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Eno and Schmidt’s Oblique Strategies is a classic. It’s based on the idea that creativity is based on constraints, so artificially adding new boundaries to a pr
by Eric_WVGG 9y ago
Eno and Schmidt’s Oblique Strategies is a classic. It’s based on the idea that creativity is based on constraints, so artificially adding new boundaries to a problem helps the mind find new solutions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_Strategies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_Strategies
Read up on “lateral thinking,” it’s sort of the gospel of graphic design. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinking
- imglorp 9y agoInteresting - there are two different takes on this question in this thread. This comment is about generating new ideas and thinking creatively, whereas itamarst answered in the sense of organizing thoughts in order to solve problems and communicate them.
- mezod 9y agoone of the things I love about asking random questions (I care about) on HN is that answers never get constrained in the ways I had devised or expected :)