taking children’s advice
July 22, 2009 in Spotted Ideas
what is an easy way to get a lot of money really quickly today? of course, you can try the lottery, but your chances of winning are relatively small. another way, is to come up with an idea no-one has thought of before which revolutionizes the world.
if we take the second option, let’s think of who’s job it is to come up with that great idea? usually, it’s an adult who’s got a first-class education and knows all about his subject of interest. but in most cases, the adult mind is already complied with regulations, laws and conformity which rule our world. undeniably, this creates a barrier to creativity.
so my idea is to collaborate with children who’s minds aren’t already moulded by the conventionality of our society and have an infinite range of ideas full of creativity. also, children think of simple things, which is want today’s customers are looking for. we are all tired of complicated technology. want we want are straight-forward innovative tools — and i think children’s imagination can be really useful.
(now the challenge is to not get caught with child labour issues! ..oops!)
joan said on July 22, 2009
What you should do in that case is work with teachers, they hear children ideas everyday, it’s their job! You should ask them to recall the best ideas and debrief them once a week.
henry said on August 13, 2009
I agree that regulations limit your creativity, but what kind of commercializable ideas do children have?
astrid said on August 13, 2009
actually they have many. for example, i used to baby-sit an 8-year old girl who had a lot of creativity and imagination and looked at things from a different perspective. of course children won’t give you solutions for high-tech gadgets, but their opinion is important because it seems that sometimes adults go too far in their thinking when the most valuable answer is at the reach of a children’s brain!