STIMULATING QUESTIONS


CLASS
C
PHASE
Internal mapping
DESCRIPTION

Si tratta di elenchi di domande che portano a porsi domande in diversi campi, per identificare i problemi. La seguente lista è proposta dall’autore:

This technique includes lists of questions that challenge different fields to identify problems. Hereunder you find the list proposed by the author:

  • The six Army questions
    Why is it necessary?
    Where?
    When? Who?
    What? (what needs to be done exactly?)
    How?
    They are otherwise written: W-W-W-W-H: What, When, Where, Who, How?


  • Reis’ list
    What is your main problem?
    What troubles, bores and annoys you?
    What makes you cold or dirty?
    What do you like to touch, feel, see or hear?
    When do you need a hand?
    What do you often forget to do or just overlook?


  • Flesch’s list
    What am I carrying out?
    Have I done it before and how?
    Can I do it otherwise?
    Can I use less, all, some, one, two or more parts?
    What if I do the opposite?
    What if I do nothing?


  • “Four operations” list
    What to add?
    Could it be bigger, larger?
    Can we put some more in?
    How to reinforce it, make it more resistant and lasting?
    Can we exaggerate? Can we double it?
    Can we subtract, reduce?
    Can we minify it?
    Can we go faster, slower?
    Can we add more or less pieces?

CORRELATE TECHNIQUES
REFERENCES
  • Joly M., Des idées qui repportent… ca se trouve! Démystifier la crèativité industrielle, Paris, Les Édition d'Organisation, 1992.