Product Review - ThinkCube by Kes Sampanthar
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I'm familiar with the idea of combining random ideas and concepts to come up with new insights to problems. But Kes Sampanthar has put that process into a system that makes it much easier to go down that path... ThinkCube: A Professional Innovation Tool.
The process is easy to follow... 1) Define your goal for your brainstorming session. 2) Stimulate your mind by drawing six random cards from the Idea pack. 3) Think about your problem by combining two or more of the cards you drew in order to come up with new ideas. 4) Evaluate your ideas once you've come up with a number of them. 5) Elaborate on the idea if you think it has merit or is a winner. 6) Incubate those ideas that show potential but have some sticking points. Incubating is more along the lines of just letting the ideas percolate in the back of your mind while you're going about doing other things.
You may be thinking "well, I can do this on my own without any tools". That's true, but it might be hard to come up with a number of ideas and words that you can use to randomly combine. Because you have your own preconceived notions and mindsets, you're limited in your "random" references. Taking the material from another source like this can force you down mental paths you'd be unable to find on your own. The packaging of the system is pretty cool, too. The idea and word cards are packaged in a large orange cube, hence the name "ThinkCube". The coloring, style, and design all work well together to get your mind into a creative groove.
As a software developer, I'm always on the hunt for new ideas and designs that I can use to build quality software applications. After using ThinkCube a couple times, I can see how this will be a great aid for my job. Definitely a great idea and a product well-executed.
I'm familiar with the idea of combining random ideas and concepts to come up with new insights to problems. But Kes Sampanthar has put that process into a system that makes it much easier to go down that path... ThinkCube: A Professional Innovation Tool.
The process is easy to follow... 1) Define your goal for your brainstorming session. 2) Stimulate your mind by drawing six random cards from the Idea pack. 3) Think about your problem by combining two or more of the cards you drew in order to come up with new ideas. 4) Evaluate your ideas once you've come up with a number of them. 5) Elaborate on the idea if you think it has merit or is a winner. 6) Incubate those ideas that show potential but have some sticking points. Incubating is more along the lines of just letting the ideas percolate in the back of your mind while you're going about doing other things.
You may be thinking "well, I can do this on my own without any tools". That's true, but it might be hard to come up with a number of ideas and words that you can use to randomly combine. Because you have your own preconceived notions and mindsets, you're limited in your "random" references. Taking the material from another source like this can force you down mental paths you'd be unable to find on your own. The packaging of the system is pretty cool, too. The idea and word cards are packaged in a large orange cube, hence the name "ThinkCube". The coloring, style, and design all work well together to get your mind into a creative groove.
As a software developer, I'm always on the hunt for new ideas and designs that I can use to build quality software applications. After using ThinkCube a couple times, I can see how this will be a great aid for my job. Definitely a great idea and a product well-executed.
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