Rawlinson brainstorming
Rawlinson brainstorming technique
Author: J. G. Rawlinson, 1970
This technique does not emphasize group interaction. It is especially useful for untrained groups because there is no...
Imaginary brainstorming
Imaginary brainstorming - specificity and procedure steps
This method is like Classic Brainstorming, but with a slight differences.
Procedure Steps
1. The leader creates a problem statement. When defining...
How To Get Into “The Zone”
Author: Lior Grossman liorgrossman.wordpress
The zone is a peak state where you’re positively immersed and focused in a single activity. Some people call this...
Synectics
Synectics: Essence, Principles and Stages
Etimology: The term Synectics was derived from the Greek words syn –meaning “ bringing together” and ectikos meaning “diversity”, so...
Role Playing as a Creative Problem Solving Technique
Role Playing
1. Authors
Rick Griggs, Michael Michalko.
2. History
Role Playing as a group brainstorming method invented during the 1980s by business guru Rick Griggs. Later Michael...
“What if?” – A powerful creativity and possibility thinking technique
"What if?" - creativity, possibility thinking and problem solving technique
1. Authors: Edward de Bono, Paul Sloane
2. History
The "What If...?" technique is rooted in Thought...
Live Life at the Limits: How to Hack Your Flow
Steven Kotler, New York Times bestselling author artofmanliness.com
Researchers define flow as an “optimal state of consciousness,” a peak state where we feel our best...
Rotating roles
Rotating roles, variations and procedure steps
Rotating between roles allows participants to bring forward different views in that role or position as a process owner...
Blue slips technique
Blue slips technique as the type of group brainstorming
Method was developed by C. C. Crawford of the University of Southern California (USA) in the 1920s.
It...
Classical and modern creativity techniques
Matrix of the main creativity techniques
I. Three pillars of activating creativity
1. Classical Brainstorming (Alex Osborn).
2. Synectics (William Gordon).
3. Morphological Analysis (Fritz Zwicky).
1. Classical brainstorming
1.1....
Snowballing technique
Snowballing technique as the type of brainstorming
It is so called on the analogy of the increasing size of a snowball when rolled down a...
Wildest Idea Technique
Generating truly outrageous and fantasy ideas
Types of Brainstorming
The underlying application of this tool is to discover breakthrough ideas for process, product, or service improvements.
This...