Creative Thinking Methods – Forty Uses For A Brick
Written by Sandy Cormack
Creative thinking methods help us learn to proliferate ideas.
When we learn to proliferate
ideas we become better at divergent thinking - one of the most powerful tools in a...
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Creative Thinking Methods – Forty Uses For A Brick
Written by Sandy Cormack
Creative thinking methods help us learn to proliferate ideas.
When we learn to proliferate
ideas we become better at divergent thinking - one of the most powerful tools in a creative
thinker s tool belt.
When someone asks you to come up with ideas to solve a problem, how many do you typically
produce? One? Two? Five?
It’s possible to train yourself to produce lots of ideas.
New, novel ideas, ideas you’ve never
though of before.
The following example illustrates how we can use a few simple creative thinking techniques to
generate tons of useful ideas.
The problem: How many different ways can we use a brick?
Our goal is forty ideas.
Step One - Empty Your Mind
Rapidly list all the ways you can think of, off the top of your head, to use a brick.
1.
Build a wall
2.
Build a mailbox
3.
Side a house
4.
Use it for a desk paperweight
5.
Use it as a melee weapon (whack someone on the head)
6.
Use it as a proj
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