Random juxtaposition

Random juxtaposition

Random juxtaposition refers to the stimulation of creativity in problem solving, design or other creative pursuit by confronting two unrelated concepts or objects, usually the goal or problem to be solved on the one hand and a randomly selected object or concept on the other.

ee also

* Juxtaposition
* Edward de Bono
* 1973
* Creativity techniques


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