One technique that can offer spark some interesting ideas is to look at associating a random object with something you’re currently working on. For example, in front of me I have a phone ...
A SWOT analysis is a technique often used by businesses to identify and assess different aspects of their operations. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats, and an ...
Repurposing content is something that many people are aware they should be doing, but often never actually get around to. I was reminded of this recently when a contact of mine recommended I ...
Earlier this week I put together 2 videos that were both inspired by a sporting event of one kind or another - the Las Vegas Grand Prix and a maximum break in snooker. This is the sort of ...
I mentioned in the last vid how I like to read the weekend newspapers. And I’m always impressed by how much quality content they deliver on a consistent basis. Which provides me with more ...
I’m someone who still likes to read a printed newspaper. In particular, I like the Saturday and Sunday editions, the reading of which can often last a few days into the following week. I ...
Sometimes ideas can come from the unlikeliest of source material. I’ve spoken previously about free writing and how I use that to come up with ‘brain dump’ style ideas without filtering ...
In the UK today - Sunday 29 October - we’ve now finished with daylight saving time, so the clocks have gone back an hour. One pretty much universally appreciated effect of this is that, ...
I’ve been staying on in Barcelona for a few days after the excellent SCOPE Summit Europe, and I’ve noticed an interesting thing within myself, having moved from a nice hotel to a holiday ...
I’ve previously talked about how I often take a lot of notes, and how writing things down has been very helpful for me to work through problems and come up with ideas. In the past I used the ...