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<\/a><\/p>Of course, there are not many tweets there yet, but watch the space for more.<\/p>
Looking for innovative ideas?<\/b><\/p>
Ideas, they say are dime a dozen. Well, who is to say what the current exchange rate is? If you are looking at a start-up or even a project that needs you to design a device, a mechanism, a set of mechanisms and\/or processes and methods, you need innovative ideas. Many times you need to be innovative to beat your competition, and sometimes, simply because the solution demands creative thinking. <\/p>
But, how do we get good ideas? Some people seem to have a practiced way of getting to ideas, so is \"ideation\" something that you are born with?<\/p>
Wrong!<\/p>
Brainstorming!<\/b><\/p>
Brainstorming is the best way to open up your creativity and come up with innovative ideas for your projects, your companies and so on. <\/p>
While there are many opinions floating around, the baseline is simple - encourage creativity and \"out of the box\" thinking, do not judge while the session is still on and do not \"direct\" the meeting.<\/p>
Of course, I have a few other ideas that I would like to throw in - keep the topics broad first, narrow them later, or in later sessions, provide avenues for creative exploration through colors, toys and such, and feed your people!<\/p>
Brainstorming is an exercise - so the more you train appropriately that is, the better you can get at it. Take it from me, I have seen this lead project ideas to great success in many different situations - this is the point of the workshop - practice, exercise!<\/p>
Set at the Crossroads Cafe in San Francisco on September 13, 2010 thanks to the efforts of Eri Gentry, the founder of BioCurious ( http:\/\/biocurious.org\/index.php?title=Main_Page<\/a> ), we will discuss the rules for a couple of minutes, brainstorm a broad topic as a group exercise and then given enough interest, we will break into smaller groups and discuss further topics.<\/p> Here is the link for the event:<\/p> http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/BioCurious\/calendar\/14576734\/<\/a><\/p> I hope you can join us!<\/p> About BioCurious: <\/b><\/p> BioCurious is THE DIYBio group for Silicon Valley and in general, the Bay Area. Currently the group is seeking funding to find a near permanent home. You can find out more about them here: <\/p> Yours truly's previous FDA regulation class and pitch appear in the video as well...<\/p> Preface: Again, I apologize to everyone for the paucity in posts. As some of you might know, I have been working incessantly on a project and that has kept me from being able to gain any traction on blogging here. … Continue reading ![](\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/a0485_card.jpg\")
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