Felicity Bertram
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I’m really glad that I have found EN, because I keep having weird and wacky ideas, which jump into my head at random times, and this looks like it will be a good home for some of the better ones. However, does anyone exploit their creativity in other ways? I’d like to be able to market myself as a ‘brainstorming consultant’ or something like that – because I can generate loads of ideas and find connections between things. Does anyone have any experience or ideas?
Just until one of my ideas makes me into a millionaire and I retire…
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Ralph Machesky
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Felicity-
Welcome to EN, you’ve come to the right place. Amongst all the confusion, doubletalk and downright con-artist companies out there EN stands above the rest!
You may want to research a man named Doug Hall- product, process and idea extraordinaire. He is also the founder of the Eureaka Ranch (among others). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Hall
He has some great books out, and they divulge a lot about the creative process in general and making it work for you. Best of luck to you on your entries here!
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Michael Heagerty
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Greg,
Your last paragraph reminded me of James Dyson’s EN interview, where he states that he is a “believer in naivety” or wrong thinking.
6 billion dollars later…great story; http://www.edisonnation.com/video_categories/le...
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Greg Rotz
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There’s a Robert Heinlein story: “We Also Walk Dogs” about some company that does anything. I think that would be cool to offer a product for any problem (and retain IP rights to the solutions, muahaha.) I think there is a company called BrainStore that does somewhat like that. Here are some options:
Get a degree in design
Become an executive
Join consumer focus groups
Write Apps
Start a Youtube channel talking about your ideas
Talk to companies specializing in Innovation Consulting
It’s something I’ve pondered. There seems to be a disconnect between companies talking about innovation and actually wanting to hire pure innovators. They seem intent on wanting executives with good ideas. Brainstormer should be a well-paid position in a company. People also seem to anticipate deep expertise as being a requisite, which it isn’t always. In fact the naive mind is often the first to spot the elephant in the room.
Good luck!
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Michael Heagerty
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Hi Felicity,
I always thought that it would be fun to do add work…all those crazy funny commercials and the like.
Welcome to EN!
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Eric Huber
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Felicity, welcome to EN. I found the Edison Nation process to be an excellent way to help me prioritize my ideas. I have submitted approximately 100 ideas and through their process about 25 have risen to the top (G7). It is much easier to manage 25 versus 100 ideas.
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