Comments on: Open the Idea Bank - Generating Ideas by the Hundreds http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/ Freelance Advice and Freelance Jobs - FreelanceSwitch Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:53:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Chinmay http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12618 Chinmay Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:54:02 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12618 The "List of 100″ Technique seems quite interesting one to try out. I have practiced "Lateral Thinking" & "Mind Mapping" as creative 'n' quick problem solving tools throughout this year. Let me try this approach in 2008 & see if it makes a visible difference in the way I work & create solutions...! Nice post though...! The “List of 100″ Technique seems quite interesting one to try out. I have practiced “Lateral Thinking” & “Mind Mapping” as creative ‘n’ quick problem solving tools throughout this year. Let me try this approach in 2008 & see if it makes a visible difference in the way I work & create solutions…! Nice post though…!

]]> By: Nate http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12217 Nate Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:29:13 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12217 Great idea. I tried it and blogged about it this morning. Great idea. I tried it and blogged about it this morning.

]]> By: Brainstorming one-hundred solutions. : Scrawlers.com presents THE SCRAWL http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12211 Brainstorming one-hundred solutions. : Scrawlers.com presents THE SCRAWL Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:04:20 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12211 [...] to offer anyone looking to be more organized,  more original, and more creative.  I attempted the activity presented there by Robert Janelle earlier this week - solve a problem by writing a list of one-hundred solutions.  Joe latched onto [...] […] to offer anyone looking to be more organized,  more original, and more creative.  I attempted the activity presented there by Robert Janelle earlier this week - solve a problem by writing a list of one-hundred solutions.  Joe latched onto […]

]]> By: Tony Nachev http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12128 Tony Nachev Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:37:30 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12128 WOW... great trick.. just awesome... finally a practical advice on how to get inspiration., not just the regular crap about listening to music and watching the autumn fall of the leaves. I tried it for coming up with a name for my project. It was just as you said : first twenty or thirty were just so uninteresting and boring but after i got to the middle i actually liked 2/3 of the names i came up with. I ended up choosing my 81st entry. Thank you once again Robert for this invaluable piece of advice! WOW… great trick.. just awesome… finally a practical advice on how to get inspiration., not just the regular crap about listening to music and watching the autumn fall of the leaves. I tried it for coming up with a name for my project. It was just as you said : first twenty or thirty were just so uninteresting and boring but after i got to the middle i actually liked 2/3 of the names i came up with. I ended up choosing my 81st entry. Thank you once again Robert for this invaluable piece of advice!

]]> By: Aaron Chambers http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12067 Aaron Chambers Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:12:59 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12067 Just wanted to say that this is an especially useful article... I have done lists like that described above before, but have never really made it part of my workflow. After reading your article and as mentioned by brady - losing the censorship really makes a difference in idea flow, and reading about it helped solidify the principle in my mind. Well done. It worked on me. Thanks! Aaron Just wanted to say that this is an especially useful article… I have done lists like that described above before, but have never really made it part of my workflow. After reading your article and as mentioned by brady - losing the censorship really makes a difference in idea flow, and reading about it helped solidify the principle in my mind.

Well done. It worked on me. Thanks!

Aaron

]]> By: Mark Abucayon http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12066 Mark Abucayon Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:11:30 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12066 Excellent Idea, this will be a big help of bloggers, developer and designers as myself to find more informations to write about things..this is so nice I really love to visit this website. cool Two thumbs up... Excellent Idea, this will be a big help of bloggers, developer and designers as myself to find more informations to write about things..this is so nice I really love to visit this website. cool
Two thumbs up…

]]> By: brady http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12005 brady Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:34:46 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-12005 The 100 ideas is a core element to almost brainstorming process. Especially in teams. I couldn't imagine doing any team-based creative effort without generating at least 100 ideas in one sitting. The key is non-censorship. Even if an idea is strange or ridiculous, write the idea down. Sometimes a seemingly dumb idea is actually very profound and/or will trigger someone your own or someone else's creativity. I come from an Interaction Design education program where this is standard practice. As freelancers your best advantages are often your unique ideas and points of view. Anything to keep yourself out of mechanical patterns of thought is a good thing! The 100 ideas is a core element to almost brainstorming process. Especially in teams. I couldn’t imagine doing any team-based creative effort without generating at least 100 ideas in one sitting.

The key is non-censorship. Even if an idea is strange or ridiculous, write the idea down. Sometimes a seemingly dumb idea is actually very profound and/or will trigger someone your own or someone else’s creativity. I come from an Interaction Design education program where this is standard practice. As freelancers your best advantages are often your unique ideas and points of view. Anything to keep yourself out of mechanical patterns of thought is a good thing!

]]> By: Generating Ideas by the Hundreds http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-11990 Generating Ideas by the Hundreds Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:48:08 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-11990 [...] We all probably suffer from lack of ideas from time to time, I know I do and its frustrating when it happens. But there are ways to tweak your brain to squeeze some information out. In this article you will find some very useful tips that might help you out :o) Click here to read >> [...] […] We all probably suffer from lack of ideas from time to time, I know I do and its frustrating when it happens. But there are ways to tweak your brain to squeeze some information out. In this article you will find some very useful tips that might help you out :o) Click here to read >> […]

]]> By: Danny Outlaw http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-11986 Danny Outlaw Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:57:03 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-11986 Thats a neat idea. Im going to have to get to work on my list of 100 ideas. Trying to come up with new ideas on a regular basis is the hardest part of blogging. Thats a neat idea. Im going to have to get to work on my list of 100 ideas. Trying to come up with new ideas on a regular basis is the hardest part of blogging.

]]> By: James Lytle http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-11971 James Lytle Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:19:12 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/open-the-idea-bank-generating-ideas-by-the-hundreds/#comment-11971 I'll have to give it a go in one of my next projects? How long should this process take? I’ll have to give it a go in one of my next projects?

How long should this process take?

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