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Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Steps 4/5
Step 6
100
The maximum amount of time to dedicate to this step.
What is 25 minutes?
100
This word is off-limits in Step 2.
What is "and"?
100
These people should never be included in your solutions.
What are people who are alive today?
100
These two words begin each line in step 4.
What is "which solution"?
100
Parameters, problem, and solution should be included in this paragraph.
What is number 1?
200
The first part of every challenge that returns to the future scene.
What is scene fact?
200
These three specifics of the future scene make up "parameters" that should be mentioned in Step 2.
What are time, place, and topic?
200
This is the minimum number of solutions you must generate in Step 3.
What is eight?
200
This number is considered the highest rank when rating criteria.
What is 8?
200
Paragraphs 2-3 should share as many of these as possible.
What are details?
300
The helping verb you should always use in writing challenges.
What is "may" or "might"?
300
What does HMW stand for in the Underlying Problem?
What is "How might we..."?
300
This helping verb must be used in the writing of all solution.
What is "will"?
300
All criteria should relate specifically to information found in this to ensure it is not generic.
What is the future scene?
300
Including this, in which you present and address opposing ideas to your solution, will strengthen your action plan.
What is counterargument?
400
The piece of the challenge that follows the scene fact and problem.
What is the purpose or why?
400
DIMRIM is an acronym to remember these best KEY VERBS in writing the Underlying Problem.
What are Decrease, Increase, Minimize, Reduce, Improve, and Maximize?
400
Write one or two-word reminders on your scrap page for #1-16 to assist you in quick retrieval in this step.
What is Step 5?
400
All criteria should be measurable in this direction.
What is positive?
400
The final paragraph should relate back to this.
What is the future scene?
500
The numbering 1-16 with checkmarks for SPLAT, GREB, PECT, and BEDEM keeps a record of these.
What are categories.
500
The Condition Phrase begins the UP and links back to the future scene. It usually starts off with one of these two words.
What are "since" and "because"?
500
These categories are represented in the acronym SPLAT.
What are Social Relationships Physical Health Law and Justice Arts and Aesthetics Transportation?
500
This is the best possible score one solution can earn.
What is 40?
500
It is helpful to argue the strength of your solution by referring back to these, determined in Steps 4 and 5.
What is criteria?