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The framework is based on the two basic principles of lateral thinking by de Bono (1990):
generation of alternatives and challenging of assumptions.
It is complemented by the
elements “Reframing the Problem” and “Fine-Tuning the Problem”. “Reframing the Prob-
lem” is a necessary element in creative problem solving and specifically addressed in
the approach by Polya (1988). As Norman (2013, p. 217) writes: “One
of my rules in
consulting is simple: never solve the problem I am asked to solve […] Because, invaria-
bly, the problem I am asked to solve is not the real, fundamental, root problem”. Refram-
ing or restructuring a problem can be necessary when the problem solver encounters
difficulties especially when he gets stuck in an impasse, when he finds novel pieces of
information or gets novel stimuli or when he suffers from information overload (Perkins
2000, p. 133). “Fine-Tuning the Problem” is based on the Fine-Tuning Heuristic by Weber
(1992a and 1992b) and is seen by Weber & Dixon (1989, p. 300 f.) as one of the heuris-
tics applicable for a wide invention context. Fine-Tuning is usually a second step after
the first creative idea to adjust it for better performance (Weber 1992a).
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