Sunday 8 November 2009

5 Questions (Use of)

// Carl E. Gregory, The Management of Intelligence, McGraw Hill, 1967

#creativity.5questions (use of)
useful "Who uses {this}? Who could use {this}?"
useful "What is {this} used for? Could {this} be used for other purposes?"
useful "Why is {this} used? Could {this} be used for other reasons?"
useful "Where is {this} used? Where could {this} be used?"
useful "When is {this} used? When could {this} be used?"
useful "How is {this} used? Could {this} be used in other ways?"

harmful "Who avoids {this}? Who should avoid {this}?"
harmful "What harm results from {this}? Could {this} harm in other ways?"
harmful "Why is {this} harmful? Could {this} be turned to useful purpose?"
harmful "Where does the harm from {this} appear? Where could the harm from {this} be felt?"
harmful "When does {this} create harm? When could {this} create harm?"
harmful "How does {this} produce harm? Could {this} produce harm in other ways?"

neutral "Who should use {this}? Who may use {this}?"
neutral "What should {this} be used for? What could {this} be used for?"
neutral "Why should {this} be used? What reasons would drive use of {this}?"
neutral "Where should {this} be used? Where could {this} be used?"
neutral "When should {this} be used? When could {this} be used?"
neutral "How should {this} be used? Could {this} be used in other ways?"

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