The Second Direction of Innovation

11 years ago

Most people think the way you create an idea is to start with a well-formed problem and then brainstorm a…

Marketing Innovation: The Inversion Technique and How Bad Things Happen

11 years ago

Jacob Goldenberg, in his book, "Cracking the Ad Code," describes eight patterns that are embedded in most innovative, award- winning…

Which SIT Technique Should I Use?

11 years ago

SIT is a collection of five techniques and a set of principles to help generate quality ideas on demand. One…

Innovation Sighting: Buttons That Lie and the Subtraction Technique

11 years ago

Think about how often you push buttons during the normal course of a day; at home, in our car, and…

Innovation Sighting: The Cashless ATM Machine

11 years ago

Who would use a cashless ATM (Automated Teller Machine)? It seems like a ridiculous idea, because that's the whole point…

Innovation Sighting: Tales of Things

11 years ago

One way you can use the Task Unification Technique is to make an internal component take on the function of…

Contradictions: A Pathway to Creativity

11 years ago

A contradiction exists when a particular situation contains features or ideas that are connected yet directly opposed to one another.…

Innovation Training: The Leadership Elixer

11 years ago

Training programs, by design, are meant to provoke and cause changes. Changes can be in the skills, attitudes, behaviors, or…

Marketing Innovation: The Unification Technique in Outdoor Advertising

11 years ago

The Unification Tool is a tricky but effective tool for outdoor advertising. Unification recruits an existing resource and forces it…

Daylight Savings Time: Innovation Past Its Prime

11 years ago

Daylight savings time is a great example of the Division Technique, one of five in the innovation method called SIT,…