C. Jung’s “16 associations” test as a problem solving method
Exercise-test "16 associations"
1. Author and history
Carl Jung created and began to use the word association test in 1910-1916 to unravel the subconscious. He discovered...
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 from...
The K-J method
Affinity Diagram
Method was developed as the the Affinity Diagram by Japanese anthropologist Jiro Kawakita in the 1960s and has become one of...
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...
Battelle-Buildmappen-Brainwriting
Battelle-Buildmappen-Brainwriting (BBB) technique
The Battelle-Buildmappen-Brainwriting (BBB) method was developed by researchers at the Battelle Institute in Frankfurt, Germany (J. N Warfield, H. Geschka and...
The Best Creativity Techniques
Creative problem solving and
creativity techniques
I. Three pillars of activating creativity
1. Classical Brainstorming (Alex Osborn).
2. Synectics (William Gordon).
3. Morphological Analysis (Fritz Zwicky).
II. The classic methods...
Metaphor technique for creative problem solving
Metaphor technique
1. Description
Metaphor technique consists in creating new possibilities, means and solutions by discovering and suggesting similarities between a problem or focal object...
Trigger method
Trigger method as the type of brainstorming
Types of Brainstorming
The trigger method is often used in conjunction with classical brainstorming (Bujake, 1969).
This method is based...
6-3-5 Brainwriting
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...
Air cliché
Basic Types of Brainstorming: Air cliché techniques
Author: Arthur Van Gundy
This technique is the combination of a fun atmosphere, a structured brainstorming procedure, and brainwriting....
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...
Kaleidoscope Brainstorming Technique
Kaleidoscope Brainstorming Technique or Silent brainstorming
Multiple Mind Conferencing (MMC) (Dr. Murthy)
This is a new approach to the brainstorming process, including different variations as to...