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Thinking Tools

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Idea generation


 

Conceptual Blockbusting

 

James Adams: Conceptual Blockbusting, a Guide to Better Ideas

Recognize that the following conceptual blocks can be preventing generation of good ideas and solutions from you!

 

EMOTIONAL BLOCKS
PERCEPTUAL BLOCKS
  • Fear of failure (ego & superego)
  • Embarrassment
  • Uncomfortable with fantasy or intuition

 

  • Stereotyping
  • Difficulty isolating
  • Choosing too tight a view
CULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL BLOCKS
INTELLECTUAL & EXPRESSIVE BLOCKS

CULTURAL

  • Feeling, intuition, qualitative judgements, pleasure are bad
  • Tradition is preferable to change
  • Any problem can be solved by scientific thinking and lots of money
  • Taboos
  • Playfulness, fantasy and reflection are bad and waste of time

ENVIRONMENTAL

  • No support for new idea
  • Lack of cooperation and trust among colleagues
  • Control is good, chaos is bad
  • Distractions - phone, easy intrusions

 

  • Solving the problem using incorrect language (Verbal, mathematical, visual)
  • Inflexibility or inadequate use of intellectual problem-solving strategies
  • Lack of, or incorrect, information
  • Inadequate language skill to express and record ideas (verbally, musically, visually, etc)

 

 

Design Tools


 

Human centered design - IDEOS

 

This project, funded by International Development Enterprise (IDE) as part of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, sought to provide NGOs and social enterprises with the tools to do just that. IDEO, in collaboration with nonprofit groups ICRW and Heifer International, developed the HCD Toolkit to help international staff and volunteers understand a community’s needs in new ways, find innovative solutions to meet those needs, and deliver solutions with financial sustainability in mind.

The HCD Toolkit was designed specifically for NGOs and social enterprises that work with impoverished communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The free kit, available for download here, walks users through the human-centered design process and supports them in activities such as building listening skills, running workshops, and implementing ideas. The process has led to innovations such as the HeartStart defibrillator, CleanWell natural antibacterial products, and the Blood Donor System for the Red Cross—all of which have enhanced the lives of millions of people.

 

DOWNLOAD NOW

 

 

Design School Methods - Stanford

http://dschool.stanford.edu/use-our-methods/

 

Bootcamp Bootleg Toolbook

The Bootcamp Bootleg is more of a cook book than a text book, and more of a constant work-in-progress than a polished and permanent piece.

You can download the entire Bootcamp Bootleg here.

 

Methods

These methods are covered in the Bootcamp Bootleg. They are here for easy navigation.

 

 

 


Sandbox

 

I. Conceptual Thinking, Modeling, and Optimization

  • Conceptual Thinking and Modeling
  • Simulation and Markov Chains
  • Heterogeneity
  • Lagrange Multipliers and Resource Economics
  • Dynamic Optimization and Policy Decisions and High Shadow Price

III.  Uncertainty, Information, and Risk Sharing
IV.  Behavioral versus Rational Economics
V.    Game Theory, Commitment, Interactive Decision, Social Choice
VI.   Organizing Society and Applications

Ref:

http://www.hks.harvard.edu/syllabus/API-302.pdf

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