6. Which techniques to use?

The most commonly used group creativity techniques are inspired by observation of the instinctive workings of the great inventors and discoverers:

• associative techniques are based on free association and the mutual enrichment of ideas. Brainstorming is the most widely used of these techniques (cf. sheet Implementing brainstorming [FIC 0233] );

• distancing techniques involve stepping back and distancing oneself;

• Bisociation techniques are used to stimulate the imagination by forcibly...