14 Ways to Get Breakthrough Ideas

The world is always looking for new and innovative ways to inspire ideas throughout the public. This article by Mitch Ditkoff focuses on 14 rules that will help inspire and change the ideas that circulates throughout common culture. This Manifesto only requires an open mind and the willingness to achieve your dreams. One of the rules I necessarily disagree with is tolerating with ambiguity. This sends the message that your experiment can accidently be solved if you fail. This basically says that you have no control over what you are doing and you should just wait until it happens. That will make for an unmotivated and unachievable future. If you tell a kid that he will accidently come up with the answers to a test, then they will not study and fail. I understand that the rule is just saying that something may happen by accident and it shouldn’t go overlooked. It still is instilling the idea that there are larger forces at work and we have no control over our lives. If you dismiss this idea it creates an internal drive and allows you to have more control. I do agree with the next rule about making connections. Practically everything in the world is connected and if you figure out the connections it could help you develop better ideas. It will help us wander outside the box, because to the first layer some things may not be connected but you have to delve deeper to find the connections. A good example is the six degrees of separation. It asks the question to connect certain people to others only using six connections. This can be used for anything and can help you to connect certain things for brainstorming. Listen to your subconscious is a very interesting option and I believe it entirely. The person’s subconscious is very powerful and holds many secrets and passions. That will help you achieve your inner dreams and help you become truly happy. This is a common theory explored by the very famous psychologist Sigmund Freud. He talked a lot about a Freudian slip which is when you accidently say something you actually believe it because it’s your subconscious. I believe that he is right, because most of the time you subconscious really know how you feel. Looking for happy accidents explores the idea to enjoy the little things and let things happen to you. If something is good that happens to you enjoy it and embrace it. And of course it is definitely smart to use creative thinking techniques in order to develop ideas. A new idea that fascinates me is the idea of a musical. It’s a mixture of music and visuals that tells a story in a very interesting way. I will most likely address this issue by observing works of art that are classified as a musical. Maybe develop ideas that revolve around music and can be told in a musical form. I can apply this to my daily life by listening to music and watching movies with music involved. It is a great way to tell a story and unique as well. These ideas really helped me understand the creative process with brainstorming and noticing the important things.