The iPad is a useful tool. I have two, the ginormous 12.9” iPad Pro and an iPad mini, and I enjoy both. Each has its use case. The Pro is used for consuming videos, photo editing, reading photography magazines and books, writing, and other activities that benefit from a large screen and, sometimes, a calibrated screen, such as when you enable the reference mode in settings. The mini is used for quick consumption here and there.

A friend of mine shared with me two talks on different processes leading to creativity. A 2016 TEDx talk by futurist Stephan Schwartz and a 2019 TED talk by author Tim Harford. While Stephan Schwartz presents a process divided into six steps to induce creativity, Tim Harford shows a different method, much more diverse in approach. Comparing both processes, they seem conflicting; however, when analysing more closely, they complement each other.

Have you ever tried to brainstorm ideas to find what to work on next? And you ended up with too many ideas that you had to aggressively trim down or, worse, you solved the wrong problem? Opportunity Solution Tree may help you avoid that. Opportunity Solution Tree (let’s shorten it to OST) is a visual way to represent how the solutions connect to the desired outcome in a way that helps you focus on solving the right problem.