Generic Parts Techniques:
Systematic way to change how you think about things and approach problems.
To avoid unintentionally narrowing people's conception of it.
LET'S BE INNOVATIVE!
e.g. titanic sinking
lifeboats→floating things
-think of the aim (e.g. keep people afloat, warm, and breathing)
-think more simply
-think of the basic aims of the problem and don't be fixed onto the original thing
floating things→wooden tables, icebergs, planks, etc....
REFRAME THE QUESTION
QUESTION THE THING YOU ARE LOOKING AT
This is called:
*Functinal Fixedness
and also... *Goal Fixedness
the way goals are phrased often narrows people's thinking. Framing a problem is more general. You can do this by rephrasing words into more general terms.
e.g.
"glue on"→"fasten on"
"camera"→"mirror, reflection, capture, data capture"
use thesaurus to CHANGE YOUR LANGUAGE
IMPORTANT WORDS:
-FUNCTIONAL FIXEDNESS
-GOAL FIXEDNESS
(I needed to stop thinking about the original idea)
(add more further related words)
Words that I thought were interesting:
-confidence
-teamwork
-pretend
-contest
-inspire
Words I've come up with further:
idea, happy, admire, sigh, sweat, protect, defend, fight, compete, dog, beauty, heart, crying, presentation, laying down, question, debate, business, vacation, surfing, hobbies, brain, blankets,
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