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Automating creativity

One Useful Thing • 1174 implied HN points • 13 Aug 23

🕹 Technology AI Innovation Creativity Research Ideation

AI can generate creative ideas in real-life scenarios and can help people come up with better ideas.
Highly creative individuals can still outperform AI in idea generation.
AI excels at combining existing concepts to create new and innovative ideas, making it a valuable tool for generating creativity.

Five Business Ideas - March 24, 2024

Five Business Ideas • 19 implied HN points • 24 Mar 24

💼 Business Entrepreneurship Innovation Startups Ideation

The post shares five innovative business ideas like GitHub for books and a travel company focused on sports.
One of the ideas mentioned is about creating a platform like Tinder for cofounders.
The post encourages readers to engage by sharing their thoughts or suggesting their own business ideas in the comments.

How to become an idea machine

Late Checkout - a Substack by Greg Isenberg • 147 implied HN points • 23 Mar 23

💼 Business Ideation Content creation Community Building Marketing Professional development

The median tweet gets zero likes and zero retweets - most tweets go unnoticed.
Keep lists of all your ideas and review them regularly to prioritize and improve them.
Timing and unique, attention-grabbing ideas are key for sharing content that resonates.

So you want to start a company. Now what?

Life on the Trail • 78 implied HN points • 30 May 23

💼 Business Startups Entrepreneurship Ideation Validation Funding

Believe in yourself to be a founder, it's a unique role that requires confidence and hustle.
Startup ideas can come from solving your own problem or exploring different sectors to find a big problem worth solving.
Before starting a company, go through ideation, customer research, and validation to increase chances of success.

writing a book 1/

practiceprocesscraft • 78 implied HN points • 07 Mar 23

📚 Literature Writing Ideation Books Exercises Creativity

When starting a book, it's normal to feel uncertain about your ideas.
List your questions and ideas to clear your mind and find your book's direction.
Allow yourself to explore different ideas like trying out different ships to find the one that feels right.

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Ten ideas per day

A Bit Gamey • 33 implied HN points • 25 Jun 23

🏥 Health & Wellness Ideation Creativity Habits Productivity Personal Development

Writing down 10 ideas per day can lead to new opportunities and success.
Exercising our 'idea muscle' through daily idea generation enhances mental agility and creativity.
Tips for generating 10 ideas per day include starting small, finding time to brainstorm freely, and suspending judgement on ideas.

A Practical Guide to Gardening Ideas

the shimmering void • 46 implied HN points • 15 Mar 23

🎨 Art & Illustration Creativity Ideation Tools for Thought

Ideas are mental objects similar to physical objects that can be manipulated and related to each other
Creative thinking involves consuming diverse information, giving time for inspiration, and being open to insights
Mindfulness, broad perspective, and patience are crucial for effective ideation and overcoming limitations

Why Design Thinking is important for product managers (the Fast Ideation Box)

An Innovator's Sketchbook • 19 implied HN points • 19 Feb 23

🪑 Design Process Prototyping Testing Ideation Empathy

Design thinking helps reduce the risk of investing in worthless ideas.
Understanding user needs and important functionalities is crucial for product managers.
The design thinking process involves phases like empathy, defining insights, ideation, prototyping, and testing.

What Richard Branson taught me

A Bit Gamey • 6 implied HN points • 27 Aug 23

💼 Business Success Risk-taking Learning Opportunity Ideation

Richard Branson's 'remove the obstacle' thinking emphasizes overcoming challenges.
Learning by doing involves taking risks and making suggestions for improvement.
Viewing risks as positive opportunities can lead to personal growth and success.

How to find the right startup idea for you

Makers Station • 3 HN points • 14 Feb 23

💼 Business Entrepreneurship Startups Ideation Problem Solving Expertise

Understand the problem deeply to find a successful solution.
Leverage your expertise to generate startup ideas with higher chances of success.
Start with a problem you have personally experienced and ideally have a unique perspective on.

How to come up with the best startup ideas

Tiny Empires • 1 HN point • 13 Sep 23

💼 Business Startups Entrepreneurship Ideation Business Models Revenue Generation

Not all good ideas are good businesses
Find a business idea that suits you personally
Ensure your business idea has revenue potential

Cool GPT ideas (running list)

John’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 04 Jun 23

🕹 Technology AI Software Ideation Tools

Create a database of chatGPT prompts and responses
Develop a GPT linter for code review
Explore GPT ideas like GPTwithCode for posting creations