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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi studied this optimal psychological state where people become fully immersed in activities, losing track of time while performing at peak creativity.
- Deep work
- Hyperfocus
- Mindfulness
- Flow state
Edward de Bono coined this term for solving problems by approaching them indirectly, using reasoning that isn't immediately obvious or following step-by-step logic.
- Lateral thinking
- Systems thinking
- Critical thinking
- Abstract thinking
This technique involves rapidly generating rough physical versions of ideas using simple materials like paper, cardboard, or clay to test concepts quickly and cheaply.
- Rapid prototyping
- Storyboarding
- Wireframing
- Blueprinting
This phrase describes the tendency for groups to quickly agree without critical evaluation, which social psychologist Irving Janis identified as dangerous to creative decision-making.
- Herd mentality
- Social loafing
- Groupthink
- Conformity bias
In this silent variation of group ideation, participants write ideas on paper and pass them around, building on others' contributions without verbal discussion.
- Brainwriting
- Brainstorming
- Round-robin
- Nominal group technique
Arthur Koestler coined this term in "The Act of Creation" to describe the creative spark that occurs when two incompatible frames of reference suddenly connect.
- Synthesis
- Bisociation
- Confluence
- Juxtaposition
William Gordon developed this technique where groups use four types of analogy—personal, direct, symbolic, and fantasy—to make familiar problems seem strange and novel.
- Synectics
- Morphological analysis
- Attribute listing
- Forced connections
Fritz Zwicky developed this systematic method that breaks a problem into independent dimensions, generates options for each, and then combines them in a matrix to discover new possibilities.
- Decision matrix
- Pugh chart
- Morphological analysis
- Kepner-Tregoe method
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