The ABCs of Idea Generation

Birdsong and coal mining for your content creation

Edition 050 of Design Insight

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📃 3 Articles

The ABCs of Idea Generation

The article in 3 ideas:

1. Don’t be afraid to ask your audience for ideas

2. The birdsong technique is the mindset that all content you consume is helpful for generating new ideas.

3. The coal mining technique is where you actively mine for ideas from other sources.

The ABCs of Idea Generation ➜

The Science of Analysis Paralysis & Why It Kills Productivity

The article in 3 ideas:

1. The sheer amount of choice and possibilities we have to make each day can leave us with decision fatigue if we're not careful.

2. Satisfice by going with the option that's good enough - the minimum viable product. You can always build upon this later.

3. Build habits and routines into your day to reduce the number of decisions you have to make. Over time these habits & routines will become automatic and you won't have to think about them.

The Science of Analysis Paralysis & Why It Kills Productivity ➜

Posting on social media every day: the gems habit

The article in 3 ideas:

1. Gems are small pieces of your work in progress. Your sawdust.

2. Consider the work you do throughout the day that could be turned into a Gem. Store these in a Gems folder and share one gem a day with your audience.

3. Gems should be: genuine, easy to create, micro in size, and systematic (done daily)

Posting on social media every day: the gems habit ➜

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🔨 2 Tools/Resources

hue.tools ➜

• An open-source toolbox for colors

Startup Stock Photos ➜

• Startup, office, and tech stock pictures ready for your next project.

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🎨 1 Design Tip

Design Tip

Adham Dannaway @AdhamDannaway

⚡️ UI design tip - Decrease usability risks Many of my design decisions are based on risk. The risk that someone could have difficulty using an interface. In this example, we’ll fix elements that pose a potential risk to usability using practical UI design principles. 1/4 🧵

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Michelle

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