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Brainstorming
Idea Generating Techniques Beyond Brainstorming
Random Input Technique
Synectics: An Inventive Method Based on Analogy
Concept Map
Functional MRI
Most problems studied in that way contain more than the seven or
eight elements that the mind can visualize at one time.
Thus, the elements of the problem must be chunked together until
the chunks are small enough in number to be conceptualized
simultaneously.
Decomposition of a creative task is a strategy found in many
methods for design such as functional decomposition
Humans are prone to using heuristics and mental models extracted
from similar past experiences.
Association is the practice of organizing new information by
categorizing it or relating it to things that are already known. These
association paths can be traveled again when searching memory.
Unique Association is seen in a brainstorming session and
associationism is another creativity enhancement method .
Perceptual Blocks
Stereotyping :Thinking conventionally or in a formulaic way
about an event, person, or way of doing something and not
thinking out of the box.
Information overload :You become so overloaded with minute
details that you are unable to sort out the critical aspects of the
problem.
Limiting the problem unnecessarily : Broad statements of the
problem help keep the mind open to a wider range of ideas.
Intellectual Blocks
Intellectual blocks arise from a poor choice of the problemsolving strategy or having inadequate background and knowledge.
Poor choice of problem-solving language or problem
representation
Memory block
Insufficient knowledge base
Incorrect information
Environmental Blocks
Physical environment
Criticism
Brainstorming
Checklists
Checklists of various types often are used to help stimulate
creative thoughts. Osborn was the first to suggest this method.
Concept Map
A very useful tool for the generation of ideas by association, and
for organizing information in preparation for writing a report, is
the concept map and its close relation the mind map.
A concept map is good for generating and recording ideas during
brainstorming
Because it is a visual method instead of a verbal one, it
encourages left brained thinking