Overview We enter the world as curious beings. However, as we grow up, we are told to color inside the lines and that real animals can’t talk—direction that can squelch creativity. Many successful entrepreneurs work to unlearn some of those messages in order to tap into creative thinking. What do you do when you are given a task that requires you to be creative? Do you get out your art supplies and start drawing? Do you pull out your phone or get on your computer and head straight for a search engine? Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and well-known innovator, had a preference when it came to creative contemplation, and it had nothing to do with art supplies or smartphones. Jobs did some of his best creative thinking when he went on a walk, or a walking chat. Why did Jobs prefer walking as a way to develop new ideas? A Stanford University study found that walking improves creative thinking. When you launch an entrepreneurial journey and set out to innovate and create, or when you hit a sticking point that requires a creative solution, it may be time to take a walk. Better yet, if you can find a friend, walk and talk. It might energize your creativity and lead to innovation and, possibly, to invention. Instructions Read Problem Solving and Need Recognition TechniquesLinks to an external site. (Ch. 6) from the Openstax Entrepreneurship online text. Answer the following questions in the Canvas quiz: Which method do you think applies more to entrepreneurship, the innovative or adaptive problem-solving method? Which method would you be most likely to use and why? How does the fishbone process aid entrepreneurs in finding the root cause of problems they’re struggling to solve? Briefly describe the different methodologies an entrepreneur might use when experiencing creativity block. Why is empathy needed in defining problems? Why is it important to continuously ask for feedback and improve the current design? What are some ways you can determine the true root cause of a problem and not just its symptoms?
Overview
We enter the world as curious beings. However, as we grow up, we are told to color inside the lines and that real animals can’t talk—direction that can squelch creativity. Many successful entrepreneurs work to unlearn some of those messages in order to tap into creative thinking. What do you do when you are given a task that requires you to be creative? Do you get out your art supplies and start drawing? Do you pull out your phone or get on your computer and head straight for a search engine? Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and well-known innovator, had a preference when it came to creative contemplation, and it had nothing to do with art supplies or smartphones. Jobs did some of his best creative thinking when he went on a walk, or a walking chat.
Why did Jobs prefer walking as a way to develop new ideas? A Stanford University study found that walking improves creative thinking. When you launch an entrepreneurial journey and set out to innovate and create, or when you hit a sticking point that requires a creative solution, it may be time to take a walk. Better yet, if you can find a friend, walk and talk. It might energize your creativity and lead to innovation and, possibly, to invention.
Instructions
Read Problem Solving and Need Recognition TechniquesLinks to an external site. (Ch. 6) from the Openstax Entrepreneurship online text.
Answer the following questions in the Canvas quiz:
- Which method do you think applies more to entrepreneurship, the innovative or adaptive problem-solving method? Which method would you be most likely to use and why?
- How does the fishbone process aid entrepreneurs in finding the root cause of problems they’re struggling to solve?
- Briefly describe the different methodologies an entrepreneur might use when experiencing creativity block.
- Why is empathy needed in defining problems?
- Why is it important to continuously ask for feedback and improve the current design?
- What are some ways you can determine the true root cause of a problem and not just its symptoms?
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