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Tip 1: Precede relaxing activities with a few minutes of thinking of possible solutions, even crazy or impractical ones.Tip 2: Avoid the tendency to associate two things so closely that differences between them are ignored.Tip 3: Sketch to encourage thinking without words.Tip 4: Consider creating non-object solutions.Tip 5: Make use of intuitive judgment.Tip 6: Consider flexibility, not just standardization.Tip 7: If necessary, regard implementing a creative solution as a separate problem with a separate solution.Tip 8: Avoid assuming that all solutions within a general category won't work just because the possible solutions you can think of within the category won't work.Tip 9: To prompt useful insights, look beneath the surface to understand more clearly.Tip 10: Understand the difference between decision-making and creative problem solving.Tip 11: Appreciate humorTip 12: Think in concepts by recognizing similarities in what's different.Tip 13: Learn from true expertsTip 14: Use lists of dimensions to suggest creative possibilitiesTip 15: Solve a problem at its rootTip 16: Handle a criticism according to what kind it isTip 17: Don't discard or devalue an idea just because it can't be described in just a few wordsTip 18: Promote the teaching of creative problem solving skillsTip 19: Use electronic conferencing for some group problem-solving sessionsTip 20: Head in the direction of an ideal solutionTip 21: When experimenting, don't limit yourself to the kinds of experimenting done in science classes and corporate R&D labsTip 22: Look for useful concepts in diverse areas.Tip 23: Learn the creative-problem-solving skills that can be applied to many different kinds of real-life problems.These tips are a tiny sample of the creative-problem-solving skills explained in The Creative Problem Solver's Toolbox. I hope you find these tips to be useful.
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