One thought experiment that I learned in a creativity class always yields surprising outcomes: upside down. Basically, you take the status quo and flip its rules on their head (e.g. what would a night school look like?) Go into as much detail as possible. Another one that is adapted from design thinking is a variation on what you did (and I played with it in some ideation sprints) that focuses on limits: What if you didn’t have any resources? Write as many ideas as you can. Then, what if budget was not an issue? Write as many ideas as you can.
This is profound ❤️💡
Thank you, Chinwoke. If you ever see this note, try the upside down exercise that Alice recommended in the comment below yours, too!
Thank you. Seen it💯
One thought experiment that I learned in a creativity class always yields surprising outcomes: upside down. Basically, you take the status quo and flip its rules on their head (e.g. what would a night school look like?) Go into as much detail as possible. Another one that is adapted from design thinking is a variation on what you did (and I played with it in some ideation sprints) that focuses on limits: What if you didn’t have any resources? Write as many ideas as you can. Then, what if budget was not an issue? Write as many ideas as you can.
I will also “steal” yours, now. Thank you 🤓
I am going to play the upside down game now, Alice 😉
Let me know how it goes 🤓
P.S. even with bonker ideas, there’s a seed there that can be adapted to reality