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Tools for selecting ideas
Creative tools > Tools for defining the problem
Once you have created a set of ideas, the next step is to converge by selecting an idea to take forward for further development. Here are tools you can use for this:
- Concept Screening: Comparing options against a baseline benchmark.
- Delphi Method: Explore ideas or gain consensus with remote group.
- Force-field Analysis: Exploring forces for and against an idea.
- The Hundred Dollar Test: How will you spend $100 on your ideas?
- The Kipling method (5W1H): Ask simple questions for great answers.
- Negative Selection: Sort out the 'definitely nots' first.
- NUF Test: Check idea is New, Useful and Feasible.
- Pause: Reflect for a minute before deciding.
- PINC Filter: Evaluate pros and cons of ideas.
- Six Thinking Hats: Look at ideas from different viewpoints.
- Swap sort: Sorting a short list by priority swapping.
- Voting: Democratic casting of votes for the best idea.