- Creativity techniques: Brainstorming
- Reverse Brainstorming
- Combined brainstorming
- Question brainstorming
- Stop-and-go Brainstorming
- Gordon-Little variation
- Rawlinson brainstorming
- Kaleidoscope Brainstorming Technique
- Wildest Idea Technique
- Individual brainstorming
- Brainwriting
- Individual brainwriting
- Group brainwriting technique
- Brainwriting pool (BP)
- 6-3-5 Brainwriting
- The Gallery method
- Brainwriting game
- Constrained brainwriting
- Round-Robin and Roundtable brainstorming
- Group passing technique
- Nominal group technique
- The Buzz session
- Rolestorming technique
- Rotating roles
- Blue slips technique
- The Pin card technique
- The K-J method
- Snowballing technique
- Team Idea mapping
- The classic cluster brainstorming method
- Card story boards
- Trigger method
- Imaginary brainstorming
- Air cliché
- Battelle-Buildmappen-Brainwriting
- Visual brainstorming
- Rightbraining
- Braindrawing
- Electronic or online brainstorming
- Brainstorming Deluxe
- Brainsketching as an idea-generation technique
- The Military brainstorming version
Brainwriting game technique
This method is set in the form of competitive game. As long as the game atmosphere is fun rather than overly competitive, and the facilitator ensures that there are no significant losers.
Procedure Steps
1. The facilitator displays the problem statement, and explains that the winner of the game is the one who devises the most unlikely solution.
2. The facilitator sells each group member an agreed number of blank.
3. Members try to think of utterly implausible solutions, writing one per card.
4. The cards are then put up on a display board. Members now have 15 minutes to silently read all the solutions and vote for what he now considers to be the most improbable idea on the numbered cards. Each member then has two votes (e.g. two sticky stars).
6. Everyone comes together and agrees on the best ideas overall.
Advantages. The game format might be useful, particularly in training contexts. Very little facilitation skill is needed.
Disadvantages. The game will take a little longer than some other brainwriting techniques.