Touch, sketch and go

Traditionally designers use pen and paper to capture, develop and share ideas with others. But with the advance of digital devices such as tablet computers and smartphones controlled by multi-touch displays, sketching on-screen is now a working alternative to pen and paper. Moreover, the multi-touch display combined with the processing, storage, editing, and communication power of the computer is turning the smartphone into an effective on-the-go ideation tool.

Ideation barriers

Ideation calls for curiosity and openness to experience and innovation. But without losing spontaneity ideas need to be organised and managed too. And if ideas seem slow to develop or get stuck don't go for the easy option of blaming external factors. What stops ideas from happening is often as much down to internal barriers and obstructions as external ones.