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3 Levels of Your
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Two Types
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3 Pillars
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Accidental Discoveries
Many ideas surface in the strangest ways, often
when they are least expected. Sometimes they seem to pop up almost by
accident. The accidental discovery is triggered by
chaos and
contradictions, rather than by order and logic. When open-minded people
read, listen or watch, they often find things that catch their eye, leading
them off into other areas of enquiry.
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3 Pillars of
Inspiration
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Creative Dissatisfaction
Serendipity
Serendipity is your
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attitude
and aptitude for making unintended discoveries by accident ‒
habitually...
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In
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business
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serendipity can be
developed as a
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corporate capability and
become a
source of
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competitive advantage
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Open
Mind
Be a student, keep an open mind. Be observant,
keep your eyes open at all times. Look at people, business, processes,
nature and everything else with no fixed ideas. with no judgment. They are
all
doors to inspiration and new discoveries...
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The Power of Your
Cross-Functional Excellence
The broader your net is, the more fish you
catch.
If you build broad cross-functional expertise,
no idea will be wasted! Your
mind can accept only those ideas that
have a frame of reference with your existing
knowledge
and
comprehension. It rejects
everything else. If your
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knowledge is functionally focused, you'll be open
to new ideas related to your functional expertise only and will miss all
other
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learning and
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innovation
opportunities.
If you develop a broad
cross-functional expertise, no new idea will be wasted. It will immediately
connect with the existing knowledge and will
inspire you,
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energize
you,
and encourage your
serendipity and
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entrepreneurial creativity
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More
 Examples
of Accidental Discoveries and Inventions
Many famous discoveries and inventions were
made due to an accident. Among them are Archimedes' Principle, Newton's Law
of Gravity, X-Rays, Radioactivity, Champagne, Coca Cola, Cornflakes,
Dynamite, Microwave, Penicillin, Plastic, Potato Chips, Post-it Note,
Saccharin, Safety Glass, Teflon,
Velcro, Viagra, Vulcanized Rubber and many other...
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Problem Solving Strategies:
4 Levels
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Turn Problems to Opportunities:
6 Tips
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Positive Thinking: 5 Benefits
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Subconscious vs.
Conscious
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6 Mindsets
of a
Great Achiever
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Be Energized
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