Overview
A method for building ideas through stages of challenge clarification, free thinking, idea selection, and grounding ideas in reality when generating ideas. The initials of each stage form the method name: Define Problem (challenge clarification) Open Mind (free thinking) Identify Best Solution (selection of optimal idea) Transform (grounding ideas in reality)
Steps
- 1
Determine the theme of the challenge you want to solve in advance.
- 2
Clarify (specify) what the challenge is.
- 3
Generate as many ideas as possible for solving the challenge.
- 4
Select the idea you think is best from the generated ideas.
