Many times, I'm overwhelmed with the ideas I have for growing my business, handling the clients I already have and maintaining some semblance of a personal life. I feel lucky to be in the entrepreneurial group that spends their personal time imagining work, rather than their working hours imagining when they get off. However, I really liked this site on idea generation.

Some of my favorites:

• Blocks and Barriers - Research by social scientists such as Kurt Lewin has shown that the most effective way to solve a problem or create a desired outcome is to remove blocks and barriers, rather than engaging in creative problem solving.
  _
• Other People's Shoes - Group members imagine being one of the following characters and consider how this person, with a very different way of being in the world, would solve the problem or achieve the result: A Martian, A five year old child, Bart Simpson, Rambo...
  _
• Six Thinking Hats - There's both black & white... Read this one for yourself.