The best way to get a good idea is to have a lot of ideas

The best way to get a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas

The way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.

The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

The trick to finding ideas is to convince yourself that everyone and everything has a story to tell. I say trick but what I really mean is challenge, because it’s a very hard thing to do.

If you want to have good ideas you must have many ideas.

Persistence and variety. These are the two primary ways to develop great ideas or to solve important problems.

Keep leaning your head against a topic for a long time. Certainly for weeks, possibly for years. And along the way, try many lines of attack. Continue to generate options, explore paths, and propose silly ideas. Copy and paste concepts from widely different disciplines and see if it gets you anywhere. All the while, continue to refine the best solution you've found thus far.

What looks like genius may simply be the byproduct of persistence and variety.

It is nearly impossible to have your best idea the first time you think about something.

The most likely way to uncover important insights is to frequently revisit a problem. The longer you're in the game, the more ideas bubble up to the surface.

Time unlocks insights.

Big ideas come from the unconscious. This is true in art, in science and in advertising. But your unconscious has to be well informed, or your idea will be irrelevant. Stuff your conscious mind with information, then unhook your rational thought process. You can help this process by going for a long walk, or taking a hot bath, or drinking half a pint of claret. Suddenly, if the telephone line from your unconscious is open, a big idea wells up within you.

How did he get his ideas? “I’m enough of an artist to draw freely on my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas, and throw the bad ones away.

Keep dreaming, the best ideas comes in your dreams and the ability to create a world of fantasy. Stalk your mentors and their works.