Random word/ image association

From the lecture this week by Mr. Radzi Bedu, I have learned a new topic about Random Association. Random Association is a random word technique, the most basic and creative way to generate new ideas.

In this technique, random word are used to solve a problem. By forcing ourself to create a solution from a random word, we will be able to generate more ideas from different directions.

In conclusion, this technique is a good way to force us generate ideas.


Personal Reflection:

In my opinion, once again, Mr. Radzi Bedu had demonstrated brilliantly in introducing a new topic which is about Random Association. By giving an example of his journey from his home to FCM, we get the principle of this method easily.

The exercises for this topic are also suitable and I really learned a lot and understood on how the random word technique used.

In conclusion, this technique is good to be used by whoever that can't find idea in the moment by forcing themselves to find idea from a random word.

Random Association is an idea generation method which allows students to systematically generate new ideas through a fixed formula. The whole premise of Random Association is to use a Random Word to provoke a reaction from the brain.

How does it work?

The brain is an efficient self-organising system, and very good at making connections. Almost any random word will stimulate ideas on the subject. Follow the associations and functions of the stimulus word, as well as using aspects of the word as a metaphor.

Random Association Exercise

Random Association Exercise by Mr Radzi:

1)Situation/ problem

How to make a person stop smoking in 6 months time?

Random word: Traffic light

2)Situation/ problem

To create “SCARY IMAGES or OBJECT” that will instill fear among people through out the ages.

Random word: Kitten.

Analogy exercise :)

Ice cream just like pain.

Ice cream will gives us instantly cold,

but in the other hand,

will gives us a sense of happiness.

Just one word,

don't be inpatient,

or else you will get the pain!

Life is like a cup of coffee,

A very heavy coffee need time to brewed

and a light coffee just need a few minutes to brewed.

Life just like coffee,the longer you brewed the thicker the happiness you got.

Love is just like chili.

You know it's spicy but still want to get a try.

You will either get hurt or happiness.

But when you addicted,

when you wish to run,

love still hold you on,

and get you crazy!

Love is just like a cotton candy.

First bite it will gives you the feeling of happiness,

full with surprise and sweetness.

But,when time passed,

cotton candy will become hard and unpleasant.

Just like love,

if you don't preserve LOVE with love and care,

it will end up like hard cotton candy

and end up you will throw it.

Life is like time.

Hour,Minutes and seconds are running as the time are running.

Just like life,

we dunno what will happen the next second.

So cherish every seconds as we live :)

Women are like diamond.

They are precious and elegant.

They will never be defeat by any difficulties to let them broken.

They are elegant and their price are priceless.

Women are like rose.

Not only red rose,but also rose that going to wilt.

Women are strong,

although they are going to die,

they still will stand still with their elegant and elitist.

From my own understanding from juxtapostion (:

Few examples of some really cool juxtaposition i search online :)

Have a look!

a hot model with an old man,while the model having sexy pose and the old man just walking.

two different type of house put side by side :)

the lady on the right give audience the feeling of elegant bt the women on the left give the feeling of lonely and sad.

My own simple research on "Juxtaposition".

- The act of positioning close together.
- A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side, often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences.

Juxtapose is place side by side.
Juxtaposed is placed side by side often for comparison.

So, a simple explanation for juxtaposition is

To place two different things side by side.

Lesson 5 : Juxtapostion :)

Juxtaposition can be defined as placing two variable, side by side and their contrast or similarity are shown through comparison. Many creative processes rely on juxtaposition. By juxtaposing two objects or words next to each other, human brain will automatically associate or transfer meaning. Usually ‘turning’ something familiar to something less familiar or vice-versa.

Juxtaposition is the arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side-by-side or in similar narrative moments for the purpose of comparison, contrast, rhetorical effect, suspense, or character development.

Juxtaposition may refer to juxtaposition (literary) andrandom juxtaposition.

Juxtaposition (literary), synonymous with contrast, two objects or texts that oppose one another.

In linguistics and semantics, contrast is a relationship between two discourse segments. Contrast is often overtly marked by markers "such as", "but" or "however".

The majority of the studies done on contrast and contrastive relations in semantics has concentrated on characterizing exactly which semantic relationships could give rise to contrast. Earliest studies in semantics also concentrated on identifying what distinguished clauses joined by and from clauses joined by but.

In discourse theory, and computational discourse, contrast is a major discourse relation, on par with relationship like explanation or narration, and work has concentrated on trying to identify contrast in naturally produced texts, especially in cases where the contrast is not explicitly marked.

In literature and film, juxtaposition is the arrangement of two opposing ideas, characters, objects, etc. side-by-side or in similar narratives for effect. Juxtaposition techniques are used to further develop the storyline or characters - it is applied variously to opposing emotions, abstract concepts, character traits/values, or images.

Juxtaposition is actually fun! (:

Lesson 4: Logical Mind Map 2

Mind mapping is a great tool for idea generation and brainstorming. It enhance both sides of the human brain and widely used in taking notes, research or generating new ideas. A creative Mind Map is able to stimulate and create interest to the individual and also to the viewer. By Tony Buzan.

Logical Mind Map
The Logical Mind Map is directly connected to stereotypes. The Logical mind map comprises of solely stereotype words. Which means that every word or image that is put within the mind map is directly related to the central subject through its links.

Associated Mind Map
Using an associated mind map we are able to generate random words and also show the links between words that seemingly have no connection.


Today class wad lecture by Mr Radzi.Today really is the best and most interesting class i had.A very interesting and interactive class with laughters and knowledge :) Really understand about the logical mind map after Mr Radzi gave us an explanation and each of us did one logical mind map on Mortal and Pestel.
Here is the mind map did by me during the class today :)
Have a look! Hope it is a creative mind map for you :)

Homework: Create a mind map for myself,Stephanie

We were given a task to do a mind map about ourselves using logical mind map.

this is a simple hand drawn mind map about myself :)