Objectstorming
Picture Ideate
A fun exercise that inspires you to think of new ways to come to a conclusion.
This exercise will allow you to find inspiration for ideas in random objects.
Conceptualize and ideate using only random words.
Heuristic Ideation
Lotus Blossom Brainstorm
A great way to plan out all your points and really examine all possibilities to find a solution.
Mind Map
Linking Diagram
A more free formed way to organize a plan of action or solutions that will get you considering everything.
A great way to consider and understand all outcomes and actions and their relations and importance.
Day in the Life
Kipling Method
Backcasting
Circle of Opportunity
This exercise allows you to realize the perspective of the customer or whomever is most affected by the problem. By doing so you are able to address concerns that otherwise would not have been considered.
This is a great way to use a line of questioning to realize details and provoke thought while also serving as a catalyst to open further questions.
Allows you to work a problem backwards to gain a new perspective.
This exercise helps you to make random associations and see connections that you would have not seen any other way.