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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Oblique Strategies canonical 3
Oblique Strategies card set 1

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

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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 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oblique Strategies card set