Oblique Strategies

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Oblique Strategies is a deck of creative prompts and aphoristic cards devised by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt to help artists break creative blocks through lateral thinking.

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Oblique Strategies canonical 3
Oblique Strategies card set 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork
card deck
creative tool
associatedWith ambient music
experimental music
studio production
copyrightHolder Brian Eno
Peter Schmidt estate
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Brian Eno
Peter Schmidt
describedAs deck of aphorisms
set of creative prompts
distributionFormat digital adaptations
physical deck
format deck of cards
genre conceptual art
experimental art tool
hasEdition first edition 1975
later revised editions
second edition 1978
third edition 1979
hasInfluenced creative thinking tools
idea generation methods
hasPart aphoristic statements
creative prompts
instruction cards
inception 1975
inspiredBy chance operations
lateral thinking
language English
medium printed cards
method random card selection
notableCardText Emphasize the flaws
Honor thy error as a hidden intention
Repetition is a form of change
Use an old idea
What would your closest friend do?
purpose aiding artistic decision-making
overcoming creative block
stimulating lateral thinking
typicalUse design work
music composition
visual art creation
writing
usedBy Brian Eno
usedIn music production sessions

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Brian Eno notableIdea Oblique Strategies
Brian Eno coCreated Oblique Strategies
Peter Schmidt notableWork Oblique Strategies
Peter Schmidt knownFor Oblique Strategies card set
linked to: Oblique Strategies