Combinational Creativity Canvas template

To access the template, sign up to Ayoa. Once you've signed up, navigate to the homepage to create a new whiteboard, mind map or task board and choose this template from the library.

SENSIBLE IDEAS. When brainstorming, it tends to be the obvious, sensible ideas that come first. These are likely to be the ideas that resonate with others, but aren’t particularly unique. As a team or individual, take advantage of the first column of the template to organize these more obvious and safe ideas, using sticky notes to get your initial thoughts down.

NON-SENSIBLE IDEAS. Now it’s time for the fun part. Flip the switch and start coming up with ideas that are more radical, ambitious and a bit outrageous. Try to think up suggestions for more transformative and disruptive change, rather than incremental improvement, then add these to the third column of the template. Just remember; no idea is too ridiculous!

COMBINE. This is where the magic happens. Go back to the second column of the template, then randomly pair a sensible idea with a non-sensible idea to create something new. You’ll find that even an absurd idea can have value when linked with more practical ideas. Don’t be afraid to combine two disconnected or contradictory ideas together.

Come together as a team to review and analyse the combined ideas and come to a decision on which to implement. When you’re ready to put these ideas into action, add them as tasks to a dedicated task board in Ayoa.