Multiply avenues and possible answers to a given question
1. CLARIFY YOUR QUESTION
Start with clarifying together the question you wish to address on the model of "How to + 1 verb to the infinitive + context?" For example, "How to launch a rocket without fuel?" Make sure your question is tangible and positive in its formulation. Avoid "How to become happy?" or "How to avoid...". ?"
2. FORMULATE SPONTANEOUS SOLUTIONS.
Don't think too much, write your answers quickly, for example by using a post-it for each idea. Write them all down, even the most outlandish ones. Don't judge, don't argue. Use the formulation "by ...ing", which puts you in a logic of actionable means and solutions. For example, "By throwing it with a giant rubber band."
3. EXPLORE ADDITIONAL CONSTRAINTS
Add additional constraints to open other fields and tracks. Continue to rely on "by ...ing".
Example: "What if we had zero budget?", "What if we had an unlimited budget?". Also play with the problem "What if the rocket weighs 100 grams?"
4.TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK, NO DIGITAL
Get some air, think of something else. Walk, contemplate, alone, leaving your phone well away.
5. SHARE AND ELIMINATE
Come back to propose new biases and new solutions. Always remember to capture them on post-its. Then, as a team, start to discard what has less potential, to keep only what could bring value to your solution. No need for logic or structure, you are getting a small mosaic of possibilities...
OBSERVE THE PPS RULE:
- Positive: On the face of it, all ideas that come in have the same value. The crappiest or weirdest ideas can inspire a teammate's genius idea!
- Prolific: The more proposals, the better. Statistically, you are more likely to find a good idea among 100 weird ideas than among 2.
- Sharing: State and listen to everything that comes out. In this way, you stimulate each other, and you can bounce back on the proposals to generate new ones.
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