Article: Start making abstract associations

• What if you used computers as telephones?
• What would happen if you used a web site as a Word processor?
• Would people care about what other people are doing right now?

The people behind projects like Skype, Google Docs and Twitter all have one thing in common: They fused seemingly abstract concepts together. Taking what-ifs and testing them is a great way to start thinking of things in a different, more creative light.

http://lifedev.net/2008/07/programmer-creativity-boost/