tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:21:56 +0000creativityideasBrainstormingpositive changethoughtsConsultancyExpertiseInnovationNigeriaSocietycouragesolutionsIdeas. Innovation. Solutions.http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)Blogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724.post-3045518691683642975Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:29:00 +00002010-10-26T16:29:38.782+01:00thoughts This is a very stimulating article we would like to share with our readers today. It should bring out a 'spark' in you. Looking forward to your responses. Enjoy!  Knowing that you are a genius is one of the fundamental things that allows you to think like one. I don't know about you but I didn't get told I was a genius when I was a child. (Boo-hoo, I was robbed of my brilliance!) http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/2010/10/how-to-transform-your-self-image-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724.post-6074103032789818197Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:06:00 +00002010-10-21T18:14:02.415+01:00creativitysolutionsby Mitchell Ditkoff One of the most important qualities of a creative problem solver is the ability to see new relationships between seemingly unrelated things. This person sees patterns and connections where others see only confusion and separateness. To the innovator, everything is related - and the discovery of that relatedness is what fuels their creative process. In fact, the creative http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/2010/10/romance-of-creativity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724.post-3259960339870616252Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:35:00 +00002010-10-21T17:35:45.681+01:00BrainstormingideasBy John Storm, BrainStorm Network Are you stuck in a “brainstorming” rut? Most people think they know how to brainstorm. Yet, few realize there is more to brainstorming than the one traditional method that Alex Osborn created in the 1950’s (yes, LAST century). A multitude of new methods, tools, and techniques have been developed in recent years. Here are 10 of the most deadly http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/2010/10/10-deadly-brainstorming-ruts-that-kill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724.post-8841040910658790508Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:40:00 +00002010-10-21T12:05:06.790+01:00couragecreativity By Shawn Asala Have you ever been challenged to do something creative? A lot of times, while conversing with friends, I discovered that many people do not see themselves as creative. A while back while working in Northern Nigeria, I was sitting with friends at an open bar. We were bored and looking to have some fun just hanging out. So I came up with a kind of game where we would all take http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/2010/10/courage-for-creativity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724.post-7887747865932574887Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:03:00 +00002010-10-21T10:03:49.459+01:00Brainstormingcreativityby Mitchell Ditkoff Sometimes the best part of a poem is the silence it evokes. Sometimes the best part of school is lunch. And sometimes the best part of a brainstorming session is the stuff we ignore – the seemingly trivial, laughable or absurd. Sad to say, many aspiring problem solvers – obsessed with the bottom line – miss out on tons of potential solutions because they're unwilling to http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/2010/10/big-secret-finding-underlying-principle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724.post-7900714530344155096Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:43:00 +00002010-10-21T11:09:48.083+01:00creativityideasthoughts By Adedayo Olanrewaju Benson"Lack of money is not as bad as lack of ideas"Before creation, this whole world and the people in it were just an impression in God's mind. Everything was sleeping quietly in an idea.  A great future awaits us all but I want to tell you that this future is waiting for the thoughts that God wants to transfer into our minds. Some of us have caught some ideas, some http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/2010/10/rule-world-with-your-ideas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724.post-3252943711735441472Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:11:00 +00002010-10-19T10:11:22.177+01:00ideaspositive changeBy Ola Olabimpe  A very witty phrase, if you ask me. Going by the definition by Wikipedia: "an idea is a concept or abstraction formed and existing in the mind. Human capability to contemplate ideas is associated with the ability of reasoning, self-reflection, and the ability to acquire and apply intellect. Further, ideas give rise to actual concepts, or mind generalizations, which are the http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/2010/10/ideas-rule-world-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724.post-1592273616936162026Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:20:00 +00002010-10-19T09:20:21.687+01:00ideaspositive changeBy OLU MIKE OMOASEGUN Everything that we see in this physical world was first conceived in the formless world of thoughts and ideas. All the things we are using in the world today (clocks, cars, radios, TVs, computers, airplanes, ships, etc) are products of some people created through thoughts and ideas. Your idea is your product, and your product will produce your wealth. Moreover, your ideas http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/2010/10/ideas-rule-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724.post-4012380119768160101Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:27:00 +00002010-10-18T19:27:47.673+01:00InnovationNigeriaSocietyBy Shawn Asala ‘Innovation’ is a difficult term to pin down. Taken literally, it can include almost any new development. Generally we can describe innovation as ‘the successful exploitation of ideas’. Two key words stand out in that definition: Ideas. Exploitation. An idea is: 1. Something, such as a thought or conception, that potentially or actually exists in the mind as a product of http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/2010/10/innovation-in-nigeria.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724.post-2219620694484105362Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:30:00 +00002010-09-02T10:30:58.813+01:00ConsultancyExpertiseBy John Storm, BrainStorm Network There’s a lot of talk these days about Experts and Expertise. You’ll find plenty of people claiming to be experts in nearly all areas of life. In the business world alone, you’ll discover a plethora of experts in strategic planning, marketing, customer service, travel, new product development, etc. Most of these can stake a legitimate claim to this title based http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-does-it-mean-to-be-expert.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724.post-4065262710524530657Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:40:00 +00002010-09-02T10:39:26.326+01:00Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow. William Pollard Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment. Gale Norton Look at the product pipeline, look at the fantastic financial results we've had for the last five years. You only get that kind of http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/2010/08/understanding-innovation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724.post-6486859585935676799Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:01:00 +00002010-08-20T14:05:04.084+01:00By Stephen Shapiro Every organization dreams of finding the magic bullet that will increase creativity, boost productivity, and improve morale. Surprisingly, some of the best solutions are counter-intuitive and run against conventional wisdom. Keep Your Eye on the Present A few years ago, I worked with a Formula One racing team. Pit crews, consisting of 19 people, service these ultra fast, high http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/2010/08/performance-paradox.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5786283512517464724.post-4447802870408824821Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:54:00 +00002010-08-17T13:54:46.378+01:00 Welcome to the world of Spark magazine, a place where you can ignite your senses and find inspiration to stimulate your creative capabilities. All around us today are problems and issues that challenge the success of our dreams, goals, personal endeavors and businesses. Many times in our lives we are like the proverbial maid searching for a lost coin in the dark. Or like the man trapped in a http://sparkmaginnovate.blogspot.com/2010/08/wanna-start-fire-all-you-need-is-spark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sparks Magazine)0