[matthewrhoden1]

I see a lot of comments saying to go outside. Not a bad idea, but I think you were looking for new ideas. Ways to be innovative. If that's what you meant, I found one new way of thinking is finding a hobby or interest and pursuing it for a while. If it's ideas for software you want to write so you can make money, then you cross the two (your hobby and your job skills) with "hopefully" a fun project as a result. This is one of many routes to finding market niches. If it's no longer interesting to you, move on to your next item. Most people have a bucket list anyways, so I think it's a good practice for the sake of your feeling of life fulfillment.

[m52go]

Yeah, thanks. That's what I was getting at. Going outside without changing my information environment wouldn't help me escape the filter bubble.

Thanks for the ideas.