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Take an idea X and do exactly the opposite of what everybody else is doing.

Take an idea X and do exactly the opposite of what everybody else is doing.

  • Straddle method in high jump sport changed to Fosbury method due to the introduction of foam robber in place of sandpit.
  • An irrelevant change that transforms the whole ecosystem and allows you to do the exactly opposite of everybody else.
  • High end medical instruments --> high resolution screens --> eyeNetra
  • This invention helped medical diagnosis reach children who need glasses and grown-ups get job in poor countries. This was a great socio-economic problem.

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Take your original idea and add an adjective.

Take your original idea and add an adjective.

  • Most common adjectives you would use are faster, better, cheaperโ€ฆ
  • Some more like adaptive, distributed, efficient and newer ones like -
  • Wikipedia is encyclopedia democratized.
  • Pandora is radio personalized.

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Addition

Addition

  • Combine idea X with something you already know like idea Y.
  • More dissimilar the two ideas, the more spectacular its fusion.
  • Portable CT = CT Machine + Space Telescope

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Given a hammer, find all the nails.

Given a hammer, find all the nails.

  • Don't just solve the original problem that was solving a specific solution, but try to solve all the other solutions as well.
  • If an App store improves the quality of a phone and provides new solutions, What about an App store for every electronic gadget that's out there like microwav...

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How to invent?

How to invent?

If I hear a great idea X, what is neXt?

Everyone is pushing the envelope in science and arts, but the process of invention can seem very confusing.

We need a mental framework. Idea Hexagon.

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Given a nail, find all the hammers.

Given a nail, find all the hammers.

  • Given a new problem, don't just use the original solution for it, but trying to find all the solutions as well.

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Dimension

Dimension

  • Raise your problem to the next level.
  • Generalizing an idea to the next dimension.
  • flickr(images) --> youtube(video)

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How to vacation like Ramesh Raskar?

How to vacation like Ramesh Raskar?

  • This idea hexagon is not just for inventing new technology, but can also be used for various things like figuring out what to do on your next vacation?
  • Maybe take it to the next dimension or combine that with some other ideas that you have, solve the earlier problems in new ways or d...

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