History is full of innovative concepts that were the result of combining existing ideas in new and novel ways.
James Dyson did exactly this when he combined a vacuum cleaner with a sawdust cyclone to invent the first bagless vacuum cleaner.
Think about a problem you’re trying to solve.
Grab some Post-it notes and write down one idea to solve it on each one.
Mix and match the Post-it notes together.
How many new and interesting combinations can you discover?