Fifteen classic innovative thinking training methods

No matter what you do, it is important to persist, and so is innovation training. If you want to cultivate good innovative thinking, you must persist in doing and thinking every day. Only in this way can our brains continue to develop, our thinking continue to innovate, and we can create something new one day in the future. Here are fifteen classic innovative thinking training methods I collected for you. Welcome to learn from them.

First, the 3322 discussion method

This method can be summarized as: every two or three people are free to form a group, and within a time limit of three minutes, they can exchange views and share with each other on the topics discussed. Report to the team in three minutes.

Second, brainstorming.

Brainstorming is the most familiar creative thinking strategy, which was advocated by Osborn as early as 1937. This method emphasizes the method of collective thinking, pays attention to stimulating each other's thinking, and encourages participants to conceive a large number of ideas and produce novel ideas within the specified time. Although brainstorming is mainly carried out in groups, it can also be used to stimulate thinking when individuals think about problems and explore solutions. The basic principles of this law are: concentrate on putting forward ideas without evaluating them; Don't limit the space for thinking, encourage more ideas, the better.

Since then, the improved brainstorming method refers to using the spirit or principle of brainstorming method to stimulate the creativity of the participants in the group.

Three, six six discussion method

The discussion method is a group discussion method based on brainstorming. The method is to divide the large group into groups of six people and have a six-minute group discussion, each with one minute. Then go back to a large group to share and make a final evaluation.

Fourth, mind mapping method.

It is a thinking method to stimulate thinking and help integrate ideas and information, and it can also be said to be a thinking strategy to visualize ideas. This method mainly adopts the concept of iconology, and uses lines, figures, symbols, colors, words, numbers and other ways to quickly summarize ideas and information to form a mind map. Structurally, it has the characteristics of openness and systematicness, allowing users to freely stimulate diffuse thinking, exert their associative power, organize various ideas in layers, stimulate the brain to make various reactions, and give full play to the diversified functions of the whole brain thinking.

Five, Datura method

Datura method is a kind of thinking strategy which is helpful to divergent thinking. It uses a diagram similar to nine squares to write the theme in the center, and then writes all kinds of ideas or associations caused by the theme in the other eight circles. This method can also be combined with the "six methods" to think in many aspects.

Six, division

Gordon pointed out a set of solutions to group problems in his book Synectics: The Development of Creativity in 196 1. This method mainly integrates different and unrelated elements to generate new ideas/features. Division uses the role of simulation and metaphor to help thinkers analyze problems and produce different views.

Seven, reverse thinking method

It is a way of thinking to get creative ideas. This technology can be divided into seven categories. If we can make full use of it, creativity can be doubled.

Eight, attribute enumeration method

It is a famous creative thinking strategy advocated by Crawford in 1954. This method emphasizes that users observe and analyze the characteristics or attributes of things or problems in the creative process, and then put forward ideas for improvement or change according to each characteristic.

Nine, hope point enumeration method

This is a constant proposal? Hope? 、? How could it be better And so on, and then discuss the problem-solving skills and improvement countermeasures.

Superiority enumeration method

This is a way to list the advantages of things one by one, and then explore ways to solve problems and improve countermeasures.

XI。 Defect enumeration method

This is a technology that constantly reviews the shortcomings and omissions of a thing, and then explores ways to solve problems and improve countermeasures.

Twelve. Checklist method

Checklist method is to make a list when considering a certain problem, and check each inspection direction one by one to avoid omission. This method can be used to train employees to think carefully and help to conceive new ideas.

Thirteen. Seven. Review method (5W2H review method)

what's up What is the review method? The extension of this method, the advantages of this method and the suggestions to the discussants, clever thinking and solving problems from different levels. The so-called 5W refers to: why, what, who, when and where; 2H means: how and how much.

Fourteen Catalogue method

What is the more orthodox name? Mandatory correlation law? It means that when you are thinking about solving a problem, you are forced to associate the information that appears in front of you with the theme you are thinking about and get ideas from it.

Fifteen, creative solutions to problems