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Synectics Activity In case anyone messes up their own group page. This is what it looked like in the beginning.

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Pick one person to edit and another person to present your team's progress at the end. ======

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1. Phase :Description of Present Condition — Write a description defining the item.

2. Phase II : Direct Analogies — Compare different types of structures and systems and write your ideas in a sentence.

a. How is a loofah like a house? b. How is a loofah like our lungs? c. How is a loofah like a cloud?

3. Phase III : Personal analogies

a. What would you feel if you were a loofah? b. How are you like a loofah? c. What do you have in common with a loofah? d. How is your quality of life affected by a loofah? e. If you could only use one of the following items for the rest of your life- a loofah, a hairbrush, or a toothbrush- which one would you choose and why?

4. Phase IV : Compressed Conflicts and Forming Oxymorons a. Would a loofah be a democrat OR a republican? Why ? b. Would a loofah would choose to use a PC or a Mac? Why? c. A loofah and Amy have what in common?

5. Phase V : New Direct Analogies — News Flash! Our government has decreed that Loofahs are no longer safe to use in the bath. Your mission: Save our company by pretending this item is NOT a loofah and is NOT used to clean one's body. Decide what it is and for what it is used.( Hint )

6. Phase VI : Reexamination of the Original Task — At the bottom of this page, create an advertisement for the new product you created in phase V. Include at least one picture and a description of the item.