2. Making New Connections.

Another way to generate new ideas is to make new and unexpected connections. Some of the best ideas seem to occur almost by chance – you see or hear something unconnected with the situation you're trying to resolve, and a lightbulb goes on in your head!

Try some of the following strategies for forging creative connections:

1. Random words. Pick a word at random from any document, then look for novel associations between that word and your problem.