What you care about and makes you happy doesn’t really matter. What’s important is why those things matter in the first place. Starting with that “why” rather than “what” could help you find better and more meaningful ideas.
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It’s no secret that collaboration helps in the formation of good ideas, but this charming little video from writer Steven Johnson explains why it works.
KoHive is a virtual workspace you access through your web browser. It’s easy to create multiple “hives” for different projects, share files, communicate in real time and aggregate content from across the web.
Mind-mapping tools are usually all business and don’t bring much fun to the creative process of idea generation. BBC Scotland takes a different approach and turns mind mapping into a game.
It’s a week before a major project is due and suddenly someone comes up with a great idea. That great idea can derail the project and make delivery late. Use an idea embargo to keep the focus.
Windows/Mac/Linux: Sometimes the easiest way to make sense of a big project is to get its details out of your brain to you can visualise it. Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) helps you map your ideas, then make presentations out of them.
If you’ve ever wanted a one-stop shop for saving, organsing and sharing your ideas, web application Wridea might be just what you are looking for.
