Roger von Oech — American Businessman born on February 06, 1948,

Roger von Oech is an American speaker, conference organizer, author, and toy-maker whose focus has been on the study of creativity... (wikipedia)

Take advantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think what else it might be.
Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.
It's important for the explorer to be willing to be led astray.
It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date.
If you make an error, use it as a stepping stone to a new idea you might not have otherwise discovered.