{"id":3522,"date":"2013-04-04T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T12:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=3522"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:48:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:48:46","slug":"behind-the-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=3522","title":{"rendered":"Behind the scenes…….."},"content":{"rendered":"

In going back to YouTube to double check something in their cat video, I found this expanded video on how IKEA actually made the film. If you love cats, you’ll like this one.<\/p>\n

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I love cats, but I also like explanations of how things came to be. I like to explore the thinking behind an idea or a project. I am fascinated with how the creative mind works. Often the greatest ideas are born of common needs, or common observations.<\/p>\n

The classic, of course is the “discovery” of gravity, supposedly because an apple fell from a tree on or near Isaac Newton. I watch Shark Tank with my youngest. I am always fascinated with the ideas that people bring to the show. There was the guy with the golf ball washer and the woman who invented a way of recycling the lipstick left in the bottom of your tube, into more usable lipstick.<\/p>\n

I love fresh thinking. Something that gets us out of the rut. Edward De Bono was a master of Lateral Thinking. He devised “tricks” to force us out of the rut and possibly force us into a new direction.  I have written about using random words<\/a> in your solution to a problem before.<\/p>\n

For example you select a random word from the dictionary or maybe now from the internet and use this  word to solve a current problem. Let’s say that the current problem is slow sales and the word of the day is “Chagrin.” How can I use something that means an annoyance or an embarrassment to improve sales?<\/p>\n

Can I:
\n1. Create a funny but embarrassing video?
\n2. Can I dress up a character to stand outside my shop to get attention?
\n3. Can I call a lot of customers, which may be an annoyance?
\n4. Can I look at what might be annoying customers about my business and change it?
\n5. How can I take the “cha” out of chagrin and just leave a “grin? cha, cha, cha \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

These are just a few ideas from one brain. Usually these exercises are done in a group, to spread the ideas over several different thinking styles and to trigger other thought directions in the group.<\/p>\n

Please post any ideas you may have.<\/p>\n

Have a great day!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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