"Applying the 21 Synectics Steps"

HU206 Wk-5 Assignment "Applying the 21 Synectics Steps" Strategies for Decision Making Applying the 21 Synectics Steps The need for thinking and problem-solving skills dominates our lives. Individuals must analyze problems in the workplace, at school, as a parent, and in many other daily situations. You have an opportunity to practice your problem-solving skills through this assignment. Assignment: Select one problem from the following list or define your own problem. 1. Design a new textbook for a psychology class, science class, etc. 2. Invent a new telephone. 3. Design a new suitcase. 4. Design new clothes for soldier/teacher/cook/student/ etc. 5. Invent a new style for a video game. 6. Create a short story. 7. Design a new computer. 8. Invent a new way to protect computers from viruses. 9. Create a new type of credit card. 10. Work on solving a problem of your own choosing - a problem that is related to your major field of study. Requirements: • Remember that you don’t need to create anything physically. You may use images or just descriptions of your ideas. • What is important for this assignment is your ability to generate ideas. • Number your ideas 1 through 21. • Generate 21 ideas about solving it, using the 21 Synectics steps listed below: • Response should be 500-600 words Note: The 21 Synectics steps were developed by SynecticsWorld, Inc. Invention Labs & Workshops | Synecticsworld. (n.d.). Synecticsworld. Retrieved May 23, 2012, from http://synecticsworld.com/invention-labs-workshops