1. Avoid
Doing nothing about something, is doing something. Do something else, clean the kitchen, back-up your data, do errands…(This gives you time to do the other nine strategies.)
2. Think
Sit back and think about the issue, just let your mind go…
3. Research
Look up stuff, go through your old projects, but avoid Google if it takes too long to find anything useful…
4. Collect
We all have lots of stuff; there must be something in there that is waiting to be used…
5. Sketch
Drawing is great, even if you have no talent. Just visualizing the simplest things makes them come alive…
6. De-construct
Take the problem apart, look at the parts and then put them back together…
7. Transcend
What larger thing is the problem a part of…
8. Perspective
What does your perspective on the problem add or detract, and the perspectives of others…
9. Connections
What can the nature of the connections between all the parts tell you about the problem…
10. Act
Sitting on your duff never got anything solved…
