20 Best Time-Management Lessons
Author: Étienne Garbugli, Montreal-based designer
1. There's always time. Time is priorities
You never run out of time. If you didn't finish something by the time...
14 Surprising Ways to Boost Your Сreativity
Creativity is one of the most mysterious human qualities. Seemingly effortless for a rare few, it can be elusive for the majority. While...
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...
5 Ways to Simplify Today
Author: Leo Babauta
Living a life of simplicity can be a beautiful thing. But simplifying itself can seem like an overwhelming process. So...
Stop-and-go Brainstorming
Stop-and-go Brainstorming technique
Types of Brainstorming
The brainstorming session is divided up into segments.
Ideas are generated for three to five minutes and then the group is...
Gordon-Little variation
Progressive Revelation technique
Types of Brainstorming
This technique was suggested by William Gordon while he was working for the Arthur D. Little Invention Design Unit in...
Boosting your Creativity in 10 Great Ways
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...
The 30 Second Rule
The 30 Second Habit That Can Have a Big Impact On Your Life
There are no quick fixes. I know this as a social science...
Question brainstorming
Question brainstorming:
characteristics and steps
This process involves brainstorming the questions related to the problem, rather than trying to come up with immediate answers and short...
Combined brainstorming
Combined brainstorming
1. Double brainstorming
After classical brainstorming session, participants make a break for 2-3 days and then repeat it again. During the break - the...
Reverse Brainstorming
Reverse (negative) brainstorming
Reverse brainstorming
This method is combining brainstorming and reversal techniques.
Theoretical background: its negativity can be advantageous and seen in a positive light.
Reverse brain-storming...
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...