Thinking Tools
Divergent & Convergent
Why Use
Creative Thinking Tools
New Associations
Free/Accidental/Forced
New Perspectives/Viewpoints
New/Unusual/Strange
New Discoveries
Unexpected, Obvious
Imaginary Explorations
Generate Openness
Raise Energy
Diverge
Brainstorming
Alex Osborn’s Tool
or
Cliché for
BAD Meetings
Brainstorming
Quantity breeds Quality
Freewheeling of ideas
Hitchhike/Combine Ideas
No Judgement
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Divergent Thinking Tool
Brainwriting
Index cards,
Post-It Notes™
Silent/Active
Brainwriting
Quantity breeds Quality
Freewheeling of ideas
Hitchhike/Combine Ideas
No Judgement
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Divergent Thinking Tool
Forced
Relationships
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Divergent Thinking Tool
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minify, magnify
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Creative
Thinking
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Idea Grid
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Idea Grid
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Thinking
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Converge
Hits & Misses
Convergent Thinking Tool
Clusters
Convergent Thinking Tool
Creative
Thinking
Tools
Pluses
PCP
Pluses/Concerns/Potentials
Concerns
Convergent Thinking Tool
Potentials
Creative
Thinking
Tools
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Value Grid
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When I teach people,
I marry them.
Sylvia Ashton-Warner
duh END!
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Abrigado
Gracias
Origato
Danke
Merci
Gratis
Xie xie ni
Nandri
Terima Kasih
Thank you lah
No worry mate
As we look ahead into
the next century,
leaders will be those
who empower others.
Being the richest man in the cemetery
doesn’t matter to me.
.
Going to bed saying we’ve done
something wonderful…
Bill Gates
that matters to me.
Steve Jobs
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