The Innovation Blog

Good morning to you!

Sincere apologies for not having these posted on Monday like I had previously written. I've been in Chicago all week for an Invention Session and am now just finding time (and creative juices) to deliver you the rest of my haikus. I believe we left off last Friday on Steps 1, 2 & 3, and while it was my plan to add a few each day this week, you've waited long enough so without further adieu here are Steps 4-11:

Step 4: Select and Summarize Theme or Direction

The client's time has come-
To choose for newness, appeal;
Never mind feasible.

Step 5: Ways and Means

They reached, found absurd:
To give a pig wings, we could-
We should run with this.

Step 6: Summarize Beginning Idea

Idea is shaping,
Proverbial fog lifting.
"I am thinking of..."

Step 7: Open-Minded Evaluation

To start with pluses,
Then I.D. the elephants-
Is  name of this game.

Step 8: Overcome Key Issues 

 Black and blue, we fight-
Show-stoppers are put to rest.
Move forward we shall.

Step 9: Restate the Idea

Through the blood, sweat, tears-
Perhaps a new theme emerged?
Now we're cooking.

Step 10: Next Steps

Steps 1, 2, 3-
The real planning begins now.
Prep for dirty hands.

Step 11: Repeat

Yay, Step 11!
Are we done yet? Maybe not.
Back to 4* we go. 

(*Or 6)

Well, that's all from me for now. Next week I'll be in Ohio then ending my week in NYC for a Creative Thinking session with a very "wild" client. Have a great weekend!

- By Amanda Hines, Associate Business Innovationist, @amandaehines