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use a bag in the bag setup. the inner bag is filled with hot water, the outer bag with warm water. this will protect against scalding if the inner bag were to burst, avoid the problem of the bag being too hot initially, and stay warm longer. [over 15 years ago]
How to improve the hot water bottle?

use a permanently sealed bag containing a soft substance with a large heat capacity which can be warmed up in a microwave oven. [over 15 years ago]
How to improve the hot water bottle?

view the situation as if you knew nothing about it whatsoever. [over 15 years ago]
100 Tips For Improving Your Creativity

train yourself to exaggerate the parameters of the problem: increase a number; make some aspect shorter, heavier, more colourful, deeper, etc. [over 15 years ago]
100 Tips For Improving Your Creativity

who has already achieved what you are trying to do? what approach would they take? [over 15 years ago]
100 Tips For Improving Your Creativity

use the secret service technique: "our agents report that the enemy has invented a vastly superior model." in what way has the enemy's model been improved? [over 15 years ago]
100 Tips For Improving Your Creativity

think like a science fiction author: "what if we had anti-gravity suits?" "what if everyone were telepathic?" ... [over 15 years ago]
100 Tips For Improving Your Creativity

always ask yourself the question: "what is obviously true about this situation?" and then see what happens when you dispose of this axiom. [over 15 years ago]
100 Tips For Improving Your Creativity

choose a random concept (such as "chocolate ice-cream") and train yourself to be able to use it as inspiration in any situation. [over 15 years ago]
100 Tips For Improving Your Creativity

choose someone who is totally unrelated and put yourself in their shoes: if you have an academic problem, ask yourself what a businessperson would do. [over 15 years ago]
100 Tips For Improving Your Creativity

exaggerate the problem: how would you solve a problem twice the size? [over 15 years ago]
100 Tips For Improving Your Creativity

mix and match concepts. in the kitchen, what would a cooling-spoon, a spice-mat, a recipe-pan be? [over 15 years ago]
100 Tips For Improving Your Creativity

ask yourself what your favourite hero would do. [over 15 years ago]
100 Tips For Improving Your Creativity

Consider the opposite: Turn the problem upside down; imagine trying to achieve the opposite; reverse the relationships [over 15 years ago]
100 Tips For Improving Your Creativity

Brainstorm: How could we find the most creative BrainReactions member? [over 15 years ago]
Flip-Flop Brainstorming Challenges/Ideas: How Can I Improve My Creativity?

Idea: Get the BrainReactions community to create a collection of provocative questions such as "What would Captain Kirk do?" [over 15 years ago]
Flip-Flop Brainstorming Challenges/Ideas: How Can I Improve My Creativity?

I find this planet rather boring - what do you think? [over 15 years ago]
What are questions you can ask people when you first meet them beside "what i...

market themselves [over 15 years ago]
What are common online experiences / activities that users seek out?

voice their opinions [over 15 years ago]
What are common online experiences / activities that users seek out?

connect with friends [over 15 years ago]
What are common online experiences / activities that users seek out?

looking for a university to study at [over 15 years ago]
What are common online experiences / activities that users seek out?

looking for a new job [over 15 years ago]
What are common online experiences / activities that users seek out?

to check what the competition is doing [over 15 years ago]
What are common online experiences / activities that users seek out?

to forget their loneliness [over 15 years ago]
What are common online experiences / activities that users seek out?

socialising [over 15 years ago]
What are common online experiences / activities that users seek out?

society's value system (its ok to see people on tv being brutally murdered but not naked) [over 15 years ago]
What is in desperate need for innovation?

education (is it realistic to attend school until you are 16-25 and never more thereafter?) [over 15 years ago]
What is in desperate need for innovation?

public services [over 15 years ago]
What is in desperate need for innovation?

air travel [over 15 years ago]
What is in desperate need for innovation?

link up to the mophie illuminator (illuminator.mophie.com) to create ipod gear [over 15 years ago]
how can brainreactions attract a larger audience

create a brainreactions app for the personalized google home page [over 15 years ago]
how can brainreactions attract a larger audience

create rankings for users (novice, apprentice, pro etc.) [over 15 years ago]
how can brainreactions attract a larger audience

make it possible to earn money or prizes for ideas (like fellowforce.com) [over 15 years ago]
how can brainreactions attract a larger audience

link in to the huge IBM online brainstorming sessions; challenge them tthat you can come up with better ideas than they can. [over 15 years ago]
how can brainreactions attract a larger audience

create a connection to venture capital / business angel organizations [over 15 years ago]
how can brainreactions attract a larger audience

how does it feel to use your service? (carefree, wonderment, joyful, ...) [over 15 years ago]
Can you think of different "angles of attack" for this brainstorm?

who would be the ultimate user of your service? (apache, astronaut, president, ...) [over 15 years ago]
Can you think of different "angles of attack" for this brainstorm?

make a compound name consisting of two components that describe you ideally (duracell, everready, ultralite, thinsulate, ...) [over 15 years ago]
Can you think of different "angles of attack" for this brainstorm?

who or what is the ultimate washer? [over 15 years ago]
Can you think of different "angles of attack" for this brainstorm?

what adjectives describe the ultimate wash? brilliant, dazzling, ... [over 15 years ago]
Can you think of different "angles of attack" for this brainstorm?