1. The concept triangle is a lateral thinking technique that involves generating ideas, identifying the underlying concept, and using that concept to develop new ideas to solve a problem. 2. Random inputs like random words can help escape mainstream thinking. Provocations deliberately leave the mainstream by techniques like negation, reversal, exaggeration, distortion, and wishful thinking. 3. Movement techniques extract principles from provocations, focus on differences from the status quo, imagine moment-to-moment implementations, find positive aspects, or consider special circumstances.

1. Lateral ThinkingCreativeThinkingSomemethods by Edward de Bono

2. ConceptTriangleUsing the concepttriangle to generate alternatives

3. ConceptTriangleProcessProblemIdea 1ConceptIdea 2Idea 3Idea 4

4. ProcessGenerateideas.Takeoneidea and identify the conceptbehind the idea.Develop new ideasusing the same concept.Think of a new way of solving the problem.Identify the conceptEtc.

5. PrinciplesThink of an idea not as an individualidea but as a representative of a ”concept” whichcanbeused to solve the specified problem.Havingidentified the concept, proceed to generateotherideasusingthis same concept.

6. Random InputsUsingrandom inputs to escape the mainstream

7. Introduction of random stimulus which has nothing to do with the topicaboutwhichwearethinking.

8. CAB

9. Random Word TechniqueFOCUSIdeasAssociationTransitTicketsRandom Word

10. ProvocationUsingprovocations to deliberatelyleave the mainstream

11. Provocation & MovementCMovementPoAB

12. Po techniquesEscapeReversalExaggerationDistortionWishfulThinking

13. EscapeNegatewhatyou have taken for grantedabout the topic.Take a statement, thatyoutake for granted.The provocation is the negation of the statement.

14. ReversalTake a statement thatyou have taken for granted.Make a statement that is the opposite – fx by taking the opposite of a keyword in the statement or by switching the object and the subject.

15. ExaggerationIf there is a numercialorquantitative element in the statement youtake for granted:Exaggerate the statement (upwardordownward).

16. DistortionIf there is a time sequenceor a relationship in the taken-for-granted statement:Distort the time sequenceorrelationship.

17. WishfulThinkingSuggest a fantasy thatyouknowcannotoccur.Complete a statement of the form ”Wouldn’t it beniceif…?”

18. MovementtechniquesExtract a PrincipleFocuson the DifferenceMoment to MomentPositive AspectsSpecialCircumstances

19. Extract a PrincipleLook at the Provocation and try to extract a principleorconcept.Discard the Provocation and workwith the concept to get new ideas.Similar til ConceptTriangle.

20. Focuson the DifferenceCompare the Provocationwith the existing situation.Highlight and explore the points of difference.

21. Moment to MomentImagineorsimulatewhatwouldhappenifwetried to implement the provocation as it stands.Look for ideasalong the simulation process.Let fx one person do the simulation whileothers look for ideas.

22. Positive AspectsLook at the Provocation and seewhetherthereareanydirectbenefitsor positive aspects of the provocationitself. Examineeach of the benefits to seewhethertheycouldbeachieved by more practicalmeans.

23. SpecialCircumstancesLook for specialcircumstanceswhere the Provocationmight have someimmediateuse – evenif it is crazy orunsuitable in general.