NM method
The NM method is an intuitive creativity technique . It was developed by the Japanese physicist Nakayama Masakazu, whose initials gave the technology its name.
description
The brain functions and processes form the basis of this procedural concept. It is assumed that images stuck in the memory are essential stimuli for new ideas, because only through images (not through words) can experiences and stimulating analogies be conveyed. Pictures relevant to the problem should be evoked and processed from memory. The basic principle is that of analogy. These analogies are introduced as pictorial ideas, analyzed and designed and concretized as possible solutions.
execution
- Key Word (KW) : A compilation of key terms or a short phrase that describes the problem.
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Question Analogy (QA) : Formation of analogies (preferably from nature) to the problem. This step is comparable to reverse bionics .
- The central question is: "Is there anything comparable in nature?"
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Question Background (QB) : Analysis of the individual analogies. In doing so, relationships, principles and mechanisms that work in the background are considered.
- Central questions can be: "How is it structured?", "How does it work?", "Which special effects work?"
- Question Concept (QC) : Deriving ideas from the analogies and interdependencies and as pictorial representation as possible as problem-solving approaches.
- Question Development (QD) : Combination, deepening and creative design of problem-solving ideas.
literature
- S. Albers, O. Gassmann: Handbook Technology and Innovation Management. Strategy - implementation - controlling. Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden 2005, ISBN 3-409-12671-6 .
- W. Nachtigall: Bionics as a science. Recognize - abstract - implement. Springer-Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg, 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-10319-3 , pp. 184f.