Lateral thinking: How to workshop innovative ideas | Dan Seewald

Give yourself the gift of knowledge — subscribe to Big Think Edge: http://bit.ly/bigthinkedge Don't underestimate the power of play when it comes to problem-solving. - As we get older, the work we consistently do builds "rivers of thinking." These give us a rich knowledge of a certain kind of area. - The problem with this, however, is that as those patterns get deeper, we get locked into them. When this happens it becomes a challenge to think differently — to break from the past and generate new ideas. - How do we get out of this rut? One way is to bring play and game mechanics into workshops. When we approach problem-solving from a perspective of fun, we lose our fear of failure, allowing us to think boldly and overcome built patterns. Dan Seewald is the Founder and CEO at Deliberate Innovation and designer of the Deliberate Innovation System™, which combines rigorous innovation techniques with the inspirational practices used in coaching high-performance athletes. He did his graduate studies at New York University in political economy and entrepreneurship and has a B.S. in Accounting from the College of New Jersey. If you're interested in licensing this or any other Big Think clip for commercial or private use, contact our licensing partner Executive Interviews: http://bit.ly/2KC38ly Read more at BigThink.com: http://bit.ly/2FxC5Uf Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: http://bit.ly/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink