dr. rogelio davila perez itesm, campus guadalajara concept fan
TRANSCRIPT
DR. ROGELIO DAVILA PEREZITESM, CAMPUS GUADALAJARA
Concept Fan
Concept Fan
Originated by Edward de Bono in his book Serious Creativity, they develop the principle of 'taking one step back' to get a broader perspective.
Widening the Search for SolutionsConcept Fans help you find new approaches
to problem solving, when you have rejected all obvious solutions.
Concept Fan
How to Use the Tool:
Concept Fan
How to Use the Tool:To start a Concept Fan
Concept Fan
How to Use the Tool:To start a Concept Fan, draw a circle in the
middle of a large piece of paper.
Concept Fan
Write the problem you are trying to solve into it.
Clean up sea water at local beach
Concept Fan
To the right of it radiate lines representing possible solutions to the problem.
Clean up sea water at local beach
Extend sewage outfalls
Concept Fan
To the right of it radiate lines representing possible solutions to the problem.
Clean up sea water at local beach
Filter sea water
Extend sewage outfalls
Concept Fan
To the right of it radiate lines representing possible solutions to the problem.
Clean up sea water at local beach
Filter sea water
Litter patrols on beach
Extend sewage outfalls
Concept Fan
But …
Clean up sea water at local beach
Filter sea water
Litter patrols on beach
Extend sewage outfalls
Concept Fan
But …
It may be that the ideas you have are impractical or do not really solve the problem.
Clean up sea water at local beach
Filter sea water
Litter patrols on beach
Extend sewage outfalls
Concept Fan
But …
… If this is the case, take a 'step back' for a broader view of the problem.
Clean up sea water at local beach
Filter sea water
Litter patrols on beach
Extend sewage outfalls
Concept Fan
Do this by drawing a circle to the left of the first circle:
Clean up sea water at local beach
Filter sea water
Litter patrols on beach
Extend sewage outfalls
Concept Fan
Write a broader definition into this new circle.
Clean up sea water at local beach
Filter sea water
Litter patrols on beach
Extend sewage outfalls
Control pollutio
n entering the sea
Concept Fan
Link it with an arrow to show that it comes from the first circle:
Clean up sea water at local beach
Filter sea water
Litter patrols on beach
Extend sewage outfalls
Control pollutio
n entering the sea
Concept Fan
Use this as a starting point to radiate out other ideas:
Clean up sea water at local beach
Filter sea water
Litter patrols on beach
Extend sewage outfalls
Control pollutio
n entering the sea
Reduce pollution from ships
Concept Fan
Use this as a starting point to radiate out other ideas:
Clean up sea water at local beach
Filter sea water
Litter patrols on beach
Extend sewage outfalls
Control pollutio
n entering the sea
Reduce pollution from ships
Free all dumps & rubbish dumps at ports
Concept Fan
and other ideas:
Clean up sea water at local beach
Filter sea water
Litter patrols on beach
Extend sewage outfalls
Control pollutio
n entering the sea
Reduce pollution from ships
Control agricultur
al and industrial pollution
Free all dumps & rubbish dumps at ports
Concept Fan
and other ideas:
Clean up sea water at local beach
Filter sea water
Litter patrols on beach
Extend sewage outfalls
Control pollutio
n entering the sea
Reduce pollution from ships
Control agricultur
al and industrial pollution
Free all dumps & rubbish dumps at ports
River water monitoring
Concept Fan
and other ideas:
Clean up sea water at local beach
Filter sea water
Litter patrols on beach
Extend sewage outfalls
Control pollutio
n entering the sea
Reduce pollution from ships
Control agricultur
al and industrial pollution
Free all dumps & rubbish dumps at ports
River water monitoring
add rubbish contenders
Concept Fan
And more ideas:
Concept Fan
If this does not give you enough new ideas, you can take yet another step back (and another, and another…):
Fan Concept
Key points:
The Concept Fan is a useful technique for widening the search for solutions when you have rejected all obvious approaches. It gives you a clear framework within which you can take 'one step back' to get a broader view of a problem.
Fan Concept
Key points: (cont.)
To start a concept fan, write the problem in the middle of a piece of paper. Write possible solutions to this problem on lines radiating from this circle.
Fan Concept
Key points: (cont.)
If no idea is good enough, redefine the problem more broadly.
Fan Concept
Key points: (cont.)
If no idea is good enough, redefine the problem more broadly: Write this broader definition in a circle to the left of
the first one.
Fan Concept
Key points: (cont.)
If no idea is good enough, redefine the problem more broadly: Write this broader definition in a circle to the left of
the first one. Draw an arrow from the initial problem definition to
the new one to show the linkage between the problems.
Fan Concept
Key points: (cont.)
If no idea is good enough, redefine the problem more broadly: Write this broader definition in a circle to the left of
the first one. Draw an arrow from the initial problem definition to
the new one to show the linkage between the problems.
Then radiate possible solutions from this broader definition.
Fan Concept
Key points: (cont.)
Keep on expanding and redefining the problem until you have a useful solution.