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entrepreneurship 1
Objective 201
| Association | The connection or relation of ideas, feelings, reasonings, etc. |
| Attribute listing | A creative thinking method that involves listing the characteristics or attributes of something and then finding ways to improve these attributes |
| Brain drawing | A brainstorming technique that involves developing random sketches and doodles and then relating the drawings to an issue or problem |
| Brainstorming | A creative thinking technique involving the identification of as many different ideas as possible during a certain time frame, can be done by one person but is used most often in a group setting . |
| Brainwriting | A brainstorming technique that involves writing random ideas or words on pieces of paper and then sharing them with others to build on each others ideas |
| Complementary products | Good and or services that are used together (skirts and blouses, ski boots and skis, software and computers) |
| Creative thinking | A mental process involving the development of the unique ideas, approaches, and situations |
| Forced analogy | A Synectic's creative thinking method involving the use of metaphors and similes to create connections where none currently exists |
| Forced associations | A Synectic's creative thinking technique involving forcing random words into associations or connections with a given issue or idea. |
| Forced questioning | A creative thinking technique using basic question starters to develop original questions to ask (and answer) about an issue or idea, these question starters include who, what, where, when, how, did, will, might, could, would, and should |
| Forced relations | A creative thinking technique that involves connecting two items or ideas that seem completely unrelated to find new practical combinations and products |
| Free association | A creative thinking technique that involves reacting to random words and pictures to generate a flow of ideas, each idea is used to trigger others, the process is repeated until connections are made with a given issue or situation |
| Idea | A formulated thought resulting from a representation of a concept within the mind |
| idea generation | The conscious or unconscious process of thinking up or creating new plans, schemes, thoughts, used in creating new products and modifying existing products |
| Ideation | The process of generating and developing new ideas |
| Lateral thinking | A process used to solve problems and generate ideas in purposely illogical ways |