Reverse

Use reversals to modify existing things.

Reverse Who - Person, people, group, etc.

• Reverse roles?
• Reverse psychology?

Reverse What - Factor, element, part, component, feature, attribute, trait, quality, aspect, characteristic, facet, issue, subject, source, cause, effect, etc.

• What can be reversed?
• What might be improved by reversing?
• What are the opposites?
• What bipolar concepts are relevant to this situation?
• What are the poles of each concept?
• What are the good points of a bad situation?
• What are the bad points of a good situation?
• What can be inverted?
• What flows can be reversed?
• What logic can be reversed?
• What values can be reversed?
• What signs (+/-) can be changed?
• What assumptions can be reversed?

Reverse When - Time related, at what time, etc.

• When can the phases be reversed?
• When can the frequency be reversed?
• When can the situation go backwards?
• When can the turnaround take place?

Reverse Where - Place, location, setting, scene, etc.

• Where could you locate that is opposite from where you are at now?
• Where can the turnaround take place?

Reverse Why - Reason, purpose, cause, etc.

• Why would you want to move in an opposite direction?
• Are there any benefits from moving backwards?

Reverse How – Process, manner in which something done, etc.

• How can the processes be reversed?
• How can it be reverse engineered?
• How can the problem be turned into an opportunity?

Synonyms for “Reverse”:  Backward, Opposite, Invert, Contrary, Turn Around

Related tool:  Sequential Attributes Matrix.