Creative Jolt Techniques

There are plenty of techniques to jolt your inner creativity and they basically fall into three broad categories.

Embrace constraints rather than avoid them. Look for the constraint that hurts the most and embrace it fully.
Think about the "known" in an unknown way. Seeing things through fresh eyes can be powerful!
Bring unrelated “knowns” together. Creative outcomes are often spawned by bringing unrelated ideas together and seeing what happen.

Use any of these jolt techniques to get yourself unstuck!

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In the Box/Out of the Box

It is important to define the box before you try to think outside of it.

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Shift the Battlefield

If you encounter an issue that you absolutely cannot resolve, try shifting the battlefield to a more advantageous position.

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The Power of Three

Use the ‘power of three’ to hone your focus!

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Grid Combo

You can bring unrelated items together in many different combinations using this simple chart technique.

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Twist It Up!

Are there different ways to look at the issue that is giving you problems?

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Flaw-Storm

A different kind of brainstorming can help you identify how to beat the most difficult part of your problem…

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Focus on a Single "W"

You are almost certainly aware of the literary device called the five "W's." But what if you just focused on a single "W" at a time?

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Change Up

Identify the ‘proper’ sequence of order to a process - then change it up!

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SWOT It!

Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats… Applying a simplified SWOT analysis to your project (or even your problem) can provide incredible insights!