One way to develop stronger innovation skills is to practice pattern recognition...seeing an inherent pattern used to create innovative products and services. Pattern recognition "builds innovation muscle" and makes you more adept at applying patterns to other products and services. Here is an interesting example that uses the S.I.T. pattern called Attribute Dependency. This pattern creates new (or breaks existing) dependencies between attributes of a product or service. It can also create dependencies between attributes of the product or service and its external environment.
Do you see the Attribute Dependency pattern in this map?
This "new world order" map creates a dependency between a country's population size and its land mass. By correlating the two attributes, countries are located where their population is best matched to physical area. Take a moment to study it. It is worth the look.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Innovation in Practice: Innovation Sighting: New World Order with Attribute Dependency
