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Do you need a Place to Think<\/em> so you can ramp up and provide the best\u2014innovative, practical, customized, successful<\/em>\u2014solutions for your clients?<\/h1>\n

A Place to Think<\/strong> <\/em>may be a physical spot\u2014a special chair, a room, an outdoor haven. Or, try a digital or an online place to pause the chaos and kick your brain into “innovation gear.”<\/h2>\n

You may need hours there to work out the problem or opportunity at hand\u2014the Challenge. Or, you may flash in and out if your Place to Think in less than an hour with an innovative nugget..<\/p>\n

It’s not time<\/em> that is crucial. It’s your ability to pay attention<\/a><\/em> and to concentrate<\/em> on the issue at hand. That’s why saying “I don’t have the time to think” does not make any real sense. Mentally, you can use even small amounts of time very productively if you pay attention and concentrate.<\/p>\n

This concentration taps into your conscious and unconscious knowledge reservoirs<\/em> for those flashes of inspiration and clear thinking we covet. A physical or digital Place to Think may make it easier to develop productive problem solving and opportunity evaluating skills.<\/p>\n

This post may be Your Place<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Or, it will show you where to look for or how to create a digital Place that works for your brain. A Place that helps your brain let go of the background clutter. Somewhere to shed the load of must-dos and provide context for fresh thinking. A Place to enable you to tap into “I never noticed\/realized that before” awareness for innovation.<\/p>\n

Are you great at what you’re paid to do? Is “I can’t think of any other way” linked to the speed at which you expect to be brilliant and find a solution? Does this make your problem solving the quickest possible search for a solution or do you expediently latch on to a solution you’ve used for another client? Or does solving a client’s problem genuinely involve full contemplation of the best solution for that client?<\/p>\n

Your <\/strong>Experiment<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n
\"Swans'<\/a>

Adult swans teach their 4 cygnets by example<\/p><\/div>\n

While you watch the video below, consider how long you usually invest in opening your mind to “see” the client’s challenge. Do you examine its entirety\u2014the complete problem and the full opportunity\u2014before you apply the usual solutions or excuses?<\/p>\n

Without music or other distractions, watch the swans. Relax into the key question of the challenge (problem or opportunity) you are confronting for a client. Repeat the key question without trying to solve it. Let your conscious and unconscious open up and let the ideas flow in…<\/p>\n

The video is not about the swans. Nor is it about how they teach their fuzzy grey cygnets the essentials of life like preening to keep life-saving oils on their feathers. Watching the video is about how you use your time.<\/p>\n

Give your attention to the video to “see” how much can be accomplished in a few minutes. Investing your attention and concentrate can expand time. Use a longer video if you find this approach works.<\/p>\n

(FYI: The two adult swans repeat the precise preening movements several times a day for months to teach the cygnets. Swans must preen several times a day to stay dry while living in water, cold water<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

Rather than repeat the same solutions you automatically apply, think about the question you answer for clients. Revisit your Place to Think<\/a><\/em> to practice investing full attention. Practice concentration to master innovative variations or new solutions to client challenges\u2014problems or opportunities.<\/h2>\n
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