<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/0c27e9b3-2d1f-4412-b2d5-6fb7ca1de131/27D7BF1B-6BEF-416A-8AA1-93F465B66153/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/" href="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.lifeoptimizer.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/"><H1> <A title="Permalink to How to Create Ideas: 11 Proven Lessons from Idea Generators" rel="bookmark" href="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/">How to Create Ideas: 11 Proven Lessons from Idea Generators</A> </H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/"><P>Creating ideas is essential to thrive in this fast-changing world. It puts you ahead of the pack. The problem is: how do we create ideas? <A href="http://www.newyorker.com/">The New Yorker</A> has an excellent article about it entitled <A href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/12/080512fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all">In the Air</A>. I highly recommend you to read it if you haven’t done so. It’s an enjoyable read, and it sheds light on how people create genuine ideas.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/"><P><IMG align="right" alt="Sky - the limit of idea creation" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/245/521027252_cffd1603f7_m.jpg" /> The article talks about a company called <A href="http://www.intellectualventures.com/">Intellectual Ventures</A> which aim to generate new ideas, patent them, and license the patents to other companies. Unlike other companies that work based on <EM>existing </EM>ideas, this company works to <EM>create</EM> ideas. And how is the result? Each year the company files <EM>five hundred </EM>patents. That’s more than one patent <EM>a day</EM>!</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/"><STRONG>1. Look hard for ideas </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/"><STRONG>2. Ask challenging questions </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/"><STRONG>3. Find partners </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/"><STRONG>4. Do your homework </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/"><STRONG>5. Be observant </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/"><STRONG>6. Expect ideas anytime </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/"><STRONG>7. Know the giants </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/"><STRONG>8. Be flexible </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/"><STRONG>9. Have diverse interests </STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/05/16/how-to-create-ideas-lessons-from-idea-generators/"><STRONG>10. 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