What is Design – Tom KelleyNot just problem solving – creative leapMessy – No right answerTakes a point of view – or manyCalls for vision and multiple mindsOpen attitude – many solutionsLearned from experience with reflectionRequires a feel for the materialsStarts with broadening, followed by narrowingRequires ongoing mindfulness

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Lateral thinking - Edward de BonoVertical Thinking

selecting idea is goalfocuses on right or

wrongsequentialanalyticalexcludes irrelevant

materialtries to finalize

Lateral Thinkinggenerating ideas is goaldoesn’t worry about

right or wrongjumps aroundprovocativewelcomes irrelevant

materialtries to expand

possibilities

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BrainstormingGroup vs. individual creativityMore ideas = more creative = betterLimited timeKeep a record

Brainstorming is not just a good idea, but an inexhaustible source of inspiration and fresh thinking (IDEO)

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Brainstorming Rules (IDEO)Be visualDefer judgmentEncourage wild ideasBuild on the ideas of othersGo for quantityOne conversation at a timeStay focused on the topic

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Brainstorming Tips (IDEO)1. Number and record each idea – let’s try to get a

hundred ideas, motivates participants2. Write the flow of ideas in a way that is visible to the

group3. Make sketches, mind-maps, diagrams, . . .