by Truida Prekel | Apr 23, 2022 | Creative Thinking
The article brings the story of the Synectics creative problem-solving techniques (originating in 1960) up to date. It identifies its origins with a group of inventors, who tape-recorded their meetings to research their creative process, and the resulting benefits and...
by Truida Prekel | Apr 23, 2022 | Creative Thinking
Brainstorming has moved from a specialised, skilled activity into more general use in management. However, the practice is not always successful. Five fallacies are discussed, and remedies suggested. Readers are guided to select new ideas intuitively on newness and...
by Truida Prekel | Apr 23, 2022 | Creative Thinking
Sharing experiences and practical approaches used in facilitating creativity sessions, despite constraints in the composition of participant groups – working with multi-language groups, blind participants, or with people with limited education. Constraints could also...
by Truida Prekel | Sep 2, 2007 | Creative Thinking
Excursions and metaphors are among the most powerful techniques in the Synectics process. Excursions help to create some distance from tasks, to produce unusual ideas with potential for novel solutions, while metaphors help to turn seemingly “crazy” ideas into...
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