HAIKU

Reading science fiction is a great way to prime your brain for innovation.  Writing science fiction is even better.  Unfortunately, writing a whole short story or a novel takes a lot of time.  To hone your innovative thinking skills, focus on the central thesis of a science fiction novel.  

1. Something happens that makes the world fundamentally different from our world today
2. As a result of this, something interesting, unexpected, and meaningful occurs.

A way to force us to only look at this seed of a novel is to restrict ourselves to brevity.  So let’s try Science Fiction Haiku.  Three lines consisting of five syllables, then seven syllables, then five again.  

So try it. Post your favorite ideas as a comment below.