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You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation, said Plato. When was the last time you attended a business meeting

Perhaps the most classic of all creative questions – “What if …?” –  is also a classic way to brainstorm ideas. It’s a technique with multiple names: I Wish …  I Want

Click here for Online Mood Boards Long a favourite of professional designers, mood boards are a curated collection of random images, words and textures brought into focus by a single reference point.

Created by Yasuo Matsumura, a management consultant working in Japan, the Lotus Blossom may look elaborate, but it’s a simple creative exercise which uses free association to create ideas. This brainstorm

Here’s a simple and effective brainstorm technique entitled a “New Point of View.” Based on both the principles of  and  (using ideas from one area to solve problems in another), this exercise

For those of you who like the , here are more details, questions and synonyms for you to try. But first, a gentle reminder ,,,. Remember the 90-10 Rule / Sturgeon’s

SCAMPER is one of the most well-known brainstorm techniques. The brainstorm exercise first appeared in Alex Osborn’s book Applied Imagination (1953). He outlined a series of challenge questions about a

Examples of Questions Instructions Basic Questions Laddering is a research technique which analyses the benefits and features of a product, service or issue, and connects those attributes to a target

I talk often about how to facilitate a better brainstorm, but this time I want to focus on the participants themselves – specifically, how can you be a better brainstormer

Understanding and articulating the problem (“a less than ideal state”) is a crucial step in creative thinking, but it’s also important to know if you are fixing the cause or