Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies

Oblique Strategies, created by artist Brian Eno and graphic designer Peter Schmidt, are a set of cards containing cryptic prompts designed to inspire creative thinking and break through artistic blocks. Rather than providing direct solutions, these cards encourage alternative perspectives, challenge assumptions, and provoke new approaches by prompting the user to reconsider their work from different angles. Used in art, music, and other fields, they serve as tools to stimulate innovation and spontaneity, fostering experimentation and helping creators move past obstacles through indirect, thought-provoking suggestions.