The worlds of thought and action overlap. What you think has a way of becoming true.
Take advantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think what else it might be.
Most brilliance arises from ordinary people working together in extraordinary ways.
Open your mind up to things that have no connection with the problem you're trying to solve: subscribe to an unusual magazine; spend a morning at an elementary school; go to work two hours early; test drive an exotic car; attend a city council meeting; ...try an Indonesian recipe.
Flexibility is a requirement for survival.
It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date.