Ideation Test

Circle the correct answer.

1. What is the definition of ideation?

a. Applying mathematics to solve a problem
b. A problem with no known solution
c. The process of forming ideas
d. Walking away from a problem after thinking about it

2. What is the conceptual process of ideation?

a. The exchange of ideas in order to generate more ideas

b. Considering solutions from one’s own experience
c. Applying ideas from one context to another
d. Saying the first thing that comes to mind

3. What is the most popular ideation technique?

a. Innovation
b. Brainstorming
c. Creativity
d. Bisociation

4. What is the key element to problem solving?

a. Innovation
b. Brainstorming
c. Creativity
d. Bisociation

5. What is an inventive problem?

a. A problem with no known solution

b. The process of forming ideas
c. Only considering solutions from one’s own experience
d. A problem solved by analysis

6. What is psychological inertia?

a. Saying the first thing that comes to mind

b. Questioning the problem and its assumptions
c. Only considering solutions from one’s own experience
d. Walking away from the problem after intensely thinking about it

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7. What is free association?

a. Saying the first thing that comes to mind

b. Questioning the problem and its assumptions
c. Only considering solutions from one’s own experience
d. Walking away from the problem after intensely thinking about it

8. What is incubation?

a. Saying the first thing that comes to mind

b. Questioning the problem and its assumptions
c. Only considering solutions from one’s own experience
d. Walking away from the problem after intensely thinking about it

9. What is bisociation?

a. Applying ideas from one context to another

b. Creating connections for two previously unconnected items
c. Conceiving of two unrelated entities occupying the same space
d. Idea analysis and evaluation

10. What is homospatial thinking?

a. Applying ideas from one context to another

b. Creating connections for two previously unconnected items
c. Conceiving of two unrelated entities occupying the same space
d. Idea analysis and evaluation

11. What is metaphorical thinking?

a. Applying ideas from one context to another

b. Creating connections for two previously unconnected items
c. Conceiving of two unrelated entities occupying the same space
d. Idea analysis and evaluation

12. What is convergent thinking?

a. Applying ideas from one context to another

b. Creating connections for two previously unconnected items
c. Conceiving of two unrelated entities occupying the same space
d. Idea analysis and evaluation

13. Which of the following is NOT one of the values of ideation?

a. To discover important new products or features

b. To add efficiency to a process
c. To develop open communication through the process of discussion
d. To apply logical or mathematical analysis

14. What are the three stages of Ideation?

1.) innovation,
2.) development,
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 3.) actualization

15. What is the purpose of ideation? To generate as many ideas as possible in as condensed a
timeframe as possible

16. List the four ideation techniques we discussed:

1.) : Sketching, ,
2.) doodling
3.) diagram
4.) list attributes

17. What is one of the key elements of problem solving? Creativity

18. What are the differences between invention and innovation? An Invention is
something brand new, but because it has not existed before may not be widely accepted or used.
Innovation can be something new or better, but in a way that is more accepted to change the way people
act or do things. An improvement is a better way of doing things that is not significant enough to be
called an innovation

19. What is meant by actualization? Making the product real

20. What is the conceptual process of ideation? Ideation is the creative process of

generating, developing, and communicating new ideas

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