Synectics Model

1. Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea
Maximiliano Maldonado

2. DPRK

3. Direct Analogies
● Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea (North
Korea)
● Communist
● The Kim’s
○ Kim Il Sung
○ Kim Jong Il
○ Kim Jong Un
● USSR ties
● Hermit Kingdom
● Nuclear capability
● Angry
● Dictator
● Stalin
● Totalitarian State

4. Tyrant
Evil
Grandiose
Powerful
Megalomaniac
Youngest
Rich
Intelligent
Merciless
Manipulative
Chicken-Hawk
Afraid
Demanding
Boastful
Lair
Kim Jong Un

5. Powerful/Afraid
Grandiose/Chicken-Hawk
Intelligent/Lair
Compressed Conflicts

6. Direct Analogy
Bashar Al-Assad