Wake yourself up-
Be curious. Take on a challenge. Enjoy a problem. Embrace discontent constructively. Suspend judgement and criticism. See positives in negatives. Make a mistake. Think freely. Think often. Organise chaos. Relax and play. Set a time limit. Reverse the situation. Force connections. Make lists.
Create an idea-
Evolution - New ideas that grow from existing ones
Synthesis - Combining multiple ideas to create a new one
Revolution - The complete rejection of an idea, resulting in a opposing one
Reapplication - Approaching an existing idea from a new direction
Stimulation - Considering another subject altogether
Develop the idea-
Multiply your ideas: Who, What, Why, How, When, Where, What If
Morph your ideas: Substitute individual attributes with alternatives to create a new whole
Balance the thinking processes: Divergent (inventiveness, activity) and Convergent (decision and valuation).
Grow your ideas: Preparaton (prepare it), Incubation (let it grow in your subconscious), Illumination (the breakthrough moment), Verification (test it and consider it).
Define your ideas: Know the essence of it, its origin, its purpose, its importance, how it looks to the world. Describe it, compare it, associate it, apply it, argue for or against it.
Some of these ideas are based on readings at VirtualSalt [1, 2] and KYOM.
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