# PWR-129 — Divergent ideation: learner worksheet Release: Revision 7T · Full Tutorial Edition Estimated time: Estimated 27 min reading and worksheet pass Difficulty: Intermediate Equipment: Basic stationery or digital tools — Cable-reach brief with fixed function and safety constraints.; Six-column sheet labelled attach, contain, guide, counterbalance, retract and signal.; Timer, duplicate-mechanism marker and separate later evaluation page. Space: Room-scale practice space Automated structural checklist: 10 of 10 structural checks present Evidence quality/context: G1; Detailed research depth Automated method-quality band: Comprehensive Method-rating basis: Structure coverage, instruction/check specificity, alternative distinctness, source troubleshooting, comparison depth and whether purpose/check fields are authored rather than derived. Editorial review: Pending manual editorial sign off ## Before you begin - [ ] I read the tutorial authority and stop conditions. - [ ] I have the required equipment/space or a declared accessible alternative. ## Canonical source context Divergent ideation deliberately expands possible approaches before selection. This lesson uses a harmless cable-reach problem and a category-switch method. The learner establishes an ordinary silent baseline, searches six mechanism categories, marks duplicate mechanisms, delays evaluation and later applies the method to a new benign problem. Idea count, diversity, usefulness and originality stay separate. Target outcome: The learner completes the six mechanism searches, separates duplicate variants from genuinely different mechanisms and identifies constraint-compliant candidates on a new benign brief. ### Authority and setup conditions - State the function: keep a loose cable end reachable without changing the electrical device. - List hard constraints: no electrical modification, damage, trip hazard or powered mechanism. - Close examples during the baseline and set five minutes for silent generation. ### Required or supplied materials - Cable-reach brief with fixed function and safety constraints. - Six-column sheet labelled attach, contain, guide, counterbalance, retract and signal. - Timer, duplicate-mechanism marker and separate later evaluation page. ## 1. Capture an ordinary baseline Generate silently for five minutes on a blank page and number every distinct idea without evaluating it. Why: The baseline shows the learner’s default search before strategy cues. Success check: A timestamped list exists with judgement words crossed out. Accessible alternative: Complete “Generate silently for five minutes on a blank page and number every distinct idea without evaluating it.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “A timestamped list exists with judgement words crossed out.” Provide category prompts one at a time and allow longer equal generation time. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 2. Restate function and constraints Rewrite what must be achieved and what is forbidden before adding ideas. Why: A clear function preserves usefulness while the search expands. Success check: Every later idea can be checked against the same brief. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Rewrite what must be achieved and what is forbidden before adding ideas.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “Every later idea can be checked against the same brief.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 3. Search by mechanism Use the six columns and add at least two ideas to each. Describe what physically changes, not just a product noun. Why: Category switching reaches different regions of the solution space. Success check: All six mechanisms have two candidate descriptions. Accessible alternative: Complete “Use the six columns and add at least two ideas to each. Describe what physically changes, not just a product noun.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “All six mechanisms have two candidate descriptions.” Use speech-to-text, drawing, objects or a scribe for idea capture. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 4. Reverse one design assumption Choose one non-safety assumption, such as “the cable must stay behind the desk,” reverse it and generate three consequences. Never reverse the hard electrical or trip-hazard limits. Why: Assumption reversal can open a new search region while the real constraints remain intact. Success check: Three new ideas trace to the named reversal and still pass every hard constraint. Accessible alternative: Complete “Choose one non-safety assumption, such as “the cable must stay behind the desk,” reverse it and generate three consequences. Never reverse the hard electrical or trip-hazard limits.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “Three new ideas trace to the named reversal and still pass every hard constraint.” Provide category prompts one at a time and allow longer equal generation time. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 5. Break fixation Mark repeated mechanisms, hide dominant examples and ask one environment-changing and one need-removing question. Why: Surface variety can conceal the same underlying idea. Success check: At least two ideas use mechanisms absent from the baseline. Accessible alternative: Complete “Mark repeated mechanisms, hide dominant examples and ask one environment-changing and one need-removing question.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “At least two ideas use mechanisms absent from the baseline.” Use a non-visual text table for mechanism clustering. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 6. Use an incubation return Write one unresolved mechanism question, leave the task for a low-demand interval and on return generate for three minutes before rereading the old list. Why: A delayed return may loosen fixation, but it must be measured rather than treated as guaranteed insight. Success check: New-return ideas are marked separately and counted only when they add a mechanism or workable variation. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Write one unresolved mechanism question, leave the task for a low-demand interval and on return generate for three minutes before rereading the old list.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “New-return ideas are marked separately and counted only when they add a mechanism or workable variation.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 7. Cluster without selecting Group ideas by mechanism, count distinct categories and flag only hard-constraint violations. Do not rank the survivors yet. Why: Clustering measures diversity while keeping convergence separate. Success check: The sheet reports raw count, category count and duplicates. Accessible alternative: Complete “Group ideas by mechanism, count distinct categories and flag only hard-constraint violations. Do not rank the survivors yet.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “The sheet reports raw count, category count and duplicates.” Provide category prompts one at a time and allow longer equal generation time. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 8. Delay and transfer After 48 hours, generate on the new problem “keep a bookmark from slipping,” using the same method without rereading the cable ideas first. Why: A delayed unfamiliar brief tests method use rather than item memory. Success check: The new brief has its own count, categories and constraint pass. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “After 48 hours, generate on the new problem “keep a bookmark from slipping,” using the same method without rereading the cable ideas first.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “The new brief has its own count, categories and constraint pass.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## Reflection What changed? ________________________________________________________________________________ What remains difficult? ________________________________________________________________________________ What will I repeat, adapt, ask for help with, or stop? ________________________________________________________________________________ --- Completion of this worksheet demonstrates tutorial participation only. It does not establish capability, qualification, safety clearance, diagnosis, treatment or independent validation.