Template: Keeping Future Posts Readable

Before I begin posting my genius ideas for all to enjoy, I think it is important that I create a template. This will make the posts easier to read and allow me to produce them in a timely fashion.

All posts will begin with a title. Following the title will be three rows describing the type of innovation described in the article:

The change or changes that lead to the opportunity will be listed. These will come from Drucker's 7 Sources of Innovation:

Demographics

Incongruity

Market Structure

New Knowledge

Perception

Process Need

Unexpected

Next, I will estimate the magnitude of the opportunity:

I will then list the time it would take to get the idea to market. This may depend on time investment for research and development, marketing, or reliance on future technology, to name a few:

Following this initial section, I will give a brief Summary of the innovation and the change that brought it about. I will then describe the idea, provide images and diagrams where appropriate, and list future areas of research, as well as questions and concerns.

I hope this approach will make the experience more enjoyable.

Chapter 1: The First Post

Hello, and welcome to my innovation blog. As some of you may know, I have been posting my innovative ideas on twitter (NewDayNewIdea) for almost a year now; I have verbally assaulted friends with my ideas for far longer. Today I embark on a mission of documenting these ideas and transmitting them to a larger audience.

I create this blog with the goal of organizing my thoughts and assembling my favorite links and magazine articles in a single repository. By doing so I hope I will be able to assimilate useful and new ideas into my everyday life without investing too much time drudging through the web and its vast footprint.

Please feel free to comment on my ideas, I am not emotional. I post these ideas because I believe they have some value, even if that value is only to help spark future ideas.