Unconventional solutions

Here are some podcast clips that touch on unconventional solutions across various fields:

1. Simplifying Complexity

   • Podcast: Hidden Brain
   • Episode: You 2.0: How to Break Out of a Rut
   • Experts: Adam Alter and Shankar Vedantam
   • Summary: Adam Alter discusses the importance of reducing options to simplify complex problems, using examples from law and art. He highlights how artist Pierre Soulage limited his palette to black paint to focus on mastering his craft 1.

2. Innovation and Marination

   • Podcast: Stuff You Should Know
   • Episode: Axolotls: The Smiling Salamander from Mexico
   • Experts: Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant
   • Summary: Highlighting Disney Studios' use of T Mobile's 5G solutions for creative production collaboration, minimizing delays and fostering creativity in filmmaking 2.

3. Smallest Viable Audience

   • Podcast: Akimbo
   • Episode: Let's Do It Live
   • Expert: Seth Godin
   • Summary: Seth Godin recommends focusing on the smallest viable audience to effectively drive change. This approach encourages targeting a niche group to create meaningful impacts before expanding 3.
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       Simplifying Complexity

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       Innovation and Marination

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       Smallest Viable Audience

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       Generating Creative Solutions

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       Encouraging Unconventional Thinking

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4. Generating Creative Solutions

   • Podcast: The James Altucher Show
   • Episode: 393 - Beth Comstock: 3 Rules for Spotting Trends & Getting Ahead
   • Experts: James Altucher and Beth Comstock
   • Summary: Beth Comstock explores generating innovative solutions by challenging conventional thinking, providing examples like the plastic straw industry and taxi licenses amidst Uber's rise 4.

5. Encouraging Unconventional Thinking

   • Podcast: Founders
   • Episode: #25 Against the Odds: An Autobiography by James Dyson
   • Experts: Sir James Dyson and David Senra
   • Summary: Sir James Dyson advocates for encouraging employees to be unconventional and determined, valuing different thinking as much as brilliance to solve problems creatively 5.

These clips share insights from various experts on how unconventional thinking can lead to innovative solutions across different domains.