Baking Innovative and Creative Techniques into Scientific Method

The core objective of this paper is to investigate and propose methods and means through which various classes of innovative and creative thinking techniques which include both existing techniques in popular current usage, and those yet to be conceptualized and theorized can be baked into scientific method both integrally and intrinsically, and in a natural and a harmonious fashion. This we believe can lead to faster and more comprehensive scientific progress across disciplines and geographies and usher in a new era of scientific research by increasing the rate of scientific output. We begin this paper by carrying out a brief overview of the key concepts of scientific method, its characteristics and its history, and also refer to our previous observations and discussions on scientific method by referencing our previously published works over the years. We also define and propose categories of individuals by whom we believe this approach can be meaningfully adopted and implemented, and also lay bare the purported objectives of this approach. Last but not the least, we review existing approaches to innovative and creative techniques, and drive home a very crucial and a critical point: the entire field of creative and innovative techniques is apparently in its infancy yet, and more innovative and creative techniques need to be conceptualized and gestated in the years and decades to come including those specific to scientific theorization.