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		23 May 2013

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Chasing the 'impossible ideal' of 'exhaustive information available universally' to create ideas

Score
77%

6 votes, Feasibility 55% Originality 80% Humour 95%

The Problem:
Creating ideas. Ensuring relevant information is displayed. Widening availability of information.

The Social Invention:
I have been using "Chasing the 'impossible ideal' of 'exhaustive information available universally'" as an approach to creativity for a number of years.

Using the approach:

When using the approach I will start by choosing a subject for attention (such as a fire engine, an electricity meter etc). Then I will consider how the subject could display an exhaustive amount of information about itself. The impossible ideal is that the subject would display EVERY fact about itself possible (even information on the periphery of relevance). I find that on the 'journey' to 'reaching' this impossible ideal I will discover many ideas. I have found that a 'list exhaustive information' mentality helps expand the mind to look for possibilities.

At the next stage I will consider how that information (or a selected piece of information) could be displayed universally. The impossible ideal here is that the information would be available at EVERY part/place of the world (or perhaps even universe). Again, I have found this ideal helps expand the mind to look for possibilities. At first I will consider how the information could be displayed in the close proximity of the subject. This led to the idea of a

Visible display to show rate of electricity use

http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=3900

I will then go to the extreme of considering that the information could be displayed in the sky or in space. This led to the idea of

999 ambulance centres alert first-aiders near accident scene

http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=3697

Further points:

Sometimes one of the stages (the listing of information or making information universal) used alone is enough to trigger ideas.

Often I will choose a subject that is known to display information - such as official forms or notices, websites etc.

Examples of ideas created with this approach

Computer error messages contain links to website

http://globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=4535

A webpage for each news programme providing explanations/definitions

http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=4162

Email/Text alerts for astronomical phenomena

http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=4030

A webpage for each rail station in cities

http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=4026

Local Crimewatch - e-mailed pictures of people wanted locally

http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=3966

A centralised database of war memorials

http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=3954

A website directory of all the second hand books for sale in libraries

http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=3954

Visible display to show rate of electricity use

http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=3900

999 ambulance centres alert first-aiders near accident scene

http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=3697

The Author - John Tunney (UKJohn)

I am from Northampton. I have an ideas blog were I post some of my ideas, thoughts on creativity and methods. http://johnideas.blogspot.com

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