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ZD provides a template for everyone to innovate. LOOK, LEARN, IMPROVE and ARTICULATE are the 4 phases of this journey to finding creative solutions. Pick from a choice of methods to discover real problems, find novel solutions and to get yourself ‘unstuck’ when innovating.
If you are a first-time user, it is best to follow the order of LOOK, LEARN, IMPROVE and ARTICULATE for a complete understanding of the process. If you are familiar with the ZD template, then you can jump right in. You can select as many methods as you need to create your own source of inspiration. Print these out as a ready reckoner for later use. You can also print any individual method using the print button.
About Zero Distance (ZD)
ZD provides a template for everyone to innovate. LOOK, LEARN, IMPROVE and ARTICULATE are the 4 phases of this journey to finding creative solutions. Pick from a choice of methods to frame problems, find fresh solutions and to get yourself ‘unstuck’ when innovating.
If you are a first-time user, it is best to follow the order of LOOK, LEARN, IMPROVE and ARTICULATE for a complete understanding of the process. If you are familiar with the ZD template, then you can jump right in. You can select methods to add to your collection and create your own source of inspiration. You can print this collection of methods for later use.
Inspiration
Many ideas and concepts that we’ve ourselves used have inspired these ZD methods. These inspirations include:
- University Institute of Design (2016) Use Our Methods. Available at: http://dschool.stanford.edu/use-our-methods/(Accessed: 30 December 2016).
- Ltd, M.T. Mind tools: Online management, leadership and career training. Available at: http://mindtools.com (Accessed: 23 December 2016).
- Michalko, M.(2006) Thinkertoys: A handbook of creative-thinking techniques. 2nd edn. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press.
- Design and Co-Innovation Center (DCC) at SAP
- Ollie Johnstone and Frank Thomas: The Illusion of Life. Disney Animation, Disney Editions 1995, S. 379
- The Prestige (2006) Directed by Christopher Nolan [Film]. USA: Emma Thomas, Aaron Ryder, & Christopher Nolan.
- Priest, C. (1995) The Prestige. England: Touchstone, Simon & Schuster.
- Method 14 of 100: ‘Yes, and …’ (2013) May. Available at: http://dux.typepad.com/dux/2011/06/method-14-of-100-yes-and.html (Accessed: 30 December 2016).
