Origin of ‘how might we?’ In an interview (Full version below) with Gregg Fraley, Dr. Min Basadur discussed the origin of the phrase ‘how might we?’ and provided insight on structured creative problem solving. In 1971 Min had the opportunity and privilege to attend the Creative Problem Solving Institute, headed

How Might We I and others have devoted a lifetime to teaching how innovation can really work and really make a difference.  It is far more than a mis-used phrase or slogan. There seems to be some discrepancy  with who originally coined the phrase “How might we?” and I would like

STANDARD DEFINITION In 1995 Clayton Christensen defined disruptive innovation as allowing something that was very expensive and only for a wealthy few, to become much cheaper and more widely available to the masses. An example of this might be Henry Ford’s development of the assembly line which made his dream

The Basadur Profile allows individuals and organizations understand their preferred thinking style during the innovation process.  By mapping a team, the profile helps explain why a team may prefer one stage in innovation vs another.   How it works The first thing the Basadur Profile does is recognize that different people have

Successful innovation relies not only on skillful divergent thinking – the generation of fresh opportunities, possibilities, ideas, and options – but equally on skillful convergent thinking – the analysis,  evaluation,  selection and  development of the best ones to put into action. High quality convergent thinking requires special collaborative and open-minded

Successful innovation at any level in any field depends upon skillful performance in two critical mental abilities – divergent thinking and convergent thinking. The optimum ratio of the two thinking processes differs greatly across different occupations and organizational functions. Let’s first define these abilities. Divergent thinking means expanding your thoughts