how to brainstorm effectively

How to brainstorm

effectively

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Variations of brainstorming

Face-to-face brainstorming


Most common form of brainstorming

Having to wait to speak can be

restrictive for idea generation

Some team members may be too

shy to speak

1.

Variations of brainstorming

Nominal Brainstorming


Addresses issues with face-to-face approach

Individuals come up with ideas on their own

before sharing with the group

Speeds up idea generation

2.

Allows everyone to speak


Steps to effective

brainstorming Place & facilitator

participants Specify the problem

Establish time limit

Commence brainstorming

Choose the best ideas

Brainstorming techniques

Teleporting storming


How would you approach the problem in a

different place or time?

This broadens our way of thinking in order to

find the best solution


Figuring storming


Placing yourself in someone else's shoes to

come up with a solution

What would you do if you were someone

else? Your boss, partner, teacher etc.


Changing your attributes


How would you approach this problem is you

were a different age, race, gender, height? etc.

This changes the approach in which you are

looking at the problem


Mind mapping


Excellent way to find commonality between

ideas suggested

Grouping ideas together in cluster form

allows information to be stores, viewed and

processed more easily


Medici effect storming


The medici effect describes how ideas might not

be obviously related on first glance

Putting goals and ideas together in various

contexts allows us to spot these patterns


Blind writing


Put pen to paper and write for 10 minutes,

never stopping – constantly writing

Eventually your words will take form and

great ideas will formulate


Reverse storming


requires you to identify what everyone else

would do in the same situation

You then formulate ideas that do the

opposite. Like asking “how can I stop this goal

from happening?”


Round robin brainstorming


Participants form a circle and make sure

they’re all clear on the topic

Then one by one, you move around the circle.

Each person shares their ideas. As the circle

completes, ideas will be built upon


starbursting


The team needs to come up with as many

questions about the topic as possible

Include the who, what, why, where, when.

This ensures you are considering all areas of

the problem

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