Capitalising on:

1. Unexpected Success

2. Unexpected Failure

3. Unexpected Outside Events

So my big idea is to find a solution to my design problem. I have a design idea but it has no form. The design is a 36-page document describing a narrative for an interactive house.

1. I have recently tested my knowledge-base against others in my field and I found I had proficiency in python, which I’ve only recently started learning. This could be called an unexpected success. This success has motivated me to continue learning python and to also learn Javascript and game engines.

2. I also found that I had novice-level knowledge in both Adobe Photoshop and Javascript, both of which I’ve spent some time with. In fact, I took a course in Photoshop and have been using it to create cartoon artworks for the past five years. From this I have decided to train up in Photoshop, technical drawing and Javascript. And to also study product design, game art, film production design and imagineering.

3. I don’t see many opportunities in outside events. Climate change and the boost in sustainable design? The wane in crowdfunding as people begin to realise how saturated the market is? The recent increase in awareness and positive messages about mental illness? The fact that one of the people I look up to as a person of authority in the literature field (a usually conservative organisation - the business suits side of writing) has come out as transgender?

And even if any of these things are significant – in what way could I capitalise on these opportunities and also how would that affect my entrepreneurial focus, or would it at all?