Comments on: How to generate ideas http://www.simondelliott.com/blog/2008/08/how-to-generate-ideas/ media architect Mon, 17 May 2010 23:17:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Will http://www.simondelliott.com/blog/2008/08/how-to-generate-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Will Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:00:59 +0000 http://www.simondelliott.com/blog/?p=28#comment-12 I'm pretty fixated on getting away from paper and doing everything electronically - but your method highlights one of the problem issues in doing that - its very hard to save your first idea and start afresh on another... There is something extremely useful about paper, in that once you have it written or drawn on, that's it. On a laptop your first idea often morphs so much through continuous changes that you lose the meaning of your original thought completely... and occasionally the will to live! I’m pretty fixated on getting away from paper and doing everything electronically – but your method highlights one of the problem issues in doing that – its very hard to save your first idea and start afresh on another… There is something extremely useful about paper, in that once you have it written or drawn on, that’s it. On a laptop your first idea often morphs so much through continuous changes that you lose the meaning of your original thought completely… and occasionally the will to live!

]]> By: simon http://www.simondelliott.com/blog/2008/08/how-to-generate-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-10 simon Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:06:48 +0000 http://www.simondelliott.com/blog/?p=28#comment-10 I developed this method simply because I became fixated on one idea. Which I knew to be a duff idea. So I thought ... how do I forget the last thing I did? Ive used this on lots of things now and some times it really works, I would be very interested to see if the method works for you. I developed this method simply because I became fixated on one idea. Which I knew to be a duff idea. So I thought … how do I forget the last thing I did?
Ive used this on lots of things now and some times it really works, I would be very interested to see if the method works for you.

]]> By: chay http://www.simondelliott.com/blog/2008/08/how-to-generate-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-8 chay Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:11:37 +0000 http://www.simondelliott.com/blog/?p=28#comment-8 This seems like a good way to 'solve' those kind of problems that have a fuzzily defined problem-space.. The problem for me is step 6, I tend to quickly determine my favourite - perhaps this would be a good way to become more disciplined in this respect, and keep a more open mind. I rekon this kind of free-form tactic can probably be well applied to a lot of things outside of design, especially towards creative areas, and might help overcome 'writers block' by teasing out the beginnings of ideas... This seems like a good way to ‘solve’ those kind of problems that have a fuzzily defined problem-space..
The problem for me is step 6, I tend to quickly determine my favourite – perhaps this would be a good way to become more disciplined in this respect, and keep a more open mind.

I rekon this kind of free-form tactic can probably be well applied to a lot of things outside of design, especially towards creative areas, and might help overcome ‘writers block’ by teasing out the beginnings of ideas…

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