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Where Do Great Product Ideas Come From? The current information technology trend is that of survival of the fittest, where players thrive based on success factors such as releases of new products that are feature rich, user experience driven, and performance focused. Rajini Padmanaban looks at where the new product ideas come from. |
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Beauty, Art, and Software Thinking about connections between beauty, art, literature, and software may not seem as immediately useful as learning a new language or methodology, but doing so can help you be a better developer and designer by exposing you to different ways of thinking—or even improving how you think. |
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Everyday Rituals Can Bring Creativity and Productivity In our neverending quest for innovation when developing technology, we often overlook the launch pad that everyday rituals provide. Rituals get an underserved bad rap. Consider that it’s not a bad thing when you make a habit of whatever ritual prompts your creativity—and productivity. |
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The Myths and Realities of Creativity Are you creative? Most people, if asked, say they’re not—but they’re wrong. One of the most common myths about creativity is that only artists, writers, and musicians are creative. Another myth is that creativity depends entirely on the person and not on the person’s environment. |
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Inside-the-Box Ideas about Outside-the-Box Thinking Some people don’t get outside-the-box thinking. The idea is not to do things the same old way, but as this definition puts it, to do “thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes leads to novel ideas and solutions.” |
