Innovation is defined as ‘the act of introducing something new‘. In this article I want to give you some ideas on how you could be more innovative everyday.
Some people are said to have ‘Eureka’ moments, when something just clicks in their head and they have a brilliant new idea. But this idea is usually the fruit of a seed planted in your mind, at some point in the past. It didn’t just pop in there, it’s been growing as you’ve been feeding it over time.
And using the tips below, you will be able to be more innovative more regularly.
1. Fail
I hate to start the list on a negative note, but this is one of the most important points. Be prepared to fail. Because if you are trying to innovate, you will fail more than you will succeed. The trick here is to do it quickly. Know when you’ve failed, accept it, and move on. If you spend a year flogging a dead horse, you have wasted the opportunity to try many other more successful ideas during that time.
2. Learn
This actually comes in 2 forms. Firstly, learn from you failures. You’ve probably heard that a million times, but you’d be amazed at how many people ignore this. It’s important to analyze where you went wrong, and improve the next time.
Secondly, learn new stuff. Learn about what interests you, about what fires you up. Learn for learning’s sake. Because you never know when some piece of information is going to pop out at you, enabling you to make a connection that no-one else has made. Read the rest of this entry »
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