IxDF Certificate of Completion

Generate original ideas on demand using divergent methods like Bad Ideas and Arbitrary Constraints to produce solutions reliably and to deadline.

Sharpen and develop ideas using convergent methods like Embrace Opposites and Teasing Apart, Piecing Together (TAPT), to shape rough ideas into workable concepts.

Identify which ideas are genuinely new and useful to users, comparing the full range of options to choose the strongest concepts to develop.

Lead and facilitate ideation sessions using Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats.

Build an environment that nurtures creativity and remove the common barriers that hold people back, raising the creative output of an entire team.

Plan and time-manage creative work, including large, ill-defined "wicked problems," delivering high-quality results even when the path forward isn't clear.

Break through fixation, bias, and creative blocks to keep projects moving when the work gets stuck.

Apply the four stages of the creative process (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification) to move a problem from research through to a polished, workable solution.

Recognize and work within different thinking modes, including lateral, divergent, and convergent thinking, switching between them to suit the challenge.

Differentiate between puzzles and wicked problems and choose the right approach for problems that have no single correct answer.