I do these things, and I believe that they make me a better idea-conjurer: 1. Write ideas down. No matter how "obvious", trivial, or small it might be. Just wr

I do these things, and I believe that they make me a better idea-conjurer: 1. Write ideas down. No matter how "obvious", trivial, or small it might be. Just write it down. Get into a habit of documenting your ideas that are not even related to your work. Your brain is for having ideas and not for storing them. You will not only have more ideas, but your ideas will also evolve while you write them down. New stuff will just " click". 2. Communicate your ideas to others. Talk with them. Take their inputs. Hear their criticism. I have found that often after talking with people, I have a much better-shaped, more robust idea than I had before doing the talking. I am not a PM or designer. I do these both in my job and in my research and personal life. I can recommend them to you.