How to make more of your ideas:

Creative Thinking Techniques

SCAMPER is a creative thinking technique that can help you if you want to come up with a new idea, or invent something new.

S – SUBSTITUTE  Swap something for something else
C – COMBINE  Bring two or more different parts together  
A – ADAPT  Change something or some part of the idea, product or problem 
M – MAGNIFY (or MULTIPLY) Change the scale of what you are working on
P – PUT TO OTHER USES  Change the purpose or function
E – ELIMINATE  Take something away  
R – REVERSE  Turn it upside down, or work backwards

These can be used in different ways and combinations on problems, ideas as well as objects or designs.