What should I do to be more Innovative?

Thursday, September 10, 2009

aah... Here we go! Is it so easy to innovate? What if I say, hmmm, well, YES!!! I can hear you say, "I'm gonna kick your a**". Patience buddy, we can talk it out. Let me tell you a secret to be innovative, only those who look for it, shall find it.

As I said in my last post, Innovation needs a mind set - a disciplined and yet chaotic mind. Confused, don't worry. You can be really happy about being confused, because you are at least thinking about something. Thinking gives you your own identity and it helps to improve your personality as a whole.

I think am going off my tangent, let us get back to today's question. What it takes to be innovative? Innovation, as any other brain child doesn't happen overnight. You just cannot force your mind to innovate. All you can do is help your brain by providing more space for it to work and more information.

Did I say information? Better be it. Yes, Information - the first and foremost ingredient to be innovative. Be informed about what's going on around you in your workplace, latest buzz in your work domain, and more than anything, read a lot about technology.

Rule # 1
Feed your brain with lot of good information [good amount of carbohydrates, protein, fiber and low fat]

Read, try to read a lot. Be aggressive in getting information. Because, once when you start feeding your brain with lot of valuable information it has lot more challenging work to do. Think about the fastest of the fastest super computer in the world, multifold its performance by a very high number and now enough of gaping, the performance you imagined is the performance of our brain. Human brain is the fastest in logical thinking, deductions and learning. Your brain will do magic if it has the information when you least expect it.

Rule # 2
Be a smart worker and think about the different means to achieve the result.

As I said earlier, only those who look for it, actually see it. To be innovative, you should develop an eye of an eagle for specifics. Be rigorous in analysis and asking questions. Don't be a labor, be a smart worker. Okay, I hear that too. What's the difference? Occording to me, a labor is someone who works more physically and less mentally. The kind of work doesn't demand more thinking and analysis. If you just work like a labor in an information industry, there are high chances for you getting chucked out. So, buddy start moving around in the given space for you. And especially learn to ask this question, "Why not?".

Rule # 3
Be happy, always.

Be happy about what you do. Happy soul is the haven for a healthy mind. If you are not happy about your work, baby, its time you land somewhere else. Try to develop an identity for yourself, and more than that fight hard to protect it.

It doesn't end here. Let's continue this topic tomorrow as well.

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