ideation Archives - Accidental Creative

How To Choose Between Ideas

January 2, 2020August 24, 2018 by Todd Henry

We’ve all been there. You have ten great ideas on the whiteboard, and you have to make a decision today about which you’re going to work on. How do you know which one is best?

It helps to have a framework for making these decisions. On this episode, I share a simple framework for choosing the best idea, and for making those “from the gut” conversations about creative direction a little less stressful.

25 Questions That Will Help You Get Unstuck

August 21, 2019January 30, 2018 by Todd Henry

No matter how talented and driven you are, sooner or later you’re bound to feel stuck. When you’e at a standstill, the worst thing you can do is to keep staring at the problem and digging yourself deeper into a rut. On this episode, Todd Henry shares 25 simple, but effective questions to help you get out of your creative rut and get moving on your work.

AC Podcast: Marble and Sheet

March 2, 2015May 17, 2013 by Todd Henry

When working in a team, we often have to generate a lot of ideas quickly in order to make progress. But is the good old fashioned “brainstorm” really the best way to generate ideas? Probably not.

25 Questions To Ask When You’re Stuck

November 3, 2021February 28, 2012 by Todd Henry

Don’t just sit and stare at your problem! Ask questions to break out of a rut.

The Art of Possibility Thinking

November 5, 2021May 17, 2011 by Todd Henry

I gave my Possibility Thinking talk at a conference yesterday. It’s always fun meeting new people, especially in industries I don’t frequent or have much opportunity to engage with, and hearing the challenges and opportunities they’re facing. Surprisingly (or not!), I often hear the same challenges coming from very diverse industries. The most common one is the inevitable struggle between the “what if?” people and the “yeah but…” people.