2. What is Design – Tom Kelley Not just problem solving – creative leap Messy – No right answer Takes a point of view – or many Calls for vision and multiple minds Open attitude – many solutions Learned from experience with reflection Requires a feel for the materials Starts with broadening, followed by narrowing Requires ongoing mindfulness Compiled by Scott Klemmer http://hci.stanford.edu/cs147/

3. Lateral thinking - Edward de Bono Vertical Thinking selecting idea is goal focuses on right or wrong sequential analytical excludes irrelevant material tries to finalize Lateral Thinking generating ideas is goal doesn’t worry about right or wrong jumps around provocative welcomes irrelevant material tries to expand possibilities Compiled by Patricia Brackin http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~brackin/ME470/me_470.htm

4. Brainstorming Group vs. individual creativity More ideas = more creative = better Limited time Keep a record Brainstorming is not just a good idea, but an inexhaustible source of inspiration and fresh thinking (IDEO) Compiled by Scott Klemmer http://hci.stanford.edu/cs147/

5. Brainstorming Rules (IDEO) Be visual Defer judgment Encourage wild ideas Build on the ideas of others Go for quantity One conversation at a time Stay focused on the topic Compiled by Scott Klemmer http://hci.stanford.edu/cs147/

6. Brainstorming Tips (IDEO) 1. Number and record each idea – let’s try to get a hundred ideas, motivates participants 2. Write the flow of ideas in a way that is visible to the group 3. Make sketches, mind-maps, diagrams,...