Comments on: Deadline Busters: 15 Tips for Generating Ideas When You’re Drawing a Blank

By: The Baldchemist

The Baldchemist — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:03:02 +0000

Dear Dev. Never, ever admit to anyone that you have difficulty coming up with ideas. Great designers always have something up their sleeve that sets them apart from the comfortable mediocre.Take good care my friend.

By: The Baldchemist

The Baldchemist — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:03:02 +0000

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By: Ron Meledandri

Ron Meledandri — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:52:00 +0000

Good Topic and you make some good points. An old trick is to use the acronym SCAMPER. When you are at a dead-end, you ask, “How can I …….
Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Magnify or Modify, Put to other uses, Eliminate, Rearrange or Reverse. ” I read that Thomas Edison' used this technique.

By: BPO

BPO — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:57:53 +0000

great advice. i find myself having trouble conjuring inspiration too. thanks for a great list.

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By: Elana

Elana — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:19:17 +0000

great post thanks – I scan magazines as well its so unrelated to what I do but some great ideas start to formulate after scanning a few

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By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:16:28 +0000

Use “oblique strategies” (http://www.rtqe.net/ObliqueStrategies/)
Also available as a free OSX Widget
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By: wii fit

wii fit — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:34:43 +0000

Although all of these tips are wonderful but sometimes none of them works. So what I do at that times? I always go for very long showers, I think that cold water showers are another way to think some cool ideas.