to strengthen the experimenting skill sets, Consciously approach the work and life with hypothesis-testing mindset
- Tip #1:
Cross physical borders:- Work to cross one border at least once every month.
- Tip #2:
Cross intellectual borders:- read irrelvant publications from diff topics or from diff countries
- Tip #3:
Develop a new skill:- learn new skill or try out diff physical activities
- Job shadowing
- Tip #4: Disassemble a product - taking things apart either physically or intellectually
- Tip #5:
Build prototypes:- Identify something that you would like to improve
- What would it look like if you changed it?
- Build a prototype of your new, improved invention from random materials in your house or office, or go on a shopping spree to obtain odd things that might work well in the prototype
- If you are adventurous, buy a 3D printer.
- Tip #6:
Regularly pilot new ideas:- Engage in frequent pilot tests(small scale experiments) to try out new ideas and to see what you learn from doing something differently than you’ve done before.
- You, too, can become an experimenter when you embrace learning through trial and error, but you must have the courage to fail and learn from your failures
- Tip #7:
Go trend spotting:- Actively seek to identify emerging trends by reading books, articles, magazines, Web links, blogs, and other sources that specifically focus on identifying new trends.
- Then think about how these trends might lead to an interesting experiment with regard to a new product or service.
- Figure out a way to creatively conduct that experiment