Nicolas Cole suggests asking what someone in a different industry would do to solve your problem. An engineer, designer, or marketer might have already cracked what's stuck you. Borrowing their metaphorical solution breaks creative blocks fast.
Whenever I find myself stuck on how to execute something, the question I always ask is, what is a metaphorical equivalent of someone in a different industry who has solved this problem? If you just start thinking about different categories of people, the digital products are— they're all kind of staring at you in your face.
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