Look to Nature for a Creative Breakthrough
Leonardo DaVinci got his idea for the airplane by watching birds in flight.
The creators of Kung Fu developed many of their techniques by watching animals fight.
The pharmaceutical industry develops many of its "miracle cures" by studying the natural healing properties of herbs and plants.
Bottom line, nature is a great source of breakthrough ideas.
The secret for meeting your biggest challenge, in fact, may have already been worked out thousands of years ago by a cockroach.
THE TECHNIQUE
1. Frame your challenge as a question that begins with either "How can I" or "How can we?"
2. Everywhere you go today, notice how nature "gets things done." (i.e. bee hives, ants, sunflowers, etc.)
3. Make a connection between the natural world and your challenge (i.e. "What can I learn about my challenge from an ant colony?")
Technique adapted from Awake at the Wheel
Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at August 31, 2010 02:15 AM
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