Метод метафор
Метафора как средство творческого решения проблем
1. История. Метафора как способ пробуждения творческих резервов, воображения и уникальности внутреннего мира индивида была впервые применена М. Г....
Метод аналогий
Решение проблем методом аналогий
1. Авторы. У. Гордон (1961), Э. де Боно (1970)
2. История. Аналогию как эффективный прием творческого решения проблем начал использовать У. Гордон...
Say everything in one sentence
Once upon a time, in the West Lake village, a servant lived with his master. After service of about 30 years, his master became...
Метод гирлянд ассоциаций
Эвристический метод гирлянд
ассоциаций Г.Я.Буша
Автор: Генрих Язепович Буш, латышский и советский исследователь технического и изобретательского творчества
История: Стратегия гирлянд ассоциаций применялась Г. Я. Бушем, начиная с...
The Field of Boliauns – Creative Problem Solving
One fine day in harvest, Tom Fitzpatrick went strolling along the sunny side of a hedge.
All of a sudden he heard a clacking noise...
Free Association – creative technique
Free Association as a creative problem-solving method
1. History
The free association method or associative experiment was first used by Francis Galton and Wilhelm Wundt in...
How to get a million dollars
You are on a game show.
You are standing before two doors.
Behind one is 1 million dollars, and behind the other is a donkey.
There are...
Five Why – interrogative technique
Five Why Method
1. Author: Sakichi Toyoda (1867 –1930), Japanese inventor and industrialist, who is referred to as the "King of Japanese Inventors".
2. History: The technique...
Water Crossing By Rope
The deep round lake is 200 meters in diameter. In the middle of the lake there is an island where a tree grows. There...
The Kipling method (5W1H)
The Five W’s and One H Method
1. Author: Rudyard Kipling (1865 –1936), English short-story writer, poet, and novelist.
2. History: The method gets its name...
Birbal’s Wise Decision
A farmer and his neighbour once went to Emperor Akbar's court with a complaint.
"Your Majesty, I bought a well from him," said the farmer...
Creative riddles
1. How to pour the syrup inside the chocolate candy?
2. How to light a match with water?
3. A man throw a ball. It goes...
How to solve a problem by G. Polya
Polya's checklist
Author: Hungarian mathematician George Polya (1887–1985), one of the most influential mathematicians of the 20th century.
History: In 1945 George Polya propoused the four-step...
A challenge for the fisherman – solution of practical problem
One fisherman bought himself a new fishing rod with 5 feet long.
He has to commute home by public transport, where it is forbidden to...
The Phoenix checklist – Creative Thinking Technique
The Phoenix checklist as creative problem solving technique
Michael Michalko. Thinkertoys: Handbook of Business Creativity for the 90's.
Phoenix is a checklist of questions developed by the...