Topics discussed:

 Opportunity Recognition
 Creativity

Key themes covered in the topics:

o Creativity as something we are all capable of.

o Innovation is redesigning an existing product/service or designing a new one.
o Opportunity exists everywhere.
o Empathy is a vital part of innovation.
o Left side or right side of the brain.

Briefly discuss key insights or takeaways that could change your thinking or approach.

 Creativity is within us all, it is not something an individual is born with rather it is

something learned through the accumulation of experiences and knowledge. It is
heightened by our desire to create something of purpose.

 To put simply, everyone can be creative because it is inherent in human nature to

recognize what can be done and what can we make to improve our livelihood among
other reasons.

 The process of creating something starts with ideation, it's when we think of possible
solutions for the problems, we encounter that we try to come up with the design of a
product in mind. However, we sometimes focus on the solutions and ideas a lot, so much
so that we tend to neglect to investigate the problem. Thus, we end up creating ideas that
are more or less, subpar to what we could've come up with had we focused on the
problem while formulating a solution.

 Opportunity is all around us, but we don’t always have the eye to identify it as an
opportunity. We must start to look at things as what they could be, rather than just taking
them as what they are.

 Innovation comes in two forms, one is redesigning an existing innovation and adding a
few more function and the other is creating a novel product or service.

 To make your innovation appeal to the masses, empathize with the masses first. Empathy
 makes you open to what your intended customer feels and by that you can better see what
they need and how they wish to sustain that need thereby making you design in line with
their preferences.

 It is most beneficial for you to use both right side and left side of your brain, because
these two have their own functions and advantages.

Additional Comments:

Creativity is necessary to create something of note, but empathy can further your
creativity in lengths.
Opportunity doesn’t always knock; at time you must learn to recognize them on
your own without anyone else’s prompting.
Innovation is linked to creativity and opportunity recognition.