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New YouTube Video: "88 Great Ways to Innovate" Stimulates Creativity & Innovation - Created by Gerald "Solutionman" Haman with Music by INXS

 

This new YouTube video will stimulate you to generate ideas that help you innovate!  There are over one million words in the English language.  Solutionman discovered 2,587 words that end with the three letters ATE.  You will be inspired by this video featuring Solutionman’s "Top 88 ATE Words" that can stimulate you to innovate.  The YouTube video features a perfect song called “MeditATE” by INXS. If you like the video, visit the following website to find more of Solutionman's secrets to innovation. 

Visit www.InnovationSecret.com to download a FREE NEW report called
"8 Insider Secrets to Successful Innovation."

Top 10 Most Common Objections to Creative Ideas (Download FREE Worksheet)

Zig Ziglar states that "objections are expressions of interest." If people do NOT object to your creative idea, they may NOT be engaged enough to think about your ideas. Successful innovators appreciate objections because they demonstrate that people are engaged in thinking about proposed ideas.
 
If you get no objections, you may not have much engagement. Successful innovators also "anticipate" potential objections and prepare responses to those objections in advance. According to the original Pocket Persuader tool, created by Gerald "Solutionman" Haman, the 10 Most Common Objections are easy to anticipate. You've heard them before and here is Haman's list:

Objection #1-PRICE
"We don't have a budget for this"
"Your competition is cheaper"
Objection #2-TIME
"The timing isn't very good"
"Let's discuss this later"
Objection #3-INTEREST
"I'll get back to you if I'm interested"
"You'll need to talk to somebody else"
Objection #4-NEED
"I don't need it"
"My situation is different"
Objection #5-RISK
"It's too risky"
"My reputation is on the line"
Objection #6-CHANGE
"I don't need to change"
"The change may not be an improvement"
Objection #7-QUALITY
"It won't work"
"The quality is poor"
Objection #8-IMAGE
"It doesn't fit our image"
"We do things differently around here"
Objection #9-TRUST
"I need to think it over"
"I want to do some more research"
Objection #10-APPROVAL
"I want to talk to some other people"
"I need some more information"

 

Download a FREE "Objection Anticipation" Worksheet created by Solutionman that includes Zig Ziglar's quote by clicking HERE.

Getting Innovation Done

 

One of the greatest inhibitions to being innovative is fear of making a mistake. However, highly successful innovators make hundreds of mistakes on their way to creating great products. For example, James Dyson—known for his innovative vacuum cleaners—went through over 5,000 prototypes before hitting on the design that propelled him to the success he enjoys today. When it comes to innovation, you have to invite failure, and then relentlessly learn from it.

One of the best tools for leveraging failure into innovation is the humble lab notebook. Just by capturing what you tried, how it worked, and what to do next, you can make huge strides toward solving any problem, no matter how large or complicated. Building a capture habit will do more than spur on innovation and creativity; it can streamline your life at both work and home. One way to get into the habit is to become proficient at GTD (Getting Things Done).  GTD is a system of managing workflow created by David Allen. In short, GTD supplies a method for capturing what you want to get done into a trusted system, then engaging with your lists to act at the right time and in the right place.

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GTD helps people to be more creative and innovative in two ways. First, GTD encourages you to stop carrying things around in your head. Instead of trying to remember what you want to do, you'll capture it to a trusted place—a tool that's either paper or electronic—where you know you'll be able to find it later. When you're no longer worried about forgetting important information, you start to relax. Relaxation encourages creativity. Second, GTD has creativity built right in. Part of the weekly review—looking over your lists, calendars, and the like—is "getting creative and courageous." In effect, GTD encourages you to imagine a great future for yourself, then gives you the tools to work toward getting it DONE.  Click to Order GTD Book from Amazon.com 

By Tara Rodden Robinson
Tara is a member of the LinkedIn Getting Things Done Group. Join this group by Clicking Here.