Generate original ideas

Road blocks to creativity

Force of habit

Preconceptions

Common sense

Not invented here

Emotion

Creativity and teams

Separate idea generation from judgement (no bad ideas)

Generate as many ideas as possible

Think from different angles

Combine ideas with others

Review previous analysis

Synthesis ideas

Methods for developing ideas

Osborn’s checklist

Rules for motion economy

Additional Toyota methods

Review 5W 1H and eliminate, combine, rearrange, simplify

Brainstorming

Operational improvement areas

Can we improve work motion?

Can we reduce variations in work element time?

Can we separate human and machine work?

Can we revise a work standard?

Can we reduce walking distance?

Can we better balance work among employees?

Can we improve quality of the process?

Can we improve machine reliability?

Can we transfer, store, locate materials more efficiently

Brainstorming process

Input information

Questions 5W 1H for each step