Ideation Capture
IDEATION CAPTURE # 2CPS Steps 1-4
1. Find a Fuzzy Situation_______________________________________________________
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2. PICTURE the Problem
Diverge: List as many facts (in complete sentences) as you can (in the time you have allotted) in response to:
P ain Points? What hurts? Where does it hurt? Can you give it a “label”? (e.g., Is it disappointment, anger, fear, frustration, anxiety, etc?) I mportance? What happens if you aren’t able to solve this problem? What changes if you are able to solve this problem? C ircumstances? When does this problem occur? In what situations does this problem appear? What triggers this problem? When do you notice it? T ried already? What solutions have you already thought of or tried? Why haven’t you implemented them? Or Why didn’t they work? U nknown (so far)? What don’t you know about this problem? Are there any “mysteries” in this problem? Anything you would like to know at this point? R oot Cause? Do you have any ideas about what is causing this problem? What factors combine to invoke this problem? Which are most important? E xamples? Can you take us step-by-step through a situation where this problem occurs? Same where the problem did not occur (but you expected it)?
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.3. Reframe the Problem
Diverge:• Transform “facts” into new “challenges” (i.e., How might I….?”s)
1. How might I (or we, or they) ?2. How might I (or we, or they) ?3. How might I (or we, or they) ?4. How might I (or we, or they) ?4. Imagine Solutions
Diverge:• List as many ideas as you can think of in response to the one “How Might I…?” you selected.
1.2.3.4.To Do
List at least 3 things “to do” in the next week to pursue at least one of these ideas further.
1.2.3.
CPS Steps 1-4
1. Find a Fuzzy Situation: The time when I had just migrated to the US and could not understand English very well.
2. PICTURE the Problem
Diverge: List as many facts (in complete sentences) as you can (in the time you have allotted) in response to:
Pain Points?What hurts? Where does it hurt? Can you give it a "label"? (e.g., Is it disappointment, anger, fear, frustration, anxiety, etc.?)Iimportance?What happens if you aren’t able to solve this problem? What changes if you can solve this problem?Ccircumstances?When does this problem occur? In what situations does this problem appear? What triggers this problem? When do you notice it?Tdried already?What solutions have you already thought of or tried? Why haven’t you implemented them? Or Why didn’t they work?Uknow (so far)?What don’t you know about this problem? Are there any “mysteries” in this problem? Anything you would like to know at this point?Root Cause?Do you have any ideas about what is causing this problem? What factors combine to invoke this problem? Which are most important?Eexamples?Can you take us step-by-step through a situation where this problem occurs? Same where the problem did not occur (but you expected it)?
1 The pain is not physical but mental, as I cannot socialize with people around me. The feeling is clueless, thus making me frustrated.
2 If I don't study how to understand and communicate in English, I could be clueless about my surroundings, thus allowing people to take advantage of me. But when I can understand, I will feel a sense of belonging to this country that I moved into because I can now understand and socialize with the citizens.
3 This problem occurred when I migrated to the US. The moment I first stepped foot on the land of the US, I cou...