TABLE OF CONTENTS A brief description of the 13 steps of the FAST Creativity procedure is provided in this chapter without any project details to distract from the process. If a particular step needs clarification, search for examples in Chapters 8 through 13. Each step is easy to locate in those chapters as a heading identifies where each step starts.
Step 1 of the procedure is to select a subject or project to analyze. The five methods for doing this are listed in Figure 15.1.
| Method 1 | Write down any subject, object, part, assembly, product, procedure, or process that you can describe or itemize. |
| Method 2 | Write one, two, or three sentences about your project. |
| Method 3 | Whenever a team is assigned to analyze a product or a piece of equipment which is normally sold to a customer, client, or consumer, answer the six questions for Method 3. |
| Method 4 | When you don't have a clue what to select as a project, answer one or more of the 15 questions listed for Method 4. Then, within those answers, formulate one or more projects. |
| Method 5 | Whenever a problem exists, answer the four questions for Method 5. Then, from the information contained within those answers, formulate a project. |
The questions for Methods 3, 4, and 5 are shown in Figures 15.2, 15.3, and 15.4, respectively.
| Q1 | What product or piece of equipment have you been assigned to analyze? |
| Q2 | What is the main... |
