Page 12 - Creativity and Innovation How to Expand my Small Business with Creative Problem-Solving

IDEA BOX

The “Idea Box” activity is something I can utilize to help
me visualize different combinations of options. In the text,
they give us the example of cards and suits and the

different variations of the cards comes up with a vast
amount of possibilities. “By coming up with different
combinations of the variations of the parameters, you
create new ideas.” (Michalko, M. 2006, p. 117).

Using a systematic, structured approach such as the “Idea

Box” could greatly help me in my business because it can
help me find a flow of possible ideas more easily,
especially in terms of interior and exterior decorations
or styles for bus conversion.

Although my first original thought was to use this activity

for different designs and appearances purposes, I could
also utilize this exercise to help compare different
methods or materials in relation to price and efficiency. I
like this activity so much because it really opens you up
to such a wide variety of possibilities! After being able to

visualize all the different options, I can better determine
which option is the best for a given project.