Tuesday, August 29, 2006

method: random word + flickr.com

Find a random word at http://watchout4snakes.com/creativitytools/RandomWord/RandomWordPlus.aspx.

f the original problem was "make a device that sustains a person", i.e. a chair. If this gets stuck, use the random word as a helper / cathalyst. "Make a device that sustains a person" + literature. Literature is the random word. This makes you think in other directions, you get other lines of assosciation and you come up with new contexts. This also provides other words / assosciations than brainstorming.

You can also enter the random word at www.flickr.com and see what pictures you get. Maybe these can help you on your way of assosciating.

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