Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we had a recipe to make an idea? A recipe is valuable to a cook when preparing a meal. Its preciseness and instructions help prevent
So many people have asked for my list of Design Thinking vocabulary from my workshops so I’m posting the complete (and growing) list here. If you have other words or
You can’t have a proper conversation about creativity without eventually debating if there’s a useful role for negativity. Two recent brainstorms for the same team demonstrated the issue. I conducted
Here’s how to strengthen your intuition in ten steps. Similar to creativity, intuition is something everyone understands at a basic level because we’ve all felt it. But, when pressed about
In its purest sense, creativity is problem solving. You have a problem, so you generate ideas to solve the problem. Unfortunately, too often when I ask a team prior to a brainstorm what
So many people responded to a previous post that I’m adding another post with even more definitions of creativity! (Didn’t I say my original estimate was low?) Enjoy! The ability to
A fast and popular brainstorm technique, word stimulus is a simple variation of free association. If you’re not sure what it is, free association is a mental game where a
Research, questioning, listening, analysing are all critical elements of the creative process. However, you’ll never find a better substitute than direct, personal experience. Scientists call it anthropology. Researchers call it
Objectives, strategies, tactics. What’s the difference? If you’ve reached this page, you’re likely joining one of the oldest arguments in planning. Since I hate arguments, I happily provide you the
Intuition is defined as making a decision without a specific thought process, based on a personal perception of the truth. People often say they feel the answer, or it’s a