Thinking Tools/Quick Reference
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This quick reference lists a variety of thinking tools.
Clarify—Strategic Thinking[edit | edit source]
- Five Ws
- Phoenix Checklist
- SMART Goals
- Webbing Tool
- Storyboarding
- Problem finding
- Stating a Problem
Ideate—Blue Sky Thinking[edit | edit source]
- Secondary Research
- Benchmarking
- Appreciative Inquiry
- Thinking outside the box
- Metaphor—What is this problem like?
- Brainstorming
- Forced Relationships
- Hieroglyphic Hints
- Lateral Thinking
- PO – Provocative Operation
- Idea Notebooks
- Synetics
- Varying Attributes
- SCAMPER
- Six Thinking Hats
- Biomimicry
- TRIZ
Develop—Evaluative Thinking[edit | edit source]
- Discard the Unsuitable
- POINT
- Prototyping
- Foresight Scenarios
- Affinity Diagram
- Tree Diagram
- Quality Function Deployment
- Representation
Implement—Tactical Thinking[edit | edit source]
- Are we doing this?
- Action Planning
- Assisters and Resisters
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Project Management
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- Success Zones
- Unleashing Creativity