Kipling Method
Rudyard Kipling used a set of questions to help trigger ideas and solve problems and immortalized them in this poem:
I have six honest serving men
They taught me all I knew
I call them What and Where and When
And How and Why and Who
Use these ques of what, where, when, why, who, and how to create questions about your problem. As you answer the questions you made, continue to add more questions that may arise.
There are many approaches you can take to your line of questioning. The simple approach is to take one of the questions, either at random or with a more particular purpose in mind and ask it of the situation.
Another approach is to use the questions in a particular order to help guide you through a sequence of thought towards a complete answer, such as:
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What is the problem?
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Where is it happening?
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When is it happening?
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Why is it happening?
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How can you overcome this problem?
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Who do you need to get involved?
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When will you know you have solved the problem?
Materials: Paper, pen
Number of People: 1-6 people
Time: 5-10 minutes
http://creatingminds.org/tools/kipling.htm