The process of generating new ideas by dropping all assumptions about a topic or issue in the illumination stage of creative problem solving is called ____.

A) checkerboard
B) assumption smashing
C) prioritization matrix
D) part changing

Assumption smashing is the process of deliberately dropping all assumptions about a topic or issue to generate new ideas during the illumination stage of creative problem solving. The other options, such as checkerboard, prioritization matrix, and part changing, are not relevant to this aspect of creative problem solving.