I adapted these slightly from activities in the book Intraemprendizaje by Iñazio Irizar (http://intraemprender.blogspot.com.es/).
Brainstorm on a given theme from six standpoints. For example:
Love, Hate, Need, Have, Fear, Hope
or
Useful, Useless, Safe, Dangerous, Easy, Difficult
or, using terms adapted from Edward de Bono (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Thinking_Hats)
- Goals -- the goals you have, which goals this relates to
- Information -- what you know about it
- Feelings -- how you feel about it
- Doubts -- reasons to be skeptical, questions
- Thumbs up! -- reasons to be enthusiastic
- Inspirations -- new ideas this gives you
The six categories can also be randomly chosen -- to provoke more free association.
The idea is to brainstorm in one category then move laterally to a different category, continuing through all six.
Variation
On the board, write the name of the product or idea or organization in question, or an image of same.
Make six "SCAMPER" columns:
Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other uses, Eliminate, Rearrange.
Players brainstorm under one column for 3 minutes, then move laterally to the next column.