About brainstorming
Todo
• Decide on scenario/task/question
(not the solution)
• Brainstorm & build
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Brainstorm: Rule 1
• The basic rule in all brainstorms is that
criticism is absolutely forbidden!
• Criticism is bad for creativity. Get all ideas out
first – evaluation should be done afterwards.
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Rule 2
• Don’t keep ideas to yourself. All ideas have to
get out in the open – the whole point of the
brainstorm is that ideas should lead to new
ideas.
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Note
• Don’t be afraid of ”silly” ideas
• Most brainstorms follow a similar pattern:
– expected and not very surprising ideas.
– more unexpected things.
– a more “silly” stage with lots of joking, but this should not
be discouraged since it is often here you can get the
unexpected association which solves everything
– hard to get new ideas it can be suitable with a short pause
before a final effort.
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Possible starting point
• The brainstorm can be started by the participants
agreeing on the ”basic solution” for this product. The
”basic solution” is the idea, product or method that
solves the problem in the most simple & cheap way.
An example would be a bucket of water for a fire
extinguisher. The point of the “basic solution” is to
define the problem clearly for all the participants in
the session.
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Have fun!
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