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Ideation (Methods and Techniques (Introduction to Methods and Techniques…

- - - - Ask a proper brainstorming question and follow rules of conduct
      - frame the question to be for options / variety
      - the more definitive the question, the more relevant the responses
      - Follow rules:
        
        quantity is wanted: the more ideas the better
        
        free-wheeling is necessary: silly / crazy / out- there ideas muist be welcomed
        
        defer judgement: don't criticize ideas as they are created
        
        tag-on: take a previous idea and give it a twist
        
        establish a time limit
    - - Improve your traditional brainstorming by crowdsourcing the activity
      - group research early on
      - discussion of idea-seeking questions
      - debriefing after brainstorming session
      - application of different disciplines and perspectives
    - - Take care of your crazies
      - if an idea elicits a facial expression, it should be made note of
      - what quality of the crazy idea made it elicit a response?
      - form new idea seeking questions based on the interesting qualities of crazy ideas
    - - Get away from your situation and do something else for a while
      - your mind can get tangled up in running over old ideas
      - take your mind off the situation by doing another activity
      - find a way to change your mindset
      - come back to the problem with a fresh mind and the ability to generate new and different ideas
    - - What are the attributes of your problem and how do you most effectively address them?
      - review your define problem to determine its general attributes
      - list the sub-attributes of the key components
      - weave attributes together to potentially fulfill multiple requirements with a single solution
      - optimization of solutions
    - - Create ideas by forcing connections between pieces of already collected data
      - review what you already have
      - juxtapose different pieces of data about the problem
      - compare and contrast the qualities
      - how could these components be connected?
    - - Get into other situations and environments different from the origin of the problem
      - lateral thinking applied to ideation
      - external overview of the subject at hand
      - step outside of the problem
      - change your environment to change your mindset
      - seek inspiration from sidetrips
    - - Use your imagination to experience a different version of reality
      - ask yourself questions in the form of "what..."
      - speculate on how conditions would change in a reality with a slight change
      - speculative fiction / design
      - control your fantasies
    - - Ideas are possibilities for taking action, so playing with verbs is like playing with actions
      - magnify, minify, rearrange, alter, adapt, modify, substitute, reverse, and combine
      - add, subtract, multiply, divide, eliminate, subdue, invert, separate, transpose, unify, dissect, distort, rotate, flatten, squeeze, complement, submerge, freeze, soften, fluff-up, by-pass, lighten, repeat, thicken, stretch, extrude repel, protect, segregate, integrate, symbolize, abstract, light-up
      - incorporate your own dictionary
    - - branch out by relating what you're doing to some of the many other aspects of life
      - look at alternative opportunities outside of the expected
      - check the perspectives of other disciplines
    - - branch out by relating what you're doing to some of the many other aspects of life
      - willingness to accept abrupt change
      - ready to have their expectations shattered
      - defy the status quo
- - - - Open your mind to possible solutions
      - Generate alternatives
      - Ask yourself "what if..."
      - Communicate new ideas
      - Propose possible pathways to the goal
    - - Options for resolving problems or reaching goals
      - Generate alternative ideas for solutions to the problem
    - - Generate many ideas before selecting one
      - Ideas should not be too precious
      - Embrace Ambiguity
      - Use a variety of idea-generating techniques
      - Propose ideas freely without criticism or evaluation
      - Brainstorm ideas for each of the problem definitions accepted in the define stage
  - - - Persons under 18 years: 23% of US population
      - 25.6 million youth in the 12 to 17 year old age group
        
        51% male