Today’s Tip: Contentment

There can be a temptation to think we need some external thing in order to be creative or innovative - more resources of finances, people, or materials. But when you are grounded in contentment, you realize that you can do so much more than you realize just using the things you already have. In fact, the more you appreciate that, not only does it force you to dig deeper into your own wells of creativity and innovation, but it helps you manage resources better when given more.

Design Thinking shortcut for today:

Today’s Design Thinking shortcut:

Make sure that you build into your design thinking, systems, and processes some time to just inventory and look at the resources you already have. Don’t take things for granted and look at things with fresh eyes and perspective when you face a challenge to overcome or problem to solve. There might be a lot more available to you than you realize.

Innovation shortcut for today:

Today’s Innovation shortcut: Here

Just like other skills, you can develop innovation techniques around using things you already have in unexpected ways. So before you go out and buy a lot of new materials for your next artistic or creative project, look at what you have and how it might be used in novel ways.