generating ideas

1. 4006ME Engineering Problem Solving Lecture 3 – Being Creative and Generating Solutions

2. Calendar You Are Here

6. Sketch of a Reflecting Telescope by Isaac Newton

7. Drawing of a light bulb from Thomas Edison’s notebook 1880

8. A page from Charles Darwin’s note book showing the beginnings of one of the most revolutionary ideas in science and philosophy – the tree of evolution

16. Morphological Charts

17. Mindmaps

19. Osborn’s Checklist Adapted from: Felder, R.M., ‘Creativity in Engineering Education’. Chemical Engineering Education , 22(3), 1988. Adapt? ................... How can this (product, idea, plan, etc.) be used as is? What other uses could it be adapted to? Modify? .................. Change the meaning, material, colour, shape, odour, etc.? Magnify? ................ Split up? Take something out? Make lighter, lower, shorter, etc.? Substitute? ............. Who else, where else or what else? Other ingredient, material or approach? Rearrange? ............ Interchange parts? Other patterns, layouts? Change positives to negatives? Turn it backwards or upside down? Combine? ............... Combine parts, units, ideas? Blend? Compromise?

23. Bissociation - Example

24. Bissociation - Example

25. Bissociation - Example