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CPSI Conference #7

Learning continues. Ignore the three-stage process I posted in post #6! The four basic steps to Creative Problem Solving are (1) clarity, (2) ideate, (3) develop, and (4) implement. They all came together for me when we helped a "client" work through his idea from start to finish. Six of us in the class volunteered to take parts of the process and facilitate his idea. It's amazing how much you learn when you do!

Idea Discovery: Article – The Entrepreneurial Paradox: What Got You Into Business Isn’t The Best Way To Be Successful

I read this article online today – "The Entrepreneurial Paradox: What Got You Into Business Isn't The Best Way To Be Successful" by Paul B. Brown, Contributor Forbes Magazine. It's a reminder that you can't always do it alone if you want to grow and flourish as an entrepreneur. Enjoy and please share! http://www.forbes.com/sites/actiontrumpseverything/2013/06/23/the-entrepreneurial-paradox-what-got-you-into-business-isnt-the-best-way-to-be-successful/ My goal is to serve you with resources and strategies that help you clarify, organize, and implement your ideas. Stay connected with me for more Idea Discoveries. IdeaSuccessNetwork.com Sylvia Henderson, Your Idea Coach Author: "Hey, That's MY Idea! How to Communicate and Get Recognized for What…

CPSI Conference #6

The Springboard program has us learning a 3-stage Creative Problem Solving process. The stages are Creativity, Diverging, and Converging. Day01 we've been working in the Creativity stage. We're working on an idea (project) we came here to work on. I'm working on a 12-module "Sylvia-in-a-Box" program I'll be implementing in my new member site for my group coaching program. At least that's what I think right now. The point of going through this process is to allow myself to experience the process using tools I'm acquiring so that I can define, possibly change, and then strategize implementation of my own…

CPSI Conference #5

For 2.5 days I am immersed in an intensive Creative Problem Solving program called Springboard. How ironic considering my business entity name! This program adds to the discipline of the process I already use (IMPACT(c)) to help people get ideas out of their heads. Part of the process is to complete an assessment called FourSight where we identify ourselves as Clarifiers, Ideators, Developers, or Implementors and identify our primary, secondary, and tertiary identifiers. I know I'm in the right business because I am an Implementor, Clarifier, and Ideator (primary, secondary, and tertiary). As with any assessment we've learned what our…

CPSI Conference #4

CPSI Expert Forum Session: "Visual Thinking – Drawing Out the Best in Your Brain". Facilitated by Jon Pearson – "See how to picture your thoughts and double your thinking. Go beyond words to the place from which words spring. Learn simple ways to tap the river of images flowing beneath verbal thought. Explore six levels of imagination. Discover rapid, “off-road” drawing techniques that mimic how your brain actually thinks. Learn how to draw “poorly” well and multiply the ideation power of any group." If you can't draw, this process is for you! And the more conceptual you are, the better…