Brainstorm Better, Alternate Solo & Team Work

Hack A Creative Calendar

“ ‘It is only half an hour’ — ‘It is only an afternoon’ — ‘It is only an evening,’ people say to me over and over…

Get Scientific

Entrepreneurial endeavors are fraught with uncertainty and risk. Being rigorous is the…

Recombine Existing Parts

“Is there anything of which one can say, ‘Look! This is something new’? 
It was here already, long ago; it was here…

Judge Experiments Before Ideas

Thankfully, the team realized they had made a classic blunder. And…

To Brainstorm Better, Be Obvious

Most folks assume the goal of a brainstorm is to “be creative,” and…

Dissent

Aristotle said of his revered teacher and mentor, “Plato is my friend, but truth is my greater friend.” Isaac Newton, borrowing in order to…