14 Ways to Get Breakthrough Ideas

There’s a lot of talk these days about the importance of innovation. Innovation is the competitive edge.

What sparks innovation? People. What sparks people? Inspired ideas that meet a need — whether expressed or unexpressed — ideas with enough mojo to rally sustained support.

Is there anything a person can do -beyond caffeine, corporate pep talks- to quicken the appearance of breakthrough ideas?

YES!

1. FOLLOW YOUR FASCINATION

If you find yourself fascinated by a new idea, chances are good that there’s something meaningful about it for you to consider.

Fascination, quite simply, is nature’s way of getting our attention. Well beyond seduction or attraction, it’s an indication that we are being called. Out of the thousands of ideas with the power to capture our imagination, the felt fascination for one of them is a clue that there’s something worthy of our engagement.

Don’t dismiss it as trivial. Give it room. Give it time to breathe. Honor it. If you have any doubt, consider the origins of the word “fascination”. It comes from the Latin “fascinus,” meaning to be “enchanted or delighted.”

The idea is simply the first “waaaaaaah” to get you to notice.

What new idea is fascinating you? What new possibility has captured your attention? In what ways can you honor this inspiration today?