Expand Can you make it bigger? What can you add to it? Simplify How can you simplify it? Can you make it smaller? What parts of it can you rid of? Humour Can your idea be funny? Make a humorous cartoon drawing about it Sound and Colour How does your idea relate to your senses? What sounds are involved? What colours are involved? Materials Can you change the share of your idea? Can you make it longer, wider, fatter or narrower? Can you reuse materials you have access to (e.g. old furniture) Combine How are your ideas similar? Can you combine elements of them? What would you get if you crossed idea #1 with idea #2?