14 Ways to Get Breakthrough Ideas..

Mitch Ditkoff talks about the idea of Innovation. He questions what causes innovations to come about and challenged us to figure out where we find the inspiration to create new ideas. He lists 14 ways to come up with breakthrough ideas.
One of his suggestions was Tolerate Ambiguity, i think this is a good suggestion. As a matter of fact this is exactly how I come up with all my good ideas. I believe that your first idea is not going to be your best. You have to start off with a lot of really bad ones, and work your way to finding a good one. Ditkoff explains that Thomas Edison failed 800 times before coming up with the idea for the light bulb. I believe this is just what people must do, they should not be afraid to fail, they should learn what doesnt work so they can figure out what does. Another suggestion Ditkoff had was Notice and Challenge Existing Patterns and Trends, this is definitely a good suggestion. He explains how breakthrough thinkers often find that million dollar idea by reconfiguring their old ones in new ways. I believe I could use this technique in the future if I am trying to come up with a concept for a television show. I am obviously going to have a lot of crappy ideas, but if I take a crappy idea and improve upon it and give it a different twist, there is a good chance it may be extremely successful. A third suggestion that i thought was a very good suggestion was number ten, Hangout With Diverse Groups of People. You never know where or who you are going to get inspiration from, but chances are you are not going to get it doing the same thing with the same people everyday. You have to expand your horizons and explore different cultures and ideals. I believe I could try this in my everyday life. I find myself doing the same things with the same people everyday and I realize after reading this that I need to expand upon my group of friends and enter a new circle for a change.
In suggestion 12, Look for Happy Accidents, it asks
What “failed experiment” or unexpected outcome might be interesting for you to reconsider?
Who else might you invite to participate in this effort?
One big thing came to mind, Last year when applying to get into the School of Media Arts and Studies I needed a portfolio piece. I really wanted to make a sports promo video of OU's sports teams but instead I ended up sending in some stuff I did in high school. That was still good work but I would have loved the opportunity to create something that I've been itching to do since I saw that Blues hockey video so many years ago. I think now that I have access to equipment I should really considering making it. I would invite fellow Media Arts and Studies majors to participate, and I think with the combined effort we could make something great!