Archive for the ‘Problem Solving’ Category

New Invention And Product Ideas

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

I brainstormed ten new invention or product ideas in an hour Wednesday, using some of my favorite idea-generation techniques. I have included three of them here. Two are related to air travel, probably because I did this exercise while waiting for my wife at the Denver Airport.

I started with one of the most basic techniques, which simply involves (more…)

Million Dollar Irritations

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Want million-dollar ideas? Start with whatever annoys or irritates you. This could be anything from dirty theater seats to showers that are always a bit too cold or a bit too hot. If it is something that irritates enough other people, find a solution - and that might be a million dollar idea.

A great recent example of this is (more…)