HackU: How to think of a great idea
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The document provides tips for generating great ideas. It recommends striving for quantity in idea generation, deferring judgment, and seeking new combinations. Specific techniques include using your imagination without limiting responses, letting ideas incubate with a fresh perspective, and conducting solo or group brainstorming sessions. The process involves defining a problem statement, identifying constraints and goals, then visualizing and capturing ideas through diagrams, mockups and storyboards to converge on a solution. In the end, the document notes how the World Wide Web has changed lifestyles through the power of ideas.
HackU: How to think of a great idea
- 1. How to think of a Great Idea? Tom Praison Developer @ Yahoo! @tompraison
- 2. What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient... highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate ”Cobb” - Inception(2010)
- 4. An Idea is anything which changes our lifestyles. The way we live, think and work
- 5. An Idea
- 6. Bright Idea
- 7. Green Idea
- 9. Broken Idea
- 10. Small Idea
- 11. Big Idea
- 12. Many Ideas
- 13. No idea
- 14. Generating Ideas
- 15. 1. Strive for Quantity 2. Defer Judgment 3. Seek New Combinations 4. Use your imagination
- 16. 1. Strive for Quantity Innovation scholars predict that it takes 3,000 raw ideas for 1 successful idea.
- 18. Seek new combinations • New combinations from existing parts. • Put old things to a new uses. • Take an element and make it bigger or smaller.
- 19. Use your imagination • Avoid the common response zone. • More ideas force you to use your imagination. • Let ideas incubate. Re-visit with a new perspective.
- 20. 1. Use Positive Judgment 2. Consider Novelty 3. Stay Focused 4. Redirect Yourself
- 21. BRAINSTORMING
- 22. Brainstorming - Solo 1. Exhaust all options 2. Sketch or Draw 3. Avoid Disruptions 4. Keep a journal 5. Do what works for you
- 23. Brainstorming - Group 1. Set a time limit 2. Keep groups small 3. Stay on track 4. Give everyone a chance 5. Don’t criticize
- 24. STOP – LETS GET TO A SOLUTION
- 25. Convergence Business User Goals Consideration Problem Constraints Definition Hack
- 28. Wireframes
- 29. Paper Mockups
- 30. Storyboards
- 31. Recapitulation • Conduct a quick brainstorm by yourself or in a group • Define a problem statement • Identify constraints, target users, business goals • Visualize and capture ideas by using wireframes, mockups, storyboards
- 32. Final Story of WWW
- 33. Look how WWW has changed our lifestyle
- 34. Thank You