free-wheeling ideas that practically think of themselves
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Free-Wheeling IdeasFree-Wheeling IdeasThat Practically Think of ThemselvesThat Practically Think of Themselves
By Deb SturgessCommunication Consultant
Is your thinking here?Is your thinking here?
Try riding on a Wheel!Try riding on a Wheel!
Not this kind!
Don’t place your bets here, either.Don’t place your bets here, either.Bad idea.Bad idea.
Try the Google Wonder Wheel Try the Google Wonder Wheel to turn your thinking around.to turn your thinking around.
It’s fun – ideas practically It’s fun – ideas practically think of themselves!think of themselves!
To spin the Wonder Wheel,To spin the Wonder Wheel,start with a Google search.start with a Google search.
Search as usual.
Look under “More search tools.”Look under “More search tools.”
Click More search tools in the left column.
You’re almost there! You’re almost there!
Click on Wonder wheel.
The Google Wonder Wheel!The Google Wonder Wheel!
The Wonder Wheel appears with several spokes extending from your search term. Search results appear on the right.
Which idea spoke interests you?Which idea spoke interests you?
Click on one of the idea spokes and a new wheel appears.
Notice that the idea you chose is now the search term. Results on the right change, too.
Follow ideas that intrigue you.Follow ideas that intrigue you.
Choose one of the new idea spokes.
The wheel and search results will change.
Keep following your interests.Keep following your interests.
You can always backtrack through the Wonder
Wheels by clicking on past wheels (even if you
can’t read them any more). You can also use the
back button on your browser.
You can go back & explore another You can go back & explore another idea any time.idea any time.
Backtrack to an earlier Wonder Wheel and click on a different
idea spoke. The wheel and search results will change.
Keep spinning your wheels!Keep spinning your wheels!
Who knows where the wonderful wheel will take you?
You could search for one thing . . . You could search for one thing . . .
. . . like Sandy Grason. You may find a fabulous little black dress!
Follow different idea spokes from the Follow different idea spokes from the same search term same search term Sandy GrasonSandy Grason..
What would Sandy’s virtual cocktail parties be without the cocktails?
Aha! Even better!Aha! Even better!
A word of warning . . .A word of warning . . .
Follow the spoke to drinking
games, and you may end up with
a completely different party!
What captures your imagination?What captures your imagination?
Personally, I want to explore
“porcupine tree building an empire.”
You don’t need Google You don’t need Google Maps to find your way Maps to find your way out of dead endout of dead endthinking.thinking.
Spin the wonder-full wheel.Spin the wonder-full wheel.
What ideas will you find as you go thought free-wheeling?
Photo CreditsPhoto CreditsBlack cocktail dress (2010). http://www.edressme.com. Coney Island Wonder Wheel. (n.d.) http://history.amusement-parks.com.Dead End sign (2005).http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dead_End_sign.svg. Mimosa Drink Recipe. iDrink.com (2010). http://www.idrink.com.Roulette wheel. Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac.Troy McCullough (2005). Ocean City Ferris Wheel.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ocean_City_Ferris_Wheel.jpg.
Copyright © 2010 By Deborah I. Sturgess
Free-wheeling IdeasThat Practically Think of Themselves