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Your checklist for producing ideas...
(This is a summary of the many techniques detailed in Chapter 5 of The Learning Revolution. Click here to go to Chapter 5.)

1. Define your problem*
2. Define and visualize the ideal solution
3. Gather the facts: specific, general
4. Break the Pattern
5. Go outside your own field.
6. Try new combinations.
7. Use all your senses.
8. Switch off - let it simmer.
9. Use music or nature to relax.
10. Sleep on it.
11. Eureka! It pops out.
12. Recheck it.
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. *Note: You can also reverse steps 1 and 2 - start with your dream, next define where you are now, and then proceed to bridge the gap.
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