The best way I have found is this: Think about the most normal, expected solution to a problem would be, and then try to imagine the opposite. This is really go

The best way I have found is this: Think about the most normal, expected solution to a problem would be, and then try to imagine the opposite. This is really good for getting juices flowing and starting things up. in reality you usually use 80% of the "normal" solution and make a couple nuances that are opposite of what people might normally think of.