WAYS TO BE MORE INNOVATIVE IN THE DIGITAL AGE

BECOME A BETTER CURATOR OF IDEAS AND CONTENT

Cu-ration requires filters and organizers, and strong cu-ration skills lead to more innovative ideas. every day you read and filter more and more information like you're in library. create a mental filter so as you acn choose whats relevant to you, and then organize key information within context. essentially, approach you researcher would with awareness and strategy.

AVOID THE ECHO-CHAMBER
diversify your mind. do you always read the most popular articles or the ones wiyh the most comments? many sites have popularized this concept, and while helpful if you are short on time mostly it creates an echo chamber of rhe same opinions. make a concerted effort to broaden your horizons. if you attend the same conference every year, try a different one. bonus points if the conference is for different industry. the b est ideas come from crosspollination where yoo apply lessons from one industry to another unrelated one.

SKIP SUMMARY, READ THE ARTICLE
Technology allow us immerse access andso much information that it can be tempting to just read the executive summary, and mastery is found by going deeper than superficial skimming. it could be a particular line in a paragraph which triggers your new idea rather than the gist of the piece.

USE TECHNOLOGY MINDFULLY AND STRATEGICALLY
Why you use different social media like wahatsapp, intargram, twitter or facebook? if there a reason you checked your email for the 10th times? as humans, we are creatures of habit and memory. however, innovation requires a combination of inspiration and strategy. think about how and why you use technology in the way you do, sometimes changing a simple pattern can lead to more creativity.

LEARN TO ARTICULATED YOUR IDEAS BETTER
The cornerstone of innovation is communication. if you cant articulate you are ideas and if you struggle with language, you wont be able engage in discourse of value. Smart conversations are often what makes the ephemeral light bulb go off. many scholars discuss this as as making ideas happen, where he stresses the importance of how group feedback is the key to strengthening your story while receiving feedback which in turn can help you fine-tune your ideas

                                          by MSECHU LEAH,( BAPRM 42699).