blah blah blah. We all get stuck at times. It's so easy to reheat leftovers or microwave a frozen meal, but startups require fresh ideas.
Whether you feel stuck in a rut or want to cook up something new, here are some innovative ways to break existing frameworks:
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ. People outside your industry are unconstrained by the same legacies and conventions yet they've likely solved similar problems. Also, taking the time to explain the situation sometimes helps you to discover a new solution in the process.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Mired in constant stress, fiction provides an outlet to free your mind and consider new options. Many novels have leaders struggling to change their circumstances and wild depictions of new inventions.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ. Digging into an issue and asking "why" uncovers clues to a mystery. For instance, say two employees keep fighting. In talking with both, you discover they actually want a new role. If they are valuable to the company, define new roles for both of them, which may lead to years of productivity.
๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐. Instead of big ideas, radically change only one aspect of your process. Chefs do this all the time, switching one ingredient to create a signature dish. Try to spice up your client delivery and internal operations and gauge reaction to see if that change worked.
Creativity can inspire a product, market, or team to reach the next level. Be open to trying different approaches and discover new, delicious opportunities.
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Thanks to Nathan Furr, Jeff Dyer, and Kyle Nel for their article, โWhen Your Moon Shots Donโt Take Offโ which inspired this post.
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