1. Studious Solutions Connecticut Invention Convention

2. What is Our Problem?

3. Let’s Draw the Problem!
You may use crayons or pencils to draw the problem.
Draw any designs that currently exist to solve the problem.
Then brainstorm your own design!

4. Brainstorming Reversal
Reverse the problem!
For example, if your problem is “How can we shorten the lines in the cafeteria?”, what would happen if instead you asked “How can we make the lines longer in the cafeteria?”

5. Use SCAMPER! Substitute Combine Adjust Modify/Minify/Magnify
Put to other use
Elaborate
Reverse