This document discusses the technique of Synectics and references its origins and development in the work of William Gordon from 1961. It provides examples of analogies and metaphoric thinking employed in Synectics and references several influential figures who have used Synectics techniques including Louis Kahn, John Keats, and Sigmund Freud. The document outlines four types of analogies used in Synectics: personal, direct, symbolic, and fantasy.