use improvisation: Improvisational theater is a form of theater in which actors use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously. Many improvisational ("improv") techniques are taught in standard drama classes. The basic skills of listening, clarity, confidence, and performing instinctively and spontaneously are considered important skills for actors to develop. Free improvisation is real-time composition. Musicians of all kinds improvise ("improv") music; such improvised music is not limited to a particular genre. Two contemporary musicians that use free improvisation are Anthony Braxton and Cecil Taylor. In problem solving In problem-solving contexts, the random-word creativity technique is perhaps the simplest method. A person confronted with a problem is presented with a randomly generated word, in the hopes of a solution arising from any associations between the word and the problem. A random image, sound, or article can be used instead of a random word as a kind of creativity goad or provocation. There are many problem-solving tools and methodologies to support creativity: TRIZ (theory which are derived from tools such as ARIZ or TRIZ contradiction matrix) Creative Problem Solving Process (CPS) (complex strategy, also known as Osborn-Parnes-process) Lateral thinking process, of Edward de Bono Six Thinking Hats, of Edward de Bono Ordinal Priority Approach Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument – right brain / left brain Brainstorming and Brainwriting Think outside the box Business war games, for the resolution of competitive problems SWOT analysis The method USIT of convergent creativity Thought experiment Five Ws In project management For project management purposes, group creativity techniques are creativity techniques used by a team in the course of executing a project. Some relevant techniques are brainstorming, the nominal group technique, the Delphi technique, idea/mind mapping, the affinity diagram, and multicriteria decision analysis. These techniques are referenced in the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. Group creativity techniques can be used in a sequence; for example: Gather requirements using idea/mind mapping Continue generating ideas by brainstorming Construct an affinity diagram based on the generated ideas Identify the most important ideas by applying the nominal group technique Obtain several rounds of independent feedback using the Delphi technique Affecting factors Distraction Multiple studies have confirmed that distraction actually increases creative cognition. One such study done by Jonathan Schooler found that non-demanding distractions improve performance on a classic creativity task called the UUT (Unusual Uses Task) in which the subject must come up with as many possible uses for