The Elements of Creativity: What-ifsDr. Alvin Chan What if there is no toilet paper and I am halfway through doing the "do" What if one of my team members decides to leave the project halfway and he happens to be the most knowledgeable guy there What if I turn colour blind, how should I adapt to the environment What-if, what-if and more what-ifs… The technique of asking What-ifs provokes an individual to think and to produce something new. At times, in order to find original solutions to old problems, one must take the leap of faith and ask ‘crazy’ and imaginative questions to get us out of the rut of stale, conformist routine. So, when you are walking, relaxing and or plain daydreaming, practice the techniques of What-ifs and have a ball of a time stimulating your brain juices! You never know when your What-ifs Questions and Answers Q&A practice sessions could come in handy in sprouting innovative solutions to everyday problems. I was just wondering about the invention of the mobile phone or cellphone. Could it be the result of several fun and crazy What-ifs sessions among some guys in a restaurant, just talking off-the-cuff What kind of questions could lead them into the invention of our beloved mobile phone Hmm.. The questions asked could be the following:
One must remember that the What-ifs techniques are often used more to excite your imagination, not to develop a real solution to your problem. Though it happens! The next step in the What-if process is to weigh up the responses and see if there lies a connection that may be used to solve the problem at hand. Here are the steps of the What-ifs technique: 1.Write out specifically the nature of your challenge/problem. How can I stop losing my car keys 2.Ask as many WHAT-IF scenarios as you can. Any crazy what-ifs will do. Don’t be too pre-occupied with facts of the problems you want to solve. Imagine. Be a non-realist!
3.Try to answer the what-if questions.
Putting Your Elements to Work: Get cracking and develop your own original responses to the following questions. Have FUN!
Crack your Head and have FUN!
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