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Moving Out of Your Comfort Zone to Find Innovative Solutions |
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By: Vadim Kotelnikov
Inventor, Author, and Founder, Ten3 Business e-Coach – Innovation Unlimited, and Fun4Biz.com – Entrepreneurial Creativity Paradise
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"In all affairs it's a healthy thing to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted." – Bertrand Russell |
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Milestones Completed and Future Plans: "Once we rid ourselves of traditional thinking we can get on with creating the future." – James Bertrand... More
This is a real story. I was desperate but an effective outside-the-box solution was found quite unexpectedly... MoreToyota's 10 Management Principles
Case in Point The Buddhist Approach to Life vs. Western Science "In the Western psychology, there is an assumption that everything must be accounted for within this lifetime," says Dalai Lama of Tibet. "So, when you can't explain what is causing certain behaviors or problems, the tendency is to always attribute it to the unconscious. It's a bit like you've lost something and you decide that the object is in this room. And once you have decided this, then you've already fixed your parameters; you've precluded the possibility of its being outside the room or in another room. So you keep on searching and searching, but you are not finding it, yet you continue to assume that it is still hidden somewhere in the room!"... More Powerful Concept The notion 'thinking outside the box' is far more than just another management cliché. It is a very powerful concept worthy of deeper consideration in today's complex and rapidly changing world. Leave Your Comfort Zone
Thinking outside the box is never easy, nor is
it merely a reflection of mental brightness. To leave your psychological
comfort zone and explore "solutions in the unknown world on the outside
requires large measures of mental agility, boldness, and
creativity
– and/or an
inspirational leader
who
makes life in the old box so uncomfortable that getting out is the only
option. The future rests in those willing and able to do so." 6 Barriers To Creative Thinking and Innovation Negative Attitude: The tendency to focus on the negative aspects of problems and expend energy on worry... More
Challenging assumptions means questioning the everyday things you take for granted and getting away from old ideas. "The best assumption to have is that any commonly held belief is wrong," says Ken Olson, CEO of DEC... More 10 Roles of an Inspirational Leader
Paradigm Crisis as a Catalyst of Outside-the-Box Thinking Your concepts of business environment, organizational structures and management are based on paradigms. If your organizational structures and management systems are no longer able to perform as effectively as alternative ones based on entirely different paradigms you will at first experience a paradigm crisis. Break Free of Routine Falling into a routine can destroy your life. Routine is so dangerous and so powerful that even the best of intentions can be knocked down for good because of it. Recognize if you are in a routine and break free. Sometimes it's a matter of an attribute we all seek in life – confidence. If you wish to change yourself and achieve more, you need courage and a strong belief in your ability to succeed.
Case in Point Caterpillar's Syndrome A very unusual experiment was conducted by John Fabre, the French naturalist, consisting of processionary caterpillars, a type of caterpillar that blindly follows the one in front of it.5 This explains the name processionary caterpillar. The experiment consisted of several of these caterpillars, a flowerpot filled to the rim with dirt, and pine needles. The caterpillars formed a complete circle around the rim of the flowerpot, with the first one touching the back of the last one. The pine needles, the food of the processionary caterpillar, were placed in the center of the circle. The caterpillars began their procession around the flowerpot, one following the other in a circle. This went on hour after hour, day after day, for an entire week. In the end, every one of the caterpillars dropped dead of starvation. The one thing that could have saved them was only six inches away, but without purposeful thought or action, the caterpillars continued with a habitual routine that eventually proved too much to endure. This is happening to people, too.
Thinking Out Of The Box Tips... Tips for Challenging Assumption... Reframing... Thinking Differently: Two Barriers To Overcome... Creative Thinking Tests... 10 Minutes CPS ...10 Secrets of Creativity... Challenging Assumptions... Tips for Challenging Assumptions... Reframing... Asking Effective Questions... Four Problem Solving Techniques... CPS: The Key Things to Keep in Mind ...Creativity Management in Your Business Environment... Making Big Changes... Case in Point Silicon Valley... Case in Point Unilever... Case in Point Half.com...
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