Creative Tool: Idea Mutation

It's mutating out of control!  

Here is another wild method of improving the creativity of ideas through the process of introducing random 'mutations'.  I call it Idea Mutation.

Method:

• Start with an idea.  Add it to a circle on the far left side of a piece of paper.  That is round 1.
• Make two branches off the first idea.  Each branch has a new circle.  That is round 2.
• For each branch, roll a 10-sided dice and select the 'mutation' from the table below.

• For each branch, create a 'mutated' idea incorporating that branch's mutation.
• Continue branching and mutation ideas for subsequent rounds (3, 4, etc.).

Modifications:

• Include different mutations (ex. Add Thrill, More Collaborative, Clearer, etc.)
• Add null mutation (no changes for certain branches)
• Change probability of mutations (same mutation for more than one number)

Examples: