The Category Crime — Cognitive Games trigger illustration
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COGNITIVE GAMES

THE CATEGORY CRIME

MECHANISM

Borrow the visual or verbal language of a completely different category.

? THE QUESTION

"What would this look like if we stole another category's playbook?"

PROCESS

Work through these questions to generate ideas:

  1. How would luxury brands present this?
  2. How would technology companies show this benefit?
  3. What if this was a medical claim?
  4. What if this was breaking news?
  5. What if this was a recipe?
  6. What if this was a warning label?

EXAMPLES

Ideas in this space might look like:

  • Fast food presented with fine dining elegance
  • Software update presented like a movie trailer
  • Cleaning product presented like a pharmaceutical

HOW IT WORKS

Your Product
YOUR PRODUCT
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THE QUESTION
"What would this look like if we stole another category's playbook?"
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Breakthrough Idea
BREAKTHROUGH IDEA

REAL WORLD EXAMPLES

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"What would this look like if we stole another category's playbook?"