Book summary: A Technique for Producing Ideas

Kirby Ferguson has written a summary for the book A Technique for Producing Ideas. Generating good idea is a fine art, if you have mastered it you will be successful in many fields. The author of the book, James Young, describes five steps on a technique of combining old elements together:

• Gather new material, both specific and general.
• The Mental Digestive Process
• Drop it
• Poof, the idea appears
• Work it

Kirby also brought out his own thoughts - drop down every ideas you have in mind - You mind is not always as good as paper and sometimes it only stays for a short period of time. After you’ve dropped your ideas into your notepad, you will also have extra chances of linking and modifying your ideas together.

Book summary: A Technique for Producing Ideas - [Goodie Bag]