The people who are most successful in business are often the ones who come up with novel products or services, or who find different approaches to solving problems.
As part of my MBA, we had a session on how to come up with new ideas. The list below is what the class came up with, along with a few additional items that my friends and I have since discussed:
Approaches to developing new ideas:
Spend time doing things that are completely outside your normal activities
If you’re a business person, spend time with people who aren’t; if you usually listen to rock music, try classical; if you always take the same path to work, try an alternate route…
