Todays lecture was all about idea generation and the various techniques and ways of coming up with the.

Method one

In groups we had to each pass around a piece of paper and draw a body part. At the end we were left with 4 pages with 4 different characters with crazy proportions and different styles. We then had to post these crazy drawings on the window facing out to the rest of the uni, Daniel wanted us to get out of our comfort zones. This was a fun method to not care about things looking perfect and have fun with generating ideas.

Method two- The worst way

We filled a board with ideas of the worst way to solve a scenario- the scenario was ‘how might we relieve stress in a working environment?’

Daniel suggested this takes the blank page fear away and some of the ideas can even be inverted from the worst ideas to the best idea- for example long hours to short hours etc.

This method is fun and can definitely reduce anxiety might lead to some great ideas.