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Tools for selecting ideas

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Once you have created a set of ideas, the next step is to converge by selecting an idea to take forward for further development. Here are tools you can use for this:

• Concept Screening: Comparing options against a baseline benchmark.
• Delphi Method: Explore ideas or gain consensus with remote group.
• Force-field Analysis: Exploring forces for and against an idea.
• The Hundred Dollar Test: How will you spend $100 on your ideas?
• The Kipling method (5W1H): Ask simple questions for great answers.
• Negative Selection: Sort out the 'definitely nots' first.
• NUF Test: Check idea is New, Useful and Feasible.
• Pause: Reflect for a minute before deciding.
• PINC Filter: Evaluate pros and cons of ideas.
• Six Thinking Hats: Look at ideas from different viewpoints.
• Swap sort:  Sorting a short list by priority swapping.
• Voting: Democratic casting of votes for the best idea.