The use of a rich vocabulary of thinking languages and cognitive diverstiy is one way to overcome conceptual blocks. There are many other methods.
Use conscious mind to overpower conceptual blocks
1) A questioning attitude
Everyone has a questioning attitude as a small child. Unfortunately, most of us lose our questioning attitude for two principal reasons: a) We are discouraged from inquiry; b) The great knowledge game.
The questioning attitude is necessary in the broadest sense to motivate conceptualization.
2) Working on the right problem
Focus on the core problems (lots of arrows out) instead of symptoms (lots of arrows in).
3) Time and effort focusers
List making
4) Set breakers
a) Listing attributes -- Morphological Forced connections
i) List the attributes of the situation
ii) Below each attributes, place as many alternates as you can think of
iii) When completed, make many random runs through the alternates, picking up a different one from each column and assembling the combinations into entirely new forms of your original subject
b) Listing attributes -- Morphological analysis
c) Bug list
d) Check list
List-making techniques can be used by anyone to assemble alternate concepts.
5) Using other people‘s idea
Interact with other people, especially if they think differently than you
6) Crossing disciplines
7) Crossing cultures and changing environments
Unconscious blockbusting -- become more relaxed, less critical, and more intellectually playful during problem-solving
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