Creative and productive power can come from applying the principles of breakthrough thinking to every problem that you encounter.

• Purposes principle. Focusing on and expanding a purpose strips away non-essential aspects of a problem.

• Solution-after-next principle. Having a target solution in the future give direction to near-term solutions and infuses them with larger purposes.
  

• Systems principle. Having a clear framework of what elements comprise a solution ensures its work ability.
  

• Limited information collection principle. Excessive data gathering may create an expert in the problem area, but knowing too much about it will prevent the discovery of excellent alternative.
  

• People design principle. Those who will carry out the solution should be intimately and continuously involved in its development.
  

• Betterment timeline principle. The only way to preserve the vitality of a solution is to build in and then monitor a program of continual change.