Comments on: How Americans Spend Their Day http://futurethinktank.com/2009/08/05/how-americans-spend-their-day/ innovation. defined. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:56:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Your smarts shows in how you use a day http://futurethinktank.com/2009/08/05/how-americans-spend-their-day/#comment-843 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:02:05 +0000 http://futurethinktank.com/?p=618#comment-843 [...] personas or seeking an understanding of your customers’ lifestyles. It’s helpful, as Futurethink says, to consider “they spend their time and what, on average, they’re doing at a particular [...]

]]> By: Andrew Der http://futurethinktank.com/2009/08/05/how-americans-spend-their-day/#comment-714 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:01:27 +0000 http://futurethinktank.com/?p=618#comment-714 It does seem like a vicious cycle where people, particularly Americans, are expected to be extremely productive and thus work long hours, yet are also expect to innovate in order to leap ahead of the curve. The less time they have to think and let their mind wander, the less effective they are at being innovative, which leads them to work even more to catch up.

To your point, Gordon, I think the key is knowing when to stop, step back and take some time to think. People tend to get too caught up in putting out fires rather than devising ways of preventing them in the first place.

]]> By: Gordon Henderson http://futurethinktank.com/2009/08/05/how-americans-spend-their-day/#comment-707 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:48:25 +0000 http://futurethinktank.com/?p=618#comment-707 I recently read through 7 habits of highly successful people and I would agree with the sentiments of the author. Most creative activity is generated through right brain engagement and the activities could be characterized as important but not urgent, therefore most people do not dedicate the time necessary to think, create and innovate because of the seeming lack of urgency. After reading through 7 habits, I try and dedicate time specifically to right brain exercises in an effort to breed an environment ripe for creativity. (No, I do not work for Stephen Covey.)

]]> By: Qin Han http://futurethinktank.com/2009/08/05/how-americans-spend-their-day/#comment-671 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:09:59 +0000 http://futurethinktank.com/?p=618#comment-671 well, interesting comments on the relaxing and thinking section, guess why they are relaxing and thinking? cause they are not in the labor force – they are not working… working just kills it, does it? it is a sad thing that we seem to stopped thinking while working, we have to take time out of working to think – who should we blame really?

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