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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Label Occurrences
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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Referenced by (4)

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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