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18 May 08
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1. Look hard for ideas
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t’s easy to expect big ideas to come with only moderate effort, but that is unlikely to happen.
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2. Ask challenging questions
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What if it was possible to break a complex piece of machinery into a thousand pieces and then, at some predetermined moment, have the machine put itself back together again?
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I think this point goes hand in hand with lesson #1: we must look hard for ideas and one way to do so is by asking challenging questions.
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3. Find partners
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It increases the number of ideas exponentially.
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4. Do your homework
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“Nathan sent over a hundred scientific papers beforehand,” Gates said of the last such meeting. “The amount of reading was huge. But it was fantastic.”
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5. Be observant
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6. Expect ideas anytime
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Even the most unexpected moments can give us big ideas if we are attentive enough to recognize them.
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7. Know the giants
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You’d better know the giants well so that you can stand on their shoulders.
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8. Be flexible
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Ideas often come from unexpected directions, so it’s important to be flexible enough to change course as necessary. If we insist on taking the direction we want, we may lose big opportunities that pass us by.
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9. Have diverse interests
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Ideas from all those diverse fields can cross-pollinate to create something new. Besides, having diverse interests can help you look at things with fresh perspectives.
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10. Meet people from different backgrounds
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While having diverse interests yourself is good, meeting people from different backgrounds is an even more effective way to increase the cross-pollination of ideas
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11. Move on when ideas fail
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The opportunity costs are significant here. Since ideas are not rare, the time you use to defend a failing idea can give better results if you just move on to other promising ideas.
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