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Ideation: A Journey towards innovation

Ideation is the formation of ideas or concepts. Ideation is not just coming up with big ideas, it's more than that. Ideation is a creative process of thinking about a concept, generating the foundation of that concept and later a thought process which leads to developing the concept. Ideation is not just a step towards developing a change; it's a journey that leads to INNOVATION.

We have ideation all around us. We have often used the term "invention" that was originally generated as an idea by the person responsible for that innovation.

Before we start to get too philosophical or sound like Shakespeare, let's look at the facts first that explains why ideation is the key to innovation.

Consider the most commonly used innovation of all, WHEEL.
Back in the ice age, early man had an IDEA,

This ideation then went through a series of development and enhancement, and today it's an INNOVATION, that are used from two tired bicycle to an aeroplane's wheel. But did the early man have the wheels right on a single shot??? Absolutely NOT.

It's very important to realize that every idea must go through a number of changes to become a successful INNOVATION.
"Why not carve the stone round and roll it??"

This process can be categorized in three steps:

GENERATION:

Yes, the age-old saying that "it all starts with an idea." With effective ideation, the ideas come from informed observations, business intelligence and customer knowledge.

An idea can be new or can arise as an improvement of existing one. The generation of idea is the most important as it is going to prove the very basics of the design and implementation.

There is no idea so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye

Great ideas can come from anywhere; it is not limited to the confines of a select group of individuals or experts.

SELECTION:

When an idea arises in someone's mind, there are always multiple options to accomplish that ideation. The most important step of three is to select the best approach to fulfil the ideation. This selection should be done keeping in mind the maximum productivity.

Different approaches must be looked into and possibilities must be analysed. Once the selection process is completed, you are good to go to implement your ideation and convert it into an INNOVATION.

IMPLEMENTATION:

This is the step that will make your idea reach its destination, i.e. become an innovation. A rough graph of approach and strategy for implementation has already been defined in step 2. Now you are good to go and make your dream idea change into a reality.

Ideation is crucial and is not bound by anything but we ourselves

So what are you waiting for, Try out the above ideation steps to help you get brainstorming. They may just propel your ideation game to the next level.

EUREKA!!!!!!!!!!