Cherry Split

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Cherry Split is an "attribute listing" technique by Michael Michalko and is defined in detail in his book Thinkertoys.

The process is

1. State the challenge - in two words
2. Split the challenge into two separate attributes
3. Split each attribute into two further attributes
4. continue splitting each attribute into 2 more attributes, until you have enough to work with.
5. look at each attribute at a time and try thinking of ways to change or improve it.
6. re-assemble the attributes

Watch a demonstration of this technique by UC Berkeley Students:

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V9TgYYDuZM
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vs9nId3AhE