ABSTRACT

In this chapter we will review some of the remaining techniques of creative problem solving that can be used (the total number of techniques that could be addressed are well beyond the scope of this book to enumerate). The techniques we cover here are: Suggestion boxes, exhibits and competitions; Clichés, proverbs and maxims; Storyboarding; Scenario writing; Scenario day-dreaming; Bionics; Free Association; Two words; Story writing; Mind Map; Fishbone Diagram; Lotus Blossom Technique; TRIZ; Vision Building. Many other techniques are illustrated and discussed on various websites on the Internet and in other books written for the popular press. Many of these techniques are straightforward and would fit into MacFadzean’s category of paradigm-preserving techniques. Some require more imaginative thinking and could lead to paradigm stretching or even paradigm breaking.