by Owen | Dec 26, 2019 | Creativity, Impromptu
The first wheel wasn’t on a wagon or a cart. It was for spinning pottery until someone saw an opportunity.
Apple didn’t invent the MP3 player. Yet, there’s no question the iPod revolutionized music.
Even sliced bread was a flop until Wonder Bread brought it to grocery stores more than a decade later.
Innovation isn’t about being first. Nor does it require genius. Sometimes all we need is a new perspective.
What do you see? What can you do better?
Show us your angle. Reinvent the wheel.
by Owen | Oct 24, 2019 | Creativity, Impromptu
“I’m out of ideas”
I doubt it.
Out of good ideas maybe. But full of bad ones. And all of them a path to something.
Perhaps another idea.
But don’t get paralyzed. It’s in there somewhere.
Whether in pieces or in process, exploring the wrong path is just as valuable.
The only way out is through. So keep going.
There’s work to be done.
by Owen | Oct 19, 2019 | Creativity, Impromptu
It’s easy to feel satisfied when our inbox is empty. When the last box is checked.
We’ve met spec! Fulfilled the direction!
But is that enough? Focusing on the inbox is a zero-sum game, circling the status quo.
The meaningful work exists beyond the list. Before the checkmark and in between the tasks.
That work requires initiative. The initiative to look outside the box and ask “And what else?”
That work moves the needle. That work inspires.
Initiative creates movement and movement becomes change. And what’s not worth changing?
Take initiative. Not direction