Activating Creativity

Brainstorming: Essence, rules and steps 1. Author Alex Osborn (May 24, 1888 Bronx, New York  – May 5, 1966  Buffalo, New York).  American сreativity theorist and...

Rawlinson Brainstorming: Unleashing Creatity for Problem-Solving and Innovation 1. Core Definition Rawlinson Brainstorming is a structured group creativity technique designed to generate a high volume of...

Method of focal objects (MFO)1. Authors  American scientist Charles Whiting (1958), predecessor – German psychologist Friedrich Kunze “Method of catalog” (1926), follower Edward de Bono...

Trigger method as the type of brainstorming Types of BrainstormingThe trigger method is often used in conjunction with classical brainstorming (Bujake, 1969). This method is based...

Synectics: Essence, Principles and Stages Etimology: The term Synectics was derived from the Greek words syn –meaning “ bringing together” and  ectikos meaning “diversity”, so...

Matrix of the main creativity techniques I. Three pillars of  activating creativity 1. Classical Brainstorming (Alex Osborn).        A widely known method is where a group generates ideas...

Gallery method as the brainstorming technique  The Gallery method is the technique developed by the Battelle Institute and improved by Van Gundy, 1981 and others. In...

Creative Vision A person's creative vision of the world is a complex hierarchical system, including value and worldview attitudes, emotional relationship to the world, as...

Method 635 or 6-3-5 Method This is a group creativity technique originally developed by  Bernd Rohrbach (1968). The name Brainwriting 6-3-5 comes from the process of having 6...

10 Ways to improve your individual creativity It doesn’t matter whether you are a writer, artist or hobbyist, you can plateau in your creativity at...

Online brainstorming (Brainlining)  Types of BrainstormingAuthor: Peter Lloyd 1. Description Electronic brainstorming or simply Online brainstorming (Brainlining) is the modern version of brainstorming. The word brainlining is...

Brainwriting pool technique with constraints This method is a version of the standard Brainwriting pool technique. Participants constrain ideas around pre-determined focus, rather than ranging freely....