ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the technique that is essentially systematic structuring mechanisms designed to facilitate the gaining of insights into the problem. A variety of techniques are considered including checklists, listing, morphological analysis, force-fit triggers, the heuristic ideation process and component listing. Morphological analysis is ideal for generating a large number of ideas of an opportunity-seeking or exploratory nature in a logical way. The techniques examined here are essentially paradigm preserving techniques and do not require the use of analogical thinking. Attribute listing is a good technique for ensuring that all possible aspects of a problem have been examined. Attribute listing involves breaking the problem down into smaller and smaller bits, and seeing what can be discovered as a result. A proposed project involves the use of text messaging in conjunction with Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology to interpret and direct communications to appropriate sources for decoding and providing communicator-satisfying responses.
