Search field loosening is considered a method of creative confrontation. The aim is to look at problems from other perspectives, to create a creative distance to the problem and thus to find new approaches to solving it.
On the one hand, search field loosening is considered a technique for systematic idea search, but on the other hand, the term is also used as an umbrella term for the totality of all analogy applications.
As a method, search field loosening is particularly suitable for imprecise problems and/or analysis problems.
