Developing problem-solving skills

Write down or draw the problem using
different materials

Use something different to write on, such as wallpaper, aluminium foil, a beer coaster, the inner side of a cereal box, a window, or an old shirt.
Use something different to write with: chalk, lipstick, a small paintbrush dipped in ketchup, a large paint brush and a tin of purple paint, a typewriter, erasable marker pens. Or go to the beach and draw
it in the sand.
Taking ourselves out of our usual way of problem-solving may lead to innovative solutions.