Creative techniques will help to comprehensively study the problem, accelerate the process of generating ideas, find many solutions and remove psychological blocks.

1. Brainstorming

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what
Brainstorming, or brainstorm, is a well-known creative technique for finding ideas in a team. The technique allows you to treat any problem from different angles.

how
Assemble a team of 5-10 people.
Formulate the problem.
Mark 10-15 minutes for each member of the team to think and write down their thoughts.
Each participant shares his ideas, and the presenter writes them on the board.
The group can give positive feedback after the author has finished the presentation.
Vote for the best idea.
Important
Encourage absurd ideas and do not criticize other people's suggestions. Do not go into details to save time and effort. The main thing is not the quality of ideas, but their number.

2. Backward brainstorming

what
The essence of the technique is the search for shortcomings and improvement of the object under consideration. The method was invented by General Electric and is suitable for solving specific problems in various fields.

how
Assemble a team of 5-10 people.
State the problem.
Give each participant 10-15 minutes in order to find or come up with all possible shortcomings of the described object.
Each participant should share their ideas.
The leader writes down the ideas on the board.
The group can give feedback after the author has finished his speech.
After everyone has expressed their opinion, discuss how to get rid of shortcomings using the method of brainstorming.
Important
Encourage any criticism, even if it is painfully perceived by others.