Comments on: Using Innovative Thinking To Create New Products http://www.smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/ Resources and Knowledge for the Small Business CEO Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:12:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Martin Lindeskog http://www.smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5347 Martin Lindeskog Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:34:01 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5347 How does the square watermelon taste? :) I hade to check with Snopes... ;) http://www.snopes.com/photos/odd/watermelon.asp How does the square watermelon taste? :) I hade to check with Snopes… ;) http://www.snopes.com/photos/odd/watermelon.asp

]]> By: Don http://www.smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5330 Don Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:27:31 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5330 Wow, I'm surprised this has not made it to the states yet. A really great idea and they look so much easier to handle. This is a definite example of how effective creative thinking can be. They came up with a simple solution that consumers are willing to spend more money on. Genious! Wow, I’m surprised this has not made it to the states yet. A really great idea and they look so much easier to handle. This is a definite example of how effective creative thinking can be. They came up with a simple solution that consumers are willing to spend more money on. Genious!

]]> By: Anita Campbell http://www.smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5329 Anita Campbell Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:17:52 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5329 One of Dave's points that I thought was crucial was #1: "Don't assume." A lot of people would be stopped in their tracks right there -- they wouldn't challenge the status quot because they wouldn't take the time to even consider the issue. And they just wouldn't think about it, hence they'd never come up with a solution. One of Dave’s points that I thought was crucial was #1: “Don’t assume.”

A lot of people would be stopped in their tracks right there — they wouldn’t challenge the status quot because they wouldn’t take the time to even consider the issue. And they just wouldn’t think about it, hence they’d never come up with a solution.

]]> By: Chris http://www.smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5328 Chris Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:48:32 +0000 http://smbceo.com/2008/07/17/using-innovative-thinking-to-create-new-products/#comment-5328 Funny how thinking "outside of the box" ended up with a product developed inside of a box. It's a fantastic idea and I've even avoided purchasing melons due to the fact that I have no room for them in my refrigerator to keep them. Something like this would entice me to buy for those purposes as well as the fact that they are probably much easier to deal with slicing and serving, too. Not to mention that for the growers, I bet it's also less space consuming to grow them as well and I would imagine that they are able to grow more of them as a result of the space savings. Japanese farmers are teaching us a thing or two here, huh? Very interesting and they look great, too. Now . . . I WANT ONE! Funny how thinking “outside of the box” ended up with a product developed inside of a box. It’s a fantastic idea and I’ve even avoided purchasing melons due to the fact that I have no room for them in my refrigerator to keep them. Something like this would entice me to buy for those purposes as well as the fact that they are probably much easier to deal with slicing and serving, too. Not to mention that for the growers, I bet it’s also less space consuming to grow them as well and I would imagine that they are able to grow more of them as a result of the space savings. Japanese farmers are teaching us a thing or two here, huh? Very interesting and they look great, too. Now . . . I WANT ONE!

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