There is a lot of room for innovation, and surely the new year offers many of you a range of new possibilities and opportunities for groundbreaking business ideas. But where can you find sources for a discussion about these innovative changes? The Open Forum website has outlined a few tips that can make incisive innovators out of you.
1. Change the routines which can impede the flow of creative ideas and the speed of change within your company. Michael F. O'Keefe of the Expert Business Advice website says: "When I am in the office, doing the same things, working on the same project and speaking with the same people, it becomes monotonous and I tend to set a cruise control." He has his best ideas at home or on the way between work and home, straying from his routines.
If you are looking for new ideas, do not sit in the office, try doing things differently and feel free to go out to the streets to catch new inspiration.
2. Listen to your customers. Even your clients' complaints can be a source of incremental but also radical innovation. A satisfied customer does not give you as much inspiration as the one who is dissatisfied with something.
Ensure ongoing feedback and do not be derailed by the initial dissatisfaction. You learns from your mistakes, don't you?
3. Explore the market. Not only customers, but also insights into developments in the market can bring you considerable inspiration. Do not only look to the past, but try to predict the future based on your experience.
Dave Sentenn, the founder of Local Monster, says when advising small businesses on how to attract attention to their business: "I try to upgrade or simply improve what already works and then implement these trends and needs in own products. Many of my ideas are not original, but I always have a different view on what already works. "
4. Share ideas. Probably you will not share your thoughts with your competitor. However, you can share tips and ideas with entrepreneurs in other industries. Expand your awareness of what works elsewhere and what could work for you even better.
5. Do not rush it. In today's dynamic world, when the Internet rules and speed is an essential factor, immediate results are expected. Nevertheless, creativity cannot be rushed. The best strategy to generate new ideas is to have a strategy for generating new ideas.
Try to brainstorm, but do not push yourself with deadlines. When inspiration does not come, drop your pencil, go for a walk, do some sports, relax. Later, come back to the ideas with a clear head.
Your ideas are your treasure. Guard it. Do you have any proven tips to stimulate innovative ideas?
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