So your organization needs a new idea; where do you start? Part of the purpose of this blog is to education you on how to innovate. But sometimes is you just need to hire an innovation consultant. Here are five reasons why this can be helpful.
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Over the past few posts I have discussed the importance of context to the innovation process. But when it comes down to it, context is only data. It doesn’t gain meaning unless we can see how it all fits together. Observations must be given a framework from where they can be understood and interpreted. And so I would like to introduce you to the Journey Framework.

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It will be too once the current cultural paradigm shift is complete. This is the paradigm shift from physical presence to digital or conceptual substance. It is the shift that means we used to own a physical CD but now we own the song be it on a CD or on an ipod.

Because of this change, innovation can be green. We don’t need stuff anymore; we are looking for experience. As a result we can have less stuff and more experience. In such a world innovation doesn’t have to lead to more physical things and therefore more waste.

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Innovation must start with context! If you begin the innovation process trying to come up with ideas you quickly end up processing ideas which lead nowhere. However if you begin with context the innovation process takes flows naturally. Let me explain how this works.

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Where does you start when you trying to come up with an idea that will change the world? Well there are two camps on this issue. In one camp people feel you need to start with a blank page. In the other camp people feel you need to go out and find some inspiration. Let’s look at each camp a little closer.

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Hi and welcome to the first post of the Innovation blog.
I have a few goals for this blog:

1. Demystify – remove the fog and show how creativity and innovation are accessible to everyone. Educating and providing insight surrounding creative concepts.
2. Resource – present tools and resources to aid in innovation, creativity, and design.

Your comments are now and will be welcome. Share your ideas on innovation!!