Hotspots

Identify the relative strength of association between related solutions.

To analyze hotspots:

Step 1:  Start with a large list of solutions that seem intriguing or interesting (regardless of viability).

Step 2:  Sort them into clusters of related ideas; with each cluster being a ‘hotspot’.

Step 3:  Analyze each ‘hotspot’ for the relative strength of association between the solutions.

Step 4:  Do any of the ideas, in the ‘hotspot’, share unusual consequences?

Step 5:  Do any of the ideas share unusual connections?

Step 6:  Do any of the ideas share unusual implications?

Step 7:  Create a short-list by using the ‘hotspot’ or ‘hotspots’ that best suit your needs.