Slowmergence And Where Ideas Come From

The Accidental Creative with Todd Henry

Most of us need good ideas consistently in order to do our work. Whatever your role, it's likely that it depends on your ability to solve problems consistently under pressure. But, where do those ideas come from?

On today's show, I share a few ideas about the nature of emergent ideas - or what I call slowmergence. I share three questions that you should ask with any project, and three practices that will help you recognize ideas when they arrive.

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